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By Gabriella Collin<\/h1>\n

\u201cThe T is a joke,\u201d I said to my aunt. It\u2019s the beginning of January, and we\u2019re having dinner in a small, but bustling pizza joint in Brooklyn. She looks surprised. Originally from Massachusetts herself, there was a time when she was taking the same train routes I am. The look on her face reads as, \u201cthey worked when I was there!\u201d, which was 30 years ago. I press the issue a little further and tell her nearly every branch of the Green Line is shut down, and every other line (except Blue) is experiencing massive delays. <\/p>\n

She sits back and sighs. <\/p>\n

Boston, Massachusetts, settled in 1625 and incorporated as a city in 1825, is home to the oldest subway system in America. Blocks away from illustrious institutions such as Emerson College, the Tremont Street Subway opened September 1st, 1897. The TSS, or T, for short, was developed to combat the busy and heavily congested main streets that surrounded the Boston Commons. Gone were the days of horse-drawn carts, and in were electric, underground trolleys. While the original T only spanned a half mile, connecting Park St to two other underground stops, today\u2019s T spans multiple neighborhoods across the Greater Boston area. <\/p>\n

The problem is that the T regularly fails both residents and commuters. The Boston Globe recently named it\u2019s Bostonian of the Year, though instead of a single person, the publication aimed to honor every commuter who stuck with the T in 2023. The Green Line, which branches off into Brookline, Auberndale, Brighton and Allston, as well as Chestnut Hill, runs at an average<\/span><\/a> of 10.5 mph. The Red and Orange line run at an average of 13-14 mph, however the Blue Line takes the cake at nearly 17mph. For a public transit system that covers the entire city, as well the surrounding areas, struggles to break even 15 mph.<\/p>\n

I put out a post on the queer social media site Lex, asking its users what\u2019s the longest they\u2019ve waited for the T. After a dozen responses, as well as in person feedback and instagram polls, the average Bostonian waits anywhere from 20-45 minutes for the T or bus. My coworker, who takes a ferry in from Hingham, says that the hour and a half boat ride is actually shorter than the multiple buses and trains she would have to take into Cambridge. Riders can\u2019t seem to agree which line is the worst, considering they all have major problems. In January alone, \u2153 of the Green Line was shut down for nonspecific services and repairs. The train cars of the Red Line invoke the attempted repairs of MBTA past, with ripped vinyl maps revealing the old systems. As the Red Line comes to a grinding halt at top of the Longfellow Bridge, riders can watch in envy as bikers and mommy-joggers with giant strollers whiz by their train cars. Whether it\u2019s a safety or efficiency concern, or some mix of both, Boston\u2019s public transit being ranked<\/span><\/a> some of the best in the country becomes farcical. <\/p>\n

Because the T is not 24 hours, it poses a unique inconvenience for the night shift workers. For party goers, bartenders, late-night servers, and custodial crews, most branches of the T end service around 12:30 am. That means that riders have to rely on rideshare services such as Lyft and Uber, which usually cost upwards of $20+. On a busy night like Friday or Saturday, those numbers can triple. This breeds a further dependency on working these jobs, since the cycle of working to afford transportation to and from a job is vicious and easy to fall into. <\/p>\n

My New Year\u2019s resolutions? To save more and take my vitamins. The T\u2019s New Year\u2019s resolutions? Make life harder. I, like many young people in this city, rely on the T in all parts of my life. Work, school, even just seeing friends, revolves around an antiquated transit system using break mechanics that were patented in 1869. The stations are no prize either. In May of 2023, a ceiling tile fell<\/span><\/a> from the Harvard Square station in Cambridge, narrowly missing a passenger. Only a month later, an Orange Line train crossing the Mystic River caught on fire<\/span><\/a> mid-ride. Passengers were forced to evacuate, resulting in one rider jumping off the train<\/span><\/a> and into the water. <\/p>\n

All of that being said, depictions of public transportation in music tend to populate pre-2000\u2019s releases. While the motif of leaving town, taking the train to somewhere better (or worse), with only a suitcase and a dream seem pretty common, how many artists are explicitly calling out bus fare? Well, I did some digging, and compiled a list of the best songs about public transportation that I could find. This means buses, trains, and even ferries. The first step was finding the songs, the second was ranking them on whether or not I would ride the offered service, and how well it holds up against the T.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWaiting For The Bus\u201d by Violent Femmes<\/h1>\n

The Violent Femmes was one of the first bands I ever listened to. This song, specifically, was played for me by my mom as a toddler, pretty often. Originally growing up in Brooklyn, NY, public transportation services such as the subway and the bus were frequently used. Written by founding member Gordon Gano, \u201cWaiting For The Bus\u201d is a brutally honest story of Gano\u2019s experiences with the bus. This song is pulled from the compilation Add it Up (1981-1993)<\/em> (1993), and the dating of \u201cWaiting For The Bus\u201d is clear when Gano is asked in the song to produce a 65 cent transfer. The stripped back nature is true to the band\u2019s folk punk roots, and the explicit criticism of the city\u2019s neglect for public transportation shines in lines such as \u201cLet’s call the mayor, let’s complain \/ Looks like the city’s done it to us again \/ Tied up in traffic, what do you know \/ The damn city bus, it moves so slow\u201d It also features a spoke word section, where Gano is asked to pay 65 cents to transfer buses by a very stern bus driver, while the conversation is overlapped by a bus rider asking for the back door to be opened. This is my favorite song on this list, because of its honesty, but whether or not I would ride it is a different conversation. It\u2019s almost a catch-22. I love this song because of the message, but because of the message, I would not ride the Violent Femmes\u2019 bus. Compared to the MBTA and the Silver Line, \u201cWaiting For The Bus\u201d is one in the same with Boston\u2019s transit system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cKiss Me on the Bus\u201d by The Replacements<\/h1>\n

You might know The Replacements from their hit songs, \u201cSwinging Party\u201d as well as \u201cCan\u2019t Hardly Wait\u201d, so imagine my surprise when I learned they had a song about taking the bus. \u201cKiss Me on the Bus\u201d is rife with public transportation similes, being likened to public displays of intimacy and affection. The lyrics read like lead singer Paul Westerberg\u2019s \u201ctrain\u201d of thought. Not only does he lament over his lover’s tongue, transfer, and \u201canswer\u201d, he claims that \u201cIf you knew how I felt now \/ You wouldn\u2019t act so adult now\u201d. Before he can finish the thought, he exclaims, \u201cHurry, hurry, here comes my stop\u201d. I have a sneaking suspicion that one of the potential titles for this song was \u201cLove Bus\u201d. When it comes to love as a destination, the mind may draw upon the Love Shack a la The B-52\u2019s. But what about love cars, trucks, and things that go? \u201cKiss Me on the Bus\u201d isn\u2019t The Replacements’ strongest song, but from the opinion of a commuter, the bus on which Paul Westerberg is being kissed seems to be running perfectly. I would take this bus over the Silver Line, although my only fear is that The Replacements\u2019 bus is meant for kissing, which could be awkward if a fellow passenger tried to kiss me.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWe Like To Party! (The Vengabus)\u201d by Vengaboys<\/h1>\n

I\u2019ve been on the internet long enough that I can recall the heavily modded Team Fortress II memes<\/span><\/a> that were produced to this song. (Markiplier even reacted to one of them<\/span><\/a>.) In the last few years, \u201cWe Like To Party!\u201d has been remixed to every possible song<\/span><\/a>, such as \u201cNumb\u201d by Linkin Park. I\u2019ve come to the conclusion that most people haven\u2019t listened to this song in full. Until I started this project, I hadn\u2019t, either. \u201cWe Like To Party! (The Vengabus)\u201d is a certified club hit. The Vengaboys are a Dutch Eurodance group, currently making music in Rotterdam. Taken from their official website<\/span><\/a>, \u201cIt began with two dj\u2019s: Danski and Delmundo, throwing impromptu and illegal beach parties from their worn out school bus.\u201d The mention of a school bus piqued my interest, because of its relevance in \u201cWe Like To Party!\u201d, their most successful song. This then shifted my perception of what the Vengabus is, while originally imagined a city bus, I now conjured the image of a school bus. After watching the music video, my idea of the Vengabus changed again, to a Mystery Machine-type Volkswagen bus. In the music video, the members of Vengaboys sing along as the passengers are enjoying the ride, but the bus itself isn\u2019t very big. What about disabled riders and people with mobility aids? I\u2019m not sure I even trust the driving skills of Vengaboys, since they seem too busy enjoying the music to focus on the road. While the Silver Line is subjected to traffic-based delays, the Vengabus seems to lurch to a stop rather frequently. The Silver Line is cheaper than the T anyways. I\u2019m sorry Vengaboys, but I would not ride the Vengabus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cDriver 8\u201d by R.E.M.<\/h1>\n

R.E.M continues to remind people that they have better songs than \u201cIt\u2019s The End Of The World As We Know It\u201d with every season of FX\u2019s The Bear<\/em> that is released. To my dismay, \u201cDriver 8\u201d is not featured in the show, but only one or two characters in the shoes actually take public transportation. When R.E.M<\/span><\/a> wasn\u2019t busy sitting in corners and losing their religion, the band was producing 15 albums out of Athens, Georgia. The music video for \u201cLosing My Religion\u201d won a Grammy for Best Music Video (short form) as well as Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. Nearly their entire discography has been awarded or nominated at least once, and Michael Stipe has said<\/span><\/a> that \u201cDriver 8\u201d \u201c[…] represents great hope and great promise, a song that represents the dream of the United States of America and what it may become in the next three days.\u201d But was he right? The song itself reads as an overworked, disgruntled train operator who has to be repeatedly told, \u201ctake a break, driver 8\u201d.  As far as America in the 80s was concerned, Ronald Regan was terrorizing the U.S. through his gross mistreatment of the AIDS crisis, as well as his \u201cReaganomics\u201d that would further ruin, well, everything. Surprise, the train is a metaphor for America, which means it probably isn\u2019t free. The repeated mantra is that America will get to a better place, \u201cWe can reach our destination \/ But we\u2019re still a ways away\u201d. The train in \u201cDriver 8\u201d is based off an actual train, which is now known as the Amtrak Crescent line. Crescent is a long-distance passenger train that travels from New York to New Orleans, daily. I love taking Amtraks, despite how expensive it is, but I couldn\u2019t bring myself to ride on the Freedom Express that R.E.M is sponsoring.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cCrazy Train\u201d by Ozzy Osbourne<\/h1>\n

Yes. A thousand times yes. Taking any line of the T (except for Blue) is like riding a crazy train, rather than The Crazy Train. Ozzy Ozbourne\u2019s \u201cCrazy Train\u201d is multifaceted, it\u2019s a state of mind as well as a rideable train. Ozbourne, being from England, perhaps modeled the tangible Crazy Train off of the London Underground. I listen to \u201cCrazy Train\u201d on my way to work every weekend. The opening call of \u201cAll Aboard\u201d as well as the riff developed by Greg Leon makes me believe I could run faster than the Red Line. After leaving Black Sabbath to pursue a solo career, Ozbourne leaned into his nickname as the Prince of Darkness. \u201cCrazy Train\u201d was the first single Ozbourne released as a solo artist, and his time in Black Sabbath is lesser known in the history of his music. The cover art for albums such as Diary of a Madman<\/em> (1981) and The Ultimate Sin<\/em> (1985) invoke paperback sci-fi art, the Prince of Darkness is like if Jareth from Labyrinth<\/em> had an evil younger brother. Despite the glamor and art of Ozbourne\u2019s early persona, \u201cCrazy Train\u201d holds a lot of truth. Not only is \u201cCrazy Train\u201d an introspective piece, about \u201cMental wounds not healing, who and what’s to blame?\u201d, it\u2019s also mental numbness inherited through not only mental health but continued political conflict and travesty. \u201cCrazy Train\u201d is a piece of Cold War pop-culture, being directly referenced<\/span><\/a> in the song as \u201cHeirs of a cold war, that’s what we’ve become<\/a> \/ Inheriting troubles, I’m mentally numb \/ Crazy, I just cannot bear \/ I’m living with something that just isn’t fair\u201d It\u2019s easy to gloss over the real meaning of this song, since it passes so well as a headbanging classic. \u201cCrazy Train\u201d has been ranked<\/span><\/a> the 6th best Heavy Metal song of all time, flanked by Black Sabbath hits such as \u201cWar Pigs\u201d and \u201cBlack Sabbath\u201d. Ozzy is bearing his soul in this song, only boosting his reliability and honesty as a musician. If this were a transit system, I\u2019d like to believe that Ozzy would alert riders to service changes and delays, as well as give explanation for why. Unlike the T, that leaves riders in the dark on any and all issues. I\u2019ve taken trains on the London Underground before, and while it\u2019s nothing special, I would take Ozzy Ozbourne\u2019s \u201cCrazy Train\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cDon\u2019t Pay The Ferryman\u201d by Chris de Burgh<\/h1>\n

There are five ferries currently operating within the MBTA. Boston\u2014specifically the North End and Seaport area\u2014is a harborside city. Feel free to enjoy the ocean breeze year-round, while Boston continues to maintain its title as the windiest city in America. Does the breeze make it colder or warmer? Is it always humid here? No one knows for sure. Chris de Burgh\u2019s \u201cDon\u2019t Pay The Ferryman” describes a ferry ride from hell. The lyrics are a musical retelling of the poem \u201cCharon, the Ferryman\u201d by the ancient Roman poet Virgil. In Greek mythology, Charon was the transporter of departed souls in the Underworld.<\/p>\n

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\u201cA horrible ferryman keeps these waters and streams <\/p>\n

in fearful squalor, Charon, on whose chin stand enormous, <\/p>\n

unkempt gray whiskers, his eyes stand out <\/p>\n

in flame and a filthy garment dangles by a knot from his shoulders.\u201d (Virgil, The Aeneid<\/em>. 19 B.C) <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In the land of the living, those who could afford it would bury their dead with golden drachmas, so their souls would be able to pay Charon and cross the River Styx and the River Acheron to the Underworld. The River Acheron is one of five rivers in the Underworld, and the most treacherous to cross. It is a punishment typically reserved for murderers. Chris de Burgh pleads with listeners not to pay the ferryman, but fails to give a solid reason why. Crossing Acheron is psychological torture, as riders are forced to relive their most painful memories, but failing to pay Charon means that the souls of the Underworld are abandoned on the shores of the River Styx, floating aimlessly for 100 years. I\u2019ve only taken the MBTA ferry a couple times, but I remember enjoying my trips across the water. I believe in supporting small-time government workers such as ferry operators and bus drivers, and I don\u2019t want my soul to wander the shores of the Boston Harbor for 100 years while I take the form of a ghostly Spector and haunt people. Chris de Burgh\u2019s advice is appreciated, but clearly not thought out. While riders bemoan the poor service of the MBTA, this blame often falls on the shoulders of the operators and station workers, who really have no power in these matters. I would rather take Boston\u2019s ferries, which are far more lowstakes than the story in \u201cDon\u2019t Pay the Ferryman\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cFerry\u201d by Moontype<\/h1>\n

Moontype is a small-time, fearfully inactive band from Chicago, Illinois. \u201cFerry\u201d is a dreamy, Lucy-Dacus-meets-public transportation song, kissing 1 million streams on Spotify. Singer and lyricist pours her heart into the slow, churning lyrics that beautifully capture the feeling of losing an intimate relationship. The opening lyrics are an emotional sucker punch, as if to say, \u201cbuckle your seatbelts, it gets worse.\u201d She croons, \u201cI miss you before you\u2019re gone \/ Friendship only lasts so long\u201d, in a rhythmic sway that is the auditory equivalent of standing at the bow of a ship. This song builds in a way that is very similar to \u201cNight Shift\u201d by Lucy Dacus, however, Moontype\u2019s attention to the ever-dreaded \u201cfriend breakup\u201d is what makes this song stand out to me. By their mid-twenties, most young people will go through at least one significant breakup. Some might go through more, some less, but there are more than enough sad breakup songs out there. <\/p>\n

What about friend breakups? Underrepresented but just as painful, not enough artists are brave enough to venture into the platonic. Moontype steps in, with a perfect blend of the past and the present. The MBTA\u2019s ferry routes are the only line of transportation in Boston that are not subjected to frequent closures. This may be due to the fact that there are only three ferry routes that are active year round, leaving an extra three available on a seasonal basis. Due to Moontype\u2019s origins in Chicago, the song references Michigan and Canada, and the cool-toned cover art invokes a chilly January morning. No, \u201cFerry\u201d is not the cure for a cold day, it\u2019s not a particularly warm song that \u201cfeels like a hug\u201d. It\u2019s cold, it pairs best with freezing temperatures and wind-whipped faces that are chapped and raw after hours of being portside. The bridge of this song is slow and grinding in its emotional crescendo, and I don\u2019t think I can be trusted with \u201cFerry\u201d near bodies of water, since it makes me want to walk into the ocean<\/p>\n

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At the time of writing this article, there are nearly 100 service changes<\/span><\/a>, alerts, station issues and delays plaguing Boston\u2019s trains and buses. The spring semester is in full swing, but how are off-campus and commuter students expected to get to class on time if entire branches of the T are closed for weeks on end? The use of public transportation in music is uncommon yet grounding; If the Violent Femmes have to wait for the bus, maybe we\u2019re not so different after all. As listeners and riders watch across social media apps the excessive flaunting of riches by celebrities and quiet wealth of Emerson\u2019s upper-echelon, will we ever have truly relatable artists again? More and more musicians are getting their start on TikTok, documenting their Bushwick-based, unemployed lives to 10 second snippets of less than 2 minute songs. While this song didn\u2019t make the list, \u201cSTAINS\u201d by BROCKHAMPTON was a heavy contender, because of how well Ameer Vann and Dom McLennon articulate the feeling of relying on Greyhound buses and discounted plane tickets just to maintain a codependent, long-distance relationship. Proving that you can \u201chave it all\u201d, and still not have the finances to buy first class tickets. <\/p>\n

A few weeks after the conversation with my aunt, I\u2019m hosting a friend for a couple of days. She\u2019s from California, the Bay Area, where the public transit landscape is vastly different. Much of California is car-dependent, any ELA student will tell you that, but the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) connects San Francisco to Oakland, and Oakland to San Jose. Throughout her stay, the Green Line was shut down, which derailed our plans heavily. One night, I\u2019m making dinner for us and she tells me everything she\u2019s learned about the T so far. In a nutshell, it\u2019s broken<\/span><\/a>. The trains all have speed restrictions, because if the trains go any faster than \u201cSlow Zones\u201d permit, they run the risk of derailment. The MBTA is grossly underfunded as well, and Mayor Michelle Wu has gone on record<\/span><\/a> saying \u201cEven if things were working reliably, the T system isn’t extensive enough to serve the city.\u201d My friend continues to ask \u201cwhy?\u201d Why is the T so slow? Why are Bostonians \u201clike that\u201d?<\/p>\n

Why does no one leave? <\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know the answer. I don\u2019t know why the T is late either. I keep chopping vegetables and sigh.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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