Train Post #3

12 Interesting Facts About Train

By: Allie Perez

1. Train created their own wine company, Save Me, San Francisco. The company also has its own line of chocolate and donates all the proceeds to Family House, which is a San Francisco based charity that provides temporary housing to ill children receiving treatment at the University of California San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital. (The song- Save Me, San Francisco- is included below)
2. The band produced their first album all on their own after being rejected by Columbia Records. After the release of this album, Columbia Records decided to sign them.
3. The music video to their 2012 single, Mermaid, was filmed in Hawaii while the group was there to perform at the 2013 Pro Bowl.
4. In 2010, Train released a Christmas single, “Shake Up Christmas”, which was used in Christmas commercials for Coca-Cola.
5. In October of 2003, vocalist Pat Monahan called an emergency meeting because of bass player Charlie Colin’s substance abuse. He gave an ultimatum saying it’s him or me.
6. In 2004, their song, Ordinary, was featured in the movie, Spider Man 2, as well as in the TV show, Heroes. In 2005 it was used again for an ad for Cingular. 
7. Their name came from member Rob Hotchkiss who thought trains were the most romantic things ever.
8. During their three-year break, vocalist Pat Monahan released his own solo album called, Last of Seven. It featured hit singles “Two Ways to Say Goodbye” and “Her Eyes”.
9. Prior to forming Train, lead vocalist Pat Monahan was a part of a Led Zeppelin cover band.
10. Two members, Johnny Colt and Brandon Bush are only on one album, For Me, It’s You.
11. Train’s first regular gig was at a coffee house called The Blue Front Café in San Francisco.
12. “Drops of Jupiter” was written after Pat Monahan had a dream about his mother who was “Swimming through the planets” and had “drops of Jupiter” in her hair. (VH1)

Save Me, San Francisco

Golden, Zara. "Behind The Song: Train Say "Drops Of Jupiter" Was "The Spark That Got Us Global"" VH1 Music News. N.p., 14 Sept. 2012. Web. 12 Mar. 2015.

"Save Me San Francisco Wine Co. | Family House." Save Me San Francisco. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2015.

"Train - Save Me, San Francisco." YouTube. YouTube, 29 Apr. 2011. Web. 12 Mar. 2015.

"Train (band)." Wikipedia. Wikipedia, n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2015.

"Train." Songfacts. Songfacts, n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2015.

"Train." Train. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2015.