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The Last Train From Paris

by Leighton Jones

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The Last Train From Paris is my first solo single release, and is a darkly romantic yiddish folk tale set in the winter of 1940's occupied Paris.

I wrote the song after being inspired by the tragic and beautiful stories that came out of Europe during this time, and penned this fictional tale stylistically based on some of the music I love from this period - Edith Piaf, Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht and Charles Trenet.

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THE LAST TRAIN FROM PARIS

Our lives did pass on the middle stair
And Paris lies in chains dear
I will hide my face again
And think of us
As strangers in love

Vorsicht Wölfe auf der Kinobank
Dark shadows prowl
in the lebensraum!
The moon is like a fishes eye
The rivers song a sad yiddish lullaby
And I wont be coming home tonight
I'm on The Last Train From Paris...

Verse 3
And when I'm lost at the turnstiles
Ashen faced bound for the eastern line
On Frozen banks of Ile Saint Louis
Skate a ring on the ice for me
And when the spring thaws remember me
I'm on The Last Train From Paris...

Verse 4
And when the fog lifts remember this
(Und wenn der Nebel weicht bedenke)
I'll still be lost in your breathless kiss
(ich bin noch verloren in unserem atemlosen Kuss)
On frozen bank of Ile Saint Louis
(Auf den gefrorenen Ufern der Ile Saint Louis)
Skate a ring on the ice for me
(ritzen meine Schlittschuhe einen Ring aufs Eis)
And when the spring thaws come back to me.

Get on
The Last Train From Paris
I'm on
The Last Train From Paris
Get on
The Last Train From Paris

credits

released December 10, 2014
Leighton Jones - Piano, glockenspeil and vocals
Louise Mcvey - Vocals
Hector Macinnes - Guitar, percussion and banjo
Susan Appelbe - Double bass and cello
Rory Clark - Trombone
Gordon Clarke - Trumpet


Composed by Leighton Jones
Produced by Leighton Jones and Hector Macinnes
Mixed by Hector Macinnes

Copyright 2014 Great Northwestern Records

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Leighton Jones UK

Leighton Jones is a Yorkshire born composer, producer and singer/ songwriter. Relocating to The Isle of Skye in his childhood, he released his debut EP All The Way Home in 2015.

In 2019 he formed chamber pop band 'Beware of Trains' with Scottish soprano Marie Claire Breen. They release their 3rd single 'Forever Home' mixed by acclaimed producer Darren Allison (The Divine Comedy) Nov 24th 2023.
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