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 Biography - Train is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1994.
The band currently comprises a core trio of Patrick Monahan (vocals), Jimmy Stafford (guitar, vocals), and Scott Underwood (drums, percussion).

Train, with a lineup that included original members Rob Hotchkiss and Charlie Colin, as well as Monahan, Stafford, and Underwood, achieved mainstream success with their debut album, “Train,” which was released in 1998 and featured the hit "Meet Virginia."

There second album 'Drops of jupiter' brought the band great popularity. The lead single on this album, 'drops of jupiter' was hugely successful and won two Grammys in 2002. The album was certified double platinum in the U.S and Canada and is their best selling album to date

Their third album 'my private nations was released in 2003 and certified platinum in the U.S. Their fourth album, “For Me, It's You” was released in 2006 but wascommercially unsuccessful

Returning in late 2009 with their record “Save Me San Francisco,” Train regained their former success with three of their singles off the album including the RIAA 5x Multi-Platinum certified international hit "Hey, Soul Sister," as well as "If It's Love" and "Marry Me.” The album itself has been certified gold by the RIAA. “Hey, Soul Sister” won the Grammy Award in 2011 for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

The band 'Train" predominately plays and writes pop-alternative rock style songs. = Hey, Soul Sister =

**Structure** -  Intro  Verse 1  Chorus  Post - Chorus  Verse 2  Chorus  Bridge  Chorus <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);"> Post - Chorus <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">

**Instruments** - <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);"> Drums - is brought in in the first verse and continues until the bridge where its taken out for the rest of the song (last chorus and post - chorus) <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);"> Ukulele - plays throughout the whole song <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);"> Vocals - vocals are included throughout the whole song <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);"> Piano/Keys - brought in halfway through the first verse and continues though until the end pf the song <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);"> Bass Guitar - brought in in the second chorus and continues through the bridge. It then stops but is brought in halfway through the last chorus and continues through to the end of the song

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); text-decoration: inherit;">This song is in 4/4 and is in major as the music is happy sounding. It is moderately loud throughout the whole song although the chorus is slightly louder than the rest of the song. The chorus has a sudden slight change in sound. There are no back up vocals. The texture of this song is sparse at the beginning but gets more dense and is most dense in the chorus

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=<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Marry Me =

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">**Structure** -

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Verse 1 <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Pre - Chorus <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Chorus <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Verse 2 <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Pre - Chorus <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Chorus <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Bridge <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Chorus

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">**Instruments -**

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Acoustic Guitar - Plays throughout the whole song <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Vocals- Brought in after the instrumental intro and continues throughout the song <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Piano/Keys - Brought in for the 2nd Chorus and the last chorus

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">This song is in 4/4 and is in minor as the music is sad sounding. It is quite soft throughout the whole song without any real changes in dynamics. There are no back up vocals in this song. The texture of this song is very sparse throughout the whole song.

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