Song of the Day #739: ‘Hey Soul Sister’ – Train

Train has had an interesting career. I wouldn’t call them popular in any real sense and yet, every few years they come out with a song that really hits it big and becomes inescapable on radio.

In 1998, their debut album featured the hit single ‘Meet Virginia’ and they were poised for stardom on the strength of that Counting Crows-esque tune. That didn’t quite happen but their sophomore album, Drops of Jupiter, did produce another mega-hit in its title track. That song won two Grammys and stayed on the singles chart for more than a year.

Continue reading