The Last Train Out of Constitución
Music for the last train out of Constitución station, written by a bandoneonist who plays for tips and never gets on.
8 tracks·21 min·for write
1
The Eleven Forty Leaves With Three Passengers
Almost-empty platform.
3:22
2
The Tune I Only Play Here
He has never played it anywhere else.
1:54
3
For the Woman with the Blue Suitcase
Eleven fifty-two, platform four.
2:28
4
The Cleaner Pushes His Cart Past
He never tips, he always nods.
1:54
5
The Twelve Thirty Five Cancelled
The board flips, no one is on the platform anyway.
3:08
6
The Old Conductor Stops to Listen
He used to play himself, before the war.
2:43
7
The Last Train Leaves Without Me
One twelve, the platform clears.
2:54
8
The Station Closes at One Thirty
Folding the bandoneon, picking up the cap.
3:25
