The Shooting Star is Coming Through

The Shooting Star is Coming Through is the fifth song featured in The Great Race. The song is sung by Gordon. It is a reprise of Thomas' Streamlining.

Lyrics

 * Thomas: (spoken) "You could overheat! Your boiler could blow up!"


 * Gordon: Oh Thomas, will you stop your whining?
 * There’s no other engine I won’t be outshining
 * Too late,
 * I’ve got a date!
 * Streamlining!


 * Whoosh!
 * The Shooting Star is coming through!
 * Whoosh!
 * Give up, there’s nothing you can do!
 * Whoosh!
 * Cause all you’ll ever see of me
 * Will be a shining streak of racing blue!


 * My clouds today all have a silver lining
 * I’ll see my bossy brother get some undermining
 * Cause I’m the cream,
 * The best in steam,
 * Streamlining!
 * Oh...


 * [Speech:]
 * Announcer: Etienne and Spencer are still holding the lead, but after a late start, the Shooting Star is coming up from behind! He's already overtaken the Flying Scotsman and Axel...
 * Flying Scotsman: Gordon? Gordon!
 * Gordon: That's NOT my name!
 * Flying Scotsman: You have to stop! Listen to me, Gordon! There's something wrong!
 * Gordon: I can't stop! I WON'T stop!
 * Announcer: I don't know what's happening, but...it looks like the Shooting Star is having some kind of trouble!


 * Gordon: Whoosh!
 * The Shooting Star is coming through...!
 * Whoosh!
 * Give up, there’s nothing you can do...!
 * Announcer: (spoken) "I think it's all over!"
 * Gordon: Cause all you’ll see of me...
 * Will be-!
 * Hot! Hot! Hot! Hot!
 * Owwwwww, oh!!!


 * [Speech:]
 * Announcer: It is now - his boiler has burst! He's slowing down! And the Shooting Star is out of the race! What a tragedy!
 * Gordon: Oh, the indignity...

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Gordon
 * Flying Scotsman
 * The Great Railway Show Announcer
 * Spencer
 * Axel
 * Etienne
 * Henry
 * Percy
 * Philip
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Two Schoolchildren
 * The Ginger-haired Boy
 * The Lady in the Pink Shirt

Locations

 * The Great Railway Show Yard

UK and AUS

 * Keith Wickham as Gordon
 * John Hasler as Thomas
 * Rufus Jones as the Flying Scotsman
 * Rob Rackstraw as the Announcer

US and CAN

 * Kerry Shale as Gordon
 * Joseph May as Thomas
 * Rufus Jones as the Flying Scotsman
 * Rob Rackstraw as the Announcer

Trivia

 * In the same special, Gordon is humming and singing this song whilst being streamlined at the Steamworks.