《Nightrain》是美国摇滚乐队枪花于八十年代晚期创作的一首歌,它是乐队1987年录音室专辑《Appetite for Destruction》的第三首歌.《Nightrain》在美国Billboard榜排位93,这首歌为一款著名的加利福尼亚廉价酒的品牌Night Train Express创作.Guitar World评这首歌为“Top 10 Drinking Song“的第八位。
创作背景
“NIGHTRAIN的RIFF一开始是IZZY写出来的,我们不知道怎么往下编,但那个调子总是环绕在乐队成员的意识里。直到我们意识到我们共同的爱好—NIGHT TRAIN酒,当时2美元一瓶,18度的便宜福特加,没钱的时候我们都整瓶整瓶的喝那个。那天夜里我们就几个醉鬼抱着一瓶NIGHT TRAIN在小巷里溜达,我不记得谁了,但是有人开始唱起了和弦部分‘I’m ON THE NIGHT TRAIN(我喝NIGHT TRAIN喝高了)’,我们都一块跟着吼,然后AXL就开始即兴加上了 ‘BOTTOMS UP!(干杯!)’ ‘FILL MY CUP!(满上!)’ ‘LOVE THAT STUFF(就爱这口)’和 I’M READY TO CRASH AND BURN (我要
喝个烂醉)’。 NIGHT TRAIN这首歌太神奇了,和PARADISE CITY很像,因为那首歌非常完整的体现了当时我们几个人生活和精神的现状,大家的创作灵感都非常默契的相互交织在一起。这首歌让我们大家都特兴奋,我不记得是之后的那个夜晚或者是第二天一早,NIGHT TRAIN这首歌就成型了,AXL填写了歌词,我们稍加修饰,就这么简单。几天之后的演出上我们就开始演奏这首歌,直到现在,每次我们表演这首歌的时候我都特别兴奋,忍不住得上窜下跳,我根本控制不住那种兴奋。”——《Slash》
歌词
Loaded like a freight train
Flyin' like an aeroplane
Feelin' like a space brain
One more time tonight
Look at
Well I'm a west coast struttin'
One bad mother
Got a rattlesnake suitcase
Under my arm
Said I'm a mean machine
Been drinkin' gasoline
And honey you can make my motor hum
Well I'm got one chance left
In a nine live cat
I got a dog eat dog sly smile
I got a Molotov cocktail
With a match to go
I smoke my cigarette with style
An I can tell you honey
You can make my money tonight
Wake up late
Honey put on your clothes
Take your credit card
To the liquor store
That's one for you and Two for me by tonight
I'll be loaded like a freight train
Flyin' like an aeroplane
Feelin' like a space brain
One more time tonight
I'm on the nightrain
Bottoms up
I'm on the nightrain
Fill my cup
I'm on the nightrain
Ready to crash and burn
I never learn
I'm on the nightrain
I love that stuff
I'm on the nightrain
I can never get enough
I'm on the nightrain
Never to return-no
Loaded like a freight train
Flyin' like an aeroplane
Speedin' like a space brain
One more time tonight
I'm on the nightrain
And I'm lookin' for some
I'm on the nightrain
So's I can leave this slum
I'm on the nightrain
And I'm ready to crash and burn
Nightrain
Bottoms up
I'm on the nightrain
Fill my cup
I'm on the nightrain
Ha ha ha Whoa yeah
I'm on the nightrain
Love that stuff
I'm on the nightrain
An I can never get enough
Ridin' the nightrain
I guess I
I guess, I guess, I guess I never learn
On the nightrain
Float me home
Ooh I'm on the nightrain
Ridin' the nightrain
Never to return Nightrain
重要演出
《Nightrain》是枪花演唱会的保留曲目之一。在早期演出中,它一般在开头演奏。而Chinese Democracy Tour中它常常是安可前或安可中表演的歌曲,2006年末
Izzy Stradlin曾多次加入老枪花演奏《Nightrain》及其他歌曲。