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San Francisco-based melodic pop rock outfit Train is back to the music spotlight with the Western-themed music video for their brand-new track, "Angel In Blue Jeans," the lead single off Train's upcoming seventh studio album "Bulletproof Picasso," out September 16. "This entire album took a lot of blood, sweat and tears but we hope it will be looked at as our best to date," the band says in a statement. "'Angel' was the first song written for this one and we’re excited that it will lead the way to your ears and, hopefully, hearts."
"Angel In Blue Jeans" starts off as a mournful ballad that sounds like it could be the soundtrack of a Western film, but then picks up and turns into a mid-tempo rock song with a steady beat and a catchy "whoa oh oh oh" hook. Slow, but steady, the new track keeps frontman Pat Monahan's usual charm of nonsensical lyrics and themes up, with lyrics about "getting shot down by an angel in blue jeans." After being in the game as long as Monahan has, you figure he'd have run out of heartbreak to sing about, but as long as his misfortunes keep leading to great songs, we're not complaining.
Something bad is going down out in the West and Sheriff Train is in the middle of it all. Filmed in early-July and it was directed by Brendan Walter and Mel Soria, the western-themed gun-toting video, which features the Mexican-American actor Danny Trejo and Hannah Simone from "New Girls." As they braved the SoCal desert heat this summer, Trejo is Simone's knight in shining armor while Simone playing the song's titular angel in blue jeans, and Monahan as a nefarious, Tarantino-esque crooked sheriff who has done Trejo wrong by holding him at gunpoint in the desert and stealing his girlfriend Simone.
Here, Monahan plays a Trejo eventually hunts the band and his kidnapped better half down in an old dive bar, and that's when the fireworks begin. "This song to me and the video, they sound and look like a Quentin Tarantino vibe," Monahan told ET. "I'm a bad guy. I think my face is really good at being a bad guy and it's great 'cause Danny, who usually is a bad guy, ends up being the hero, which is super cool." And as expected in any western-themed video, guns are drawn and violence abounds. But at the heart of the video is the love story of the song, which certainly lends itself to the western video with a haunting melody, a plucking guitar, and, of course, Monahan's distinct voice.

Just in time for the holidays, Train just premiered the music video as part of CMT's Big New Music Weekend for "Bruises," the third single taken off the Grammy Award-winning pop rock band's excellent and versatile fifth studio album, "California 37." Following the success of "Drive By" and released "50 Ways to Say Goodbye," the new promotional track features country singer Ashley Monroe, who is a member of Pistol Annies along with Miranda Lambert and Angaleena Presley, and puts enough twang in "Bruises" to make it perfect for country radio.
"Bruises" is a country oriented duet with a sweet melody that anyone who has been hurt before can relate to, so basically, that means everyone will feel its power. The song is about two friends catching up about 10 years after graduating from high school. Both of them are divorced, and they've been battered and bruised a few times over the years. But despite the pain, they recognize that their scars make them more interesting people.
The pop rock trio isn't typically considered a cross-over country act, though the frontman Patrick Monahan has worked with Martina McBride in the past. Now that they've teamed up with Pistol Annies' Monroe with call-and-response collaboration, they are making some concrete roads through the country genre. It's the little bumps along the road that make life interesting, or at least that's what Train tries to tell us on their song, "Bruises." Monahan once said: "It could be a really big career song for Train."
The storytelling for the Alan Ferguson-directed video is enrapturing and framed as a long-distance friendship. Though they're thousands of miles apart, the lead characters manage to make it work through their music, and heightening the song's sense of faded love, with Monroe plays a mother of two and enjoying a simpler life at home, while Monahan's strolling around Red Rocks Amphitheater and playing to huge crowds. He wears his heart on his sleeve as he attempts to reconnect with a lost love. The two even end up performing the same song, but on different stages

Train have recently premiered the music video for their next single, the humorous song "50 Ways To Say Goodbye," the second single off San Francisco-based pop-rockers' sixth studio album, "California 37." The catchy song is pretty clever track about a dude who gets dumped by his girl, and decides that if anyone asks, he'll just lie and say something terrible happened to her and that's why she's not around anymore.
Train's frontman Pat Monahan penned this song with Espionage, the Norwegian production duo that helped pen "Hey Soul Sister." Espionage is made up of Espen Lind and Amund Bjørklund and amongst their other credits are Beyoncé's "Irreplaceable" and Chris Brown's "With You." The song follows a similar theme to Paul Simon's "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover," though in this instance it's the narrator's pride that has been hurt as he looks for excuses to tell his friends why she's disappeared from his life.
The pop rock band explained on their official website: "We wanted to make a fun web video for our new single '50 Ways To Say Goodbye.' Things got a little lost in translation, but eventually we managed to get a mariachi band to show up at a random cafe and perform a cover of '50 Ways To Say Goodbye.' Watch the hilarity that ensued below or on YouTube." Though the song's title claims there are 50 ways to say goodbye, I can only find 11 lies about his farewell the protagonist tells, all involving his former beau's demise.
The Marc Klasfeld-directed clip features the former Baywatch star consoling Monahan after his heart is broken by actress Taryn Manning. The video begins Monahan doing his usual shopping rounds at the supermarket and Hasselhoff appears as a grocery shopper while he explains to his hi-bye acquaintances why his girlfriend isn't with him anymore and that's the fun part of the song. The clip also features a mariachi band and scenes of young, attractive women meeting untimely deaths. It's a fun video for a fun song, so definitely check the mildly amusing new video now out.

Gave it to fans as a gift for Valentine's Day, San Francisco band Train have unveiled the lovey-dovey music video for "Drive By," the first single from their upcoming LP, "California 37,” the pop/rock band's follow up to “Save Me, San Francisco,” which featured the outrageously successful “Hey Soul Sister.” The new sixth studio album is due out April 17.
This upbeat Pop-Rock tune is driven by an acoustic guitar and a diluted pop beat. It was penned by the Frontman Pat Monahan, and the band had been performing the tune during their 2011 Summer Tour. Train's singles tend to gradually build momentum as pop radio all embraced the song with enthusiasm. Speaking with Billboard magazine, Monahan said: "We're not used to that kind of thing. Usually Train is a very slow build. 'Hey Soul Sister' and 'Drops Of Jupiter,' 'Calling All Angels,' everything took a long time to manifest into hit songs."
Some people reading that headline will probably think they've stumbled upon the ultimate pop song. (Especially Grammy voters.) Yes, Train is back with a brand-new invention, "Drive By," a spare, mostly acoustic, arrangement on the verse leads into an upbeat singalong chorus, and it should be nearly as beguiling as their comeback single "Hey Soul Sister" was a couple years ago. Probably the most truthful representation of depth of the Train aesthetic is captured in this still from the "Drive By" promo clip.
Monahan won't let the 'love' of his life get away in the jaunty “Drive By” clip, features a sweet love story. Monahan flashes back to a romance that played out in California's wine country before things somehow went wrong. Not one to let a good thing slip away, the lead singer has to figure out a way to get back into her good graces. He and his band hop into a fleet of 1967 Pontiac Firebird classic cars and 'drive by' from San Francisco to Sonoma winery to serenade her and make things right.

The best-selling Pop/Rock outfit Train just released a music video in support of their latest single "Save Me, San Francisco," the fourth single and title track from California rock band's returning-to-roots record. It was their first release for nearly four years. The band consider it's a comeback record. "We just wanted to get back to our roots on this record. We wanted to do things a little more stripped-down like our first album and get back to the whole San Francisco vibe, which is were the band originally came from," frontman Patrick Monahan once said.
"Save Me, San Francisco" is a focused record, centering around the theme of a wandering young rocker who falls in love and wants to settle down. The title track opens with an acoustic guitar playing a variation on the classic progression, a snare kicks in, and Monahan's voice is in prime Bob Seger confessional style. A piano and electric guitars enter on "whooo-hooo-hooo" chorus, and it's near-perfect radio rock.
As a wedding crasher, Monahan is left broken hearted when the girl of his dreams walks down the aisle in this newly-debuted music video. He's barging in on a white veil occasion and tries to get his supposedly love interest to back out of her nuptials. The video starts with a red herring of a text message from Mrs. Robinson's daughter, Elaine: "Can't wait any longer. Getting married. Today," the perfect excuse for Monahan to drive around San Francisco for three-and-change minutes.
To be fair, it's hard not to hear the track "Save Me, San Francisco" as a victory lap. And, to an extent, the video treats the song as such. A cliché, sure, but one that holds true in this case. And while there's a girl (there's always a girl in a Train song), she's more notional than actual; the song is about the city. Which is why the text message is a fake-out, and why the whole video is a riff. Monahan drives Benjamin Braddock's car, runs out of gas, and asks directions. But this bride isn't interested in Monahan in the least. And why not? She's gay, of course! Score another point for San Francisco.

San Francisco-based pop rock poppers the Train have revealed their brand new video for "Marry Me," the third single off their fifth studio album "Save Me, San Francisco." "Marry Me," will release on next Tuesday, follows "If It's Love" and their Top 5 Hot 100 hit, "Hey, Soul Sister." Train professes their ultimate love in "Marry Me," which plays nothing but songs perfect for the newly married couple. It opening with plucky, serene guitar plucking, the stripped-down acoustic ballad features light percussion and later string accompaniment, as soon as frontman Pat Monahan's breathy vocals come in and he croons.
Train was inescapable during the late 90s/early 2000s, when songs like "Calling All Angels" and "Drops of Jupiter" made the San Francisco residents some of America's most popular balladeers. Although formed during the glory days of post-grunge, the group found more success in the pop/rock world, where Train straddled the line between adult contemporary and family-friendly alternative rock. The band, has been relatively quiet in the years until "Hey, Soul Sister" became one of the most overplayed songs of 2009. Don't get me wrong, it's a great track, but when you hear it for the thousandth time, it kinda gets to you.
The "Marry Me" video, which got various couples discussing why they fell in love with another and alas now they're married. It is a very good shot video that fits the song perfectly and captures wonderfully the emotional words of a proposal of marriage. It leaves you a sweet dreamy feeling. "Marry Me" is one of the most beautiful song of this winter. You would not imagine another video. It is simple but effective. In the introduction, couples talk about their marriage proposals following by the story of a proposal with Monahan as main character. The band tell the story. The group is shown in a black grey bottom as high as the beauty of words.
It is a music video many bands should have because sometimes, the videos don't have much sense just saying. It is definitely a recommended buy. Concerning the song, it impacts radio on January, 11. These are sweet words of love that every woman would love to hear and dream. The ballad features a sweet acoustic guitar backed by a nice piano work. It is a love song singing brilliantly and softly by Monahan. His interpretation is great and will attract to you immediately. It is also a nice way to end the year in beauty. Don't hesitate to make it No.1.

With their popularity on a tremendous rise stemming from this year's hit love song "Hey Soul Sister" and "If It's Love," The San Francisco based rock band Train has decided to make their mark on the holiday season as well. They wrote another new song for holidays entitled "Shake Up Christmas" which will spread joy and love during hard times. The cool dudes from Train have launched the brand new Video for their new Christmas tune on people.com, and hope to put a smile on the faces of music fans when listening to it amidst the gloomy economy. The Butch Walker-produced track will be released as a single worldwide on December 20.
"Shake Up Christmas," is a jaunty singalong that will appear as a bonus track on the Grammy-winning band's recently released "Save Me, San Francisco: Golden Gate Edition" (a deluxe reissue of their 2009 critically-acclaimed fifth album "Save Me, San Francisco") and if "Shake it up, shake up the happiness" sounds a bit too commercial then you might be on to something, since the song is set to be the soundtrack of the new Coca-Cola commercial campaign this Christmas. Every year, there is always a bid to get a modern tune into the permanent Christmas canon, which is always a bit of an uphill battle. Train's Christmas single "Shake Up Christmas" is probably my favorite of all the 2010 newcomers. It's just happy and catchy!
"The holiday season is one of the best times of the year," said Pat Monahan, the lead vocalist and founding member of Train. He told Reuters the new song is less about commerce and more about wanting to conjure holiday joy during tough times having come across so many people struggling during the economic downturn. "The song 'Shake Up Christmas' is inspired by childhood memories of spending time with family and sharing the happiness and hope that the season brings. Having it be part of the Coca-Cola campaign is a wonderful way to share that sentiment with a bigger audience." He also added that writing a song only for commerce reasons seemed cynical. Approaching a song that way, he said, "you are not going to write inspiring music. I think of what I did with 'Shake Up Christmas' as a 'how can I help' spread some happiness."
Over the course of 15 years, the multi-platinum selling band has traveled a long, successful and sometimes arduous journey. Train has, for all intents and purposes, experienced an epiphany as a whole. Now, with their latest album, "Save Me San Francisco," Train has channeled their early days, revisiting the roots rock sound. "It's really an honor to know that, somehow, our music is affecting people in a positive way," Monahan said. "Shake Up Christmas" provides a fitting backdrop with lyrics that echo the same emotion and Train embraces Santa's spirit for a festive new holiday song that is sure to lift your spirits.