Harry and the Potters are an indie rock band that was formed in Norwood, Ma… Read Full Bio ↴Harry and the Potters are an indie rock band that was formed in Norwood, Massachusetts in 2002 by brothers Joe DeGeorge and Paul DeGeorge. The band was inspired by the J.K. Rowling book series 'Harry Potter' and were the first of many similar artists making music about the fictional boy wizard. Producing what's known as wizard rock, they've released four full-length studio albums: Harry and the Potters (2003), Voldemort Can't Stop the Rock! (2004), Harry And The Potters And The Power Of Love (2006) and Lumos (2019)

Platform 9 and 3/4
Harry and the Potters Lyrics

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Oh, the bus don't go to Hogwarts
We gots to take the train
The bus don't go to Hogwarts
You gots to take the train

And we'll take the train
From Platform 9 3/4
And we'll take the train

From Platform 9 3/4

'Cause the bus don't go to Hogwarts
You gots to take the train
Oh the bus don't go to Hogwarts
You gots to take the train

And we'll take the train
From Platform 9 3/4
And we'll take the train
From Platform 9 3/4

Oooooh yeahhhh

Overall Meaning

These lyrics are from the song Platform 9 and 3/4 by Harry and the Potters, a band that sings songs exclusively about the Harry Potter universe. The lyrics are a reference to the mode of transportation used by Hogwarts students to reach their school, which is located in a hidden magical space. The students cannot take a bus or any other ordinary mode of transportation to reach Hogwarts. Instead, they have to take the Hogwarts Express train that departs from Platform 9 3/4 at London's King's Cross Station.

The lyrics are about the importance of the Hogwarts Express in the life of a Hogwarts student. Harry and the Potters sing about how the bus doesn't go to Hogwarts, which means that every year, Hogwarts students have to take the train to get to their school. This is an essential part of the Hogwarts experience and is something that students look forward to every year. The song celebrates this experience, and the repetition of "we'll take the train from Platform 9 3/4" emphasizes the significance of this train ride to the Harry Potter narrative.

Line by Line Meaning

Oh, the bus don't go to Hogwarts
The bus is not an available mode of transportation to go to Hogwarts

We gots to take the train
We have to take the train

The bus don't go to Hogwarts
The bus cannot take us to Hogwarts

You gots to take the train
You have to take the train

And we'll take the train
We will take the train

From Platform 9 3/4
We will depart from the fictional platform located between Platforms 9 and 10 at King's Cross station in London that serves as a gateway to Hogwarts

Cause the bus don't go to Hogwarts
Because the bus cannot take us to Hogwarts

And we'll take the train
We will take the train

Oooooh yeahhhh
An expression of joy or excitement

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