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  • Seeking lyrics to "Riding on the City of New Orleans"

    From Paul Rubin@no.email@nospam.invalid to rec.music.filk on Fri May 1 23:35:56 2026
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    Ages ago I heard a version of this song inspired by the James Blish
    series "Cities in Flight". It was, as the title suggests, about riding
    on the city of New Orleans, as the city was transported through space by
    a spindizzy (Blish's antigravity and FTL device). I haven't actually
    read the books, so I might not be using the terminology properly. Maybe someday.

    Anyone know this song? Thanks!
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  • From Gary McGath@garym@mcgath.com to rec.music.filk on Sat May 2 11:08:27 2026
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    On 5/2/26 2:35 AM, Paul Rubin wrote:
    Ages ago I heard a version of this song inspired by the James Blish
    series "Cities in Flight". It was, as the title suggests, about riding
    on the city of New Orleans, as the city was transported through space by
    a spindizzy (Blish's antigravity and FTL device). I haven't actually
    read the books, so I might not be using the terminology properly. Maybe someday.

    Anyone know this song? Thanks!

    I think it's been done at least twice. One is by Charles A. Belov and is
    in the NESFA Hymnal, Volume 2. I'm fairly sure I've heard a different
    version as well, maybe by Lee Gold.
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  • From nospam@nospam@see.sig.to.reply (Rafe Culpin) to rec.music.filk on Sat May 2 19:33:40 2026
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    In article <87tssq2u9f.fsf@nightsong.com>, no.email@nospam.invalid (Paul Rubin) wrote:

    Ages ago I heard a version of this song inspired by the James Blish
    series "Cities in Flight". It was, as the title suggests, about
    riding
    on the city of New Orleans, as the city was transported through space
    by
    a spindizzy (Blish's antigravity and FTL device). I haven't actually
    read the books, so I might not be using the terminology properly.
    Maybe
    someday.

    There's also a version based on Anne McCaffrey's Brain / Brawn universe:
    "I'm the Brain they call the City of New Orleans"
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