Take the A Train

subway entrance
by Corny O'Connell | 10/27/2025 | 5:00am

We're going to play some underground music on this anniversary of the opening of New York City's first subway line. On this date in 1904 New Yorkers began riding around in a hole in the ground, and ever since there have been songs about it. Share a favorite track about the metro and we'll map out a set.

Hear your requests weekdays after 9 a.m.
Today's set:

  • Odyssey "Native New Yorker"
  • Kirsty MacColl "Walking Down Madison"
  • The Jam "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight"
  • The Duke Ellington Orchestra "Take the "A" Train"

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