When I read that this week’s Art of Music theme was “Trains,” my brain made an instant hop to the song “Midnight Train to Georgia.”

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It just so happens that I’m headed to Georgia next month for a weekend retreat with some fabulous people, all of whom I met through Steemit/Discord, and some of whom I got to meet in person a few months back in Tennessee.

I won’t be taking a midnight train to get there, but “three planes to Georgia” is decidedly less romantic, so let’s stick with the original lyrics. ;)

Midnight Train to Georgia, originally by Gladys Knight and the Pips

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I’ve always loved the way the Indigo Girls covered this song (look it up, it’s amazing and probably the closest to my own performance), but I'm going to give you a couple of other videos for comparison. My version is below.

Here’s a kickass live version with Gladys Knight and the Pips performing their song:

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I also found this absolutely stellar cover from Kappa Danielson. I am totally in love with this version:

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And here’s humble ol’ me, playing a freshly-learned song about a place I’ll be visiting very soon… Georgia: where I plan to do a whole lot of singing.

Big shout out to those who run the Art of Music contest: @killerwhale, @enginewitty, @inthenow, and @sol25—and to everyone who participates!

If you enjoyed this song, please consider giving my comment-entry an upvote on the contest page. Thank you!

Whatever happens, keep singing your song!

Peace. @katrina-ariel

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Author bio: Katrina Ariel is an old-soul rebel, musician, tree-hugging yogini, and mama bear to twins. Author of Yoga for Dragon Riders (non-fiction) and Wild Horse Heart (romance), she's another free-spirit swimming in the ocean of Steemit.

dragon art: Liiga Smilshkalne

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