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The first thing I love about this song is the percussiveness of its instrumentation. It almost feels like an acapella song; it has that feeling of space in it. The instruments feel like a counterpoint to the vocal. There is also the poignancy of those vocals and of the history the song is rooted in. In September 1854, the first "orphan train" carried 46 homeless children from New York City to far off homes to become laborers in the pioneer West. It was the first step in w... MORE
