Ode to Gordon
Model Series/Series 8 version
CGI Series/YouTube World Tour version
Released
10 October 2004 (UK ) 29 October 2004 (CAN; Short ) 14 November 2004 (US; Short ) 3 May 2005 (US/CAN; Extended ) 1 March 2008 (KOR; CD/DVD )
Ode to Gordon , also known as Gordon , is a march song from the eighth series dedicated to Gordon. It was later edited and re-released with a new CGI music video as part of Thomas' YouTube World Tour on 11 November 2015.
Lyrics We'll sing a song for Gordon.
He's big, he's fast, he's proud.
His paint is blue, so strong and true
And his whistle's really loud!
The fastest train on Sodor.
You can't forget his name.
So when we've sung for Gordon, well
Let's sing it once again. Through wind and rain he thunders on.
On him we can rely.
Reliable and useful too
And that's the reason why. We'll sing a song for Gordon.
He's big, he's fast, he's proud.
His paint is blue, so strong and true
And his whistle's really loud!
The fastest train on Sodor.
You can't forget his name.
So when we've sung for Gordon, well
Let's sing it once again. The journeys never tire him out.
He'll work all day and night.
And everyone admires him
His boiler gleaming bright. We'll sing a song for Gordon.
He's big, he's fast, he's proud.
His paint is blue, so strong and true
And his whistle's really loud!
The fastest train on Sodor.
You can't forget his name.
So when we've sung for Gordon, well
Let's sing it once again. We'll sing a song for Gordon.
He's big, he's fast, he's proud.
His paint is blue, so strong and true
And his whistle's really loud!
The fastest train on Sodor.
You can't forget his name.
So when we've sung for Gordon, well
Let's sing it once again. Characters Locations Deleted and Extended Scenes What's the Matter with Henry? - An extended beginning of Gordon passing Henry.
James and the Queen of Sodor - An extended ending of Gordon after passing James.
Harold and the Flying Horse - An extended scene of Gordon and Henry passing Suddery Castle while Harold flies overhead.
Henry and the Wishing Tree - A deleted scene of Gordon passing a signal box with the express.
Gordon Takes Charge - Deleted close-ups of Gordon's wheels.
Edward the Great - An alternate close-up of Gordon without passing Edward.
Squeak, Rattle and Roll:
A deleted scene of Gordon waiting at a signal and setting off with the express.
A deleted scene of Gordon passing a signal box with the express. A close-up of Gordon whistling.
A scene of Gordon going down the hill with the express .
Gordon pulling the express in the rain.
Gordon passing Wellsworth at night.
Gordon crossing the Steel Arch Bridge (deleted scene) . Trivia A full lyric-less version of the original video is on the UK official YouTube channel.
In the UK, the full version was not released until it came out on the official UK YouTube channel on June 11, 2015.
The third chorus was cut in the YouTube World Tour version.
An alternate version of this Song can be found on the All Star Tracks CD.
This is the last song to use classic footage. In Other Languages
Language
Title
Korean
고든의 노래
Portuguese (Brazil)
Canção do Gordon (Vamos Cantar Pra Gordon)
Spanish (Latin America)
La canción de Gordon
Home Video Releases US DVD Boxsets ZA DVD Boxsets CHN KOR Albums Music Video
Ode to Gordon - Music Video
Ode to Gordon - Extended Music Video
Ode to Gordon - CGI Music Video
Series 3 Thomas' Anthem
Series 4 Gone Fishing | Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover | Really Useful Engine | The Island Song | Let's Have a Race | Toby
Series 5 Night Train | Percy's Seaside Trip | Come for the Ride | Harold the Helicopter | Donald's Duck | Sir Topham Hatt | Accidents Will Happen | Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining | It's Great to Be an Engine | The Snow Song
Thomas and the Magic Railroad Shining Time | I Know How the Moon Must Feel | The Locomotion | Some Things Never Leave You | Summer Sunday | The Whistling Song Girl in Green
Series 6 Boo! Boo! Choo-Choo | Little Engines | Never, Never, Never Give Up | James the Really Splendid Engine | Winter Wonderland | Down by the Docks
Series 7 Five New Engines in the Shed | Troublesome Trucks | The Red Balloon | Salty | The Whistle Song | There Once Was an Engine Who Ran Away
Series 8 Sounds | Engine Roll Call | A World Around You | Emily | Surprises | Determination | Patience | Ode to Gordon
Calling All Engines! Busy | Trying | Together | The Dream Song
Series 9 Brave | Day and Night | Party Time | Pride | Every Day's a Special Day on Sodor | Buffer Up and Share | Togetherness
Jack and the Pack The Work Song | One Friendly Family
Series 10 Doing It Right | Favourite Place | H Is for Harold | Navigation | There's Always Something New | Responsibility | Strength
Series 11 The Narrow Gauge Engines
The Great Discovery Thomas and James Are Racing | There's a Job for Everyone | Where, oh Where Is Thomas? | Thomas, You're the Leader
Hero of the Rails Go, Go Thomas
Series 13 Roll Along
Misty Island Rescue Misty Island Rescue
Series 14 All You Need | The Fat Controller
Day of the Diesels Day of the Diesels
Series 15 Hear the Engines Coming
Blue Mountain Mystery Working Together | Blue Mountain Mystery
Series 16 Thomas and Percy
King of the Railway Searching Everywhere | It's Gonna Be a Great Day
Series 17 Hey, Hey Thomas! | On a Journey Today
Tale of the Brave Monsters Everywhere | Tale of the Brave | Let's Be Brave
Series 18 It's Christmas Time | The Best Friends Express
Thomas' YouTube World Tour Rules and Regulations | That's What Friends Are For
Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure Never Overlook a Little Engine | We Make a Team Together
Series 19 There's Snow Place Like Home | Let's Go! | Race with You | Spring Is Here!
The Great Race Will You, Won't You? | Streamlining | Full of Surprises | You Can Only Be You | The Shooting Star is Coming Through | Be Who You Are and Go Far
Series 20 Glynn's Christmas Wish | It's Halloween
Journey Beyond Sodor Somebody Has to Be the Favourite | Who's Thomas? | The Hottest Place in Town | I Want to Go Home | We Can't Do Anything | The Most Important Thing Is Being Friends
Series 21 Set Friendship in Motion
Big World! Big Adventures! Where in the World Is Thomas? | Wake Up | Enda Ulale | We're Friends | Free and Easy | Sometimes You Make a Friend
Series 22 Big World! Big Adventures! | The Journey Never Ends | All the Girls Around the World | The Steam Team | Let's Dream
Series 23 Legend of the Lost Engine | The Sodor Construction Crew | Don't Stop
Series 24 Party Train | How Does It Work? | Fall Is So Much Fun | The Little Engine Who Believed | New Year's Day with Thomas
Nursery Rhymes Six Little Trains | Percy! | Tunnels, Bridges, Tracks and Hills | The Wheels on the Train | Chuff, Chuff, Chuff Along | If You're Happy and You Know It | Another Day on Sodor | Old McColl's Farm | Hickory Tickory Tock | Pop Goes the Diesel! | Thomas Found a Little Lamb | Twinkle, Twinkle Sodor Sky | My Name is Thomas | Five Little Railway Friends | Happy Birthday to You
Miscellaneous I'm Thomas the Tank Engine | Thomas' Christmas Song | The Official BBC Children in Need Medley | Kids for Character | Courage | Teamwork | Problem Solving | Responsibility | He's So Brave | Friendship | A Thomas Birthday Wish | A Sodor Summertime | Watch Out, Thomas!
Series 1 I'm Gonna Chug | Secret Agents | Chugga-Chugga Snooze Snooze | Knights of the Turntable | I Sure Am Feeling Lucky | A Partner on the Rails | Music is Everywhere | Chasing Rainbows | The Mail Delivery Song | If I Was a Super Train | Get on the Laugh Track | On My Own | Everyone is Afraid a Little | What Brave Engines Do | Between You and Me | Feet, Tailbone, Ribs and Claws | The Number One Engine | What's Awesome About This Place | Blowing Off Steam | A Gift to Remember | Fall Fun | My Rusty Can | Together We Can | He Should Have Given You Back | Celebrate | Song of Sodor
Race for the Sodor Cup When I Go Fast | The Training Song | Look It's Us
Series 2 You Can't Stop Me! | Fast to Go Slow | Welcome to Sodor | A Mistake is What it Takes | This Was Unexpected | Stuck in the Mud at Night | Christmas Spirit | Good as New | Plow to Have Fun on the Job | Feel the Hush | The World Has a Mind of Its Own | What's Really Real | What I Can Do and What I Can't | Peep Peep, We're Counting Sheep | How to Solve a Mystery | Sandy's Strengths | The Sodor Shanty | When You Go to Sea | Blues Buddy | Good Sports | Work Together | Friendship Map | Talking Makes it Better | Take a Closer Look | The Waiting Game | The Sights of Sodor
The Mystery of Lookout Mountain Warning: Biggest Adventure Ahead | A Whole New Place | Job to Do
The Great Bubbly Build Focus on the FUNction | Put the Fun in Function
Series 3 Worth Doing Right | Abraca-Diesel | Stuff | Instead | I Wish | Make Things Right | Find a New Way | Building Better for Everyone | Slow It on Down | When the Night Comes on | Quackity Quack | Winter Games | The Smells of Sodor
The Christmas Letter Express Christmastime on the Rails | A Christmas Wish | Ho-Ho-Hold on Santa Claus!
Series 4 Stay on Track with Yourself | The True You | I Am A-Okay | Spring Start | Do Your Best | What I See | Good Friends Will Help | Choo-Choo-Choose | The Do-Over Dance | Surprise | Nothing's Stopping Me Now | Are You Asleep Yet? | Sense of Sodor
Sodor Sings Together Tonight Is the Night | Deliver the Music | Just Think of It | Make Room for Music | All Together Now
Miscellaneous Theme Song | Train School Song
