Mid-Week Song

The Minneapolis rock band Soul Asylum had a Grammy-winning hit in 1994 that focused attention on missing and runaway children. The trenchant, emotional video for "Runaway Train" featured the faces of actual missing children, and was made in 3 versions with 36 children shown in total. In addition to the song's message, it's a great tune, with nice acoustic guitar work. Trivia: Soul Asylum's lead singer, wild-haired Dave Pirner, once dated actress Winona Ryder.