“Meet Virginia” by Train

"Meet Virginia" introduced Train to radio in March 1998, the first single from their self-titled debut album, and it took its sweet time: adult album alternative stations had it first, and mainstream radio needed more than a year to catch on. When it finally did, it gave the band their first Hot 100 entry and first top-20 hit, peaking at 20 in January 2000.

Virginia herself is a composite, pieced together from parts of real women, as the band tells it. Singer Patrick Monahan has said one of them was bassist Charlie Colin's girlfriend, who turned up straight from a wedding shower, still in a long dress and heels, and took over at shortstop when Train's softball team faced members of Counting Crows. That scene found its way into the song.

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