Remarks:
This came out in 1988. I doubt it ever charted. The sound of the train is sampled from another song of the same name, “Express” by B.T. Express, which was a hit in the US in 1974.
I like the song mainly for the video. It reminds me of the 1980s more than most videos – because it seems to have been filmed somewhere on this plane of existence, not the Hollywood one created by casting directors, make-up artists, wardrobe, etc. It avoids what I call the Jeanie Boulet Effect where everything is too good-looking to seem real, like the statues of Greek gods or the cleaned-up street in “Do the Right Thing” (1989).
See also:
I don’t know if this is the right place to ask this, but is there a place on the internet for obscure yet great old music?
I am asking it because:
a) I recently listened to “Female Intuition” of the Dutch Band Mai Tai, and I was surprised how well it had aged; much better than the spot no. 77 in the Billboard list it earned back then. See also (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ_uT2fQNQ4)
b) Well, Iranian Funk is not something you hear on the radio every day. See also (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsQXFxxseqU)
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