Downtown Train
"Downtown Train" is a song by Tom Waits released on his album "Rain Dogs" in 1985. The promo video for the song was directed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino and features the boxer Jake LaMotta. Rod Stewart's recording. Rod Stewart recorded a cover version that became a number-three hit on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart after being released as a single in late 1989, and was also a number-one single on the album rock and adult contemporary charts. The song went to number one in Canada and made the top ten on the UK Singles Chart  in 1990. Stewart received a Grammy nomination for the song in the category Best Male Pop Vocal performance. Stewart's cover featured the slide guitar playing of Jeff Beck. Other recordings. Bob Seger also recorded a version of "Downtown Train" in 1989 before Rod Stewart recorded his version. Seger claimed that on a trip to London he told Rod Stewart he had recorded a version of "Downtown Train" and then one month later Rod Stewart recorded his version. Rod Stewart and his management have denied that Rod Stewart stole the idea from Bob Seger. Seger decided not to release his  version in 1989 as originally planned but instead re-recorded it in 2011 for his album "". Patty Smyth also released a version in 1987 that reached number 95 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. Everything but the Girl recorded a version of the song, which appears on the albums "Acoustic" and "Essence & Rare 82-92", both released in 1992. It featured in the series finale of "How I Met Your Mother".