Video: Billy J. Kramer Dakotas - Trains and Boats and Planes 45 rpm

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Billy J. Kramer Dakotas - Trains and Boats and Planes 45 rpm
Well, here's an interesting curiosity -- Brian Epstein boy toy Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas in 1965 with a not bad version of Burt Bachrach 's gorgeously mournful "Trains and Boats and Plains." Dionne Warwick 's 1966 American hit version of this is one of my favorite records of all time, but this less opulent guitar-driven take works surprisingly well, I think. It's worth noting, however, that the song's bridge [...]