Classical Music!

I would quite like it I enjoy a bit of classical music... how about letting us have it on the trains

Having previously been in retail, it was bandied around a lot there - I think the Co-Op (which was who I used to work for) had had some successful trials elsewhere in the country, and the Asda down the road either had that, or the Mosquito thing (high-pitched buzzing only younger people can hear). I noticed the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy at Turnpike, actually, which seemed like a really incongruous choice.. and I think there were bits from Sleeping Beauty, too.

without wishing to be insensitive, Steps' version of tragedy could be used to clear a station following a one-under.

Down escalators could play Working In A Coal Mine by Lee Dorsey ("working in a coal mine, going down, down, down") while The Crazy World of Arthur Brown's big hit could replace the Inspector Sands message!

In my old job we had a normal radio station on (Capital FM or Virgin or something), sometimes I wish we had something similar in the booking hall. I have met staff who have bought their own little radio in before, particularly at stations where the SA works alone.

Its ironic that the one thing yobs find antisocial is real culture. A brilliant idea; I hope Harrow Group bring it in some time.

I quite like the idea of classical music being played - they do it at some national rail stations now too - Brentwood as an example

So what songs could they play them - a couple of decent suggestions already above....

How about Road to Nowhere by Talking Heads
or Love Train by The O'Jaysl
alternatively Trainspotters by John Hegley

Morningtown Ride at Mornington Crescent?

I was in Brixton the other day, timing some RORITs; was pleasantly surprised to hear some classical music playing when I went up to concourse level. However I'm sure it was from Beethoven's Ninth which always hs connotations of 'A Clockwork Orange' to me.

It's not Classic FM as there aren't any of those interminable bloody adverts that are quite annoying in their incessant repetition fine examples of the advertisers' craft. ;D

The classical music is very pleasing to the ears... It calms me down! I thought recently about the idea of playing similar music in a tube carriage if it was stuck underground for more than 10 minutes or something, but the only problem is that it's a bit claustrophobic, and what for some people might be relaxing, might be torture for others...

they play all sorts of strange music on trains abroad. on russian long distance trains the carriage attendant is allowed their own choice of music (you want one who doesn't like generic russian pop). the passengers just have to lump it. there is a volume control in each compartment, but like train radios or that thing on the wall in george orwell's 1984, you can't turn it off! i think it stems from the communist days where rousing music was played in all public buildings and in the street at certain times of day to spur on the workers. now it just causes annoyance.
quite a few asian countries play classical music over the PA on subway trains to alert passengers they are coming up to an interchange or terminus.
think it's best left out of the cars here though, unless of course some antisocial w*nker is playing 50 cent or some other scumbag's "music" out loud on a tinny mobile phone, but stations are fine - especially classical as its inoffensive.