Remarks:
Of all the #1 hits on the British pop chart from 1970 to 1994 (I listened to them all), this one from 1988 is one of my favourites. In the US it only went to #91. It is heavily based on samples, everything from Gil Scott-Heron to aerosol spray. S-Express means the S Train in New York – even though the band is from Britain.
See also:
- songs: the 1980s
- other #1 hits on the British pop chart:
- 1969: Desmond Dekker & The Aces: Israelites
- 1970: Edison Lighthouse: Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
- 1970: Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
- 1971: Tony Orlando & Dawn: Knock Three Times
- 1974: The Three Degrees: When Will I See You Again
- 1974: Carl Douglas: Kung Fu Fighting
- 1974: Sweet Sensation: Sad Sweet Dreamer
- 1975: David Bowie: Space Oddity
- 1977: Donna Summer: I Feel Love
- 1978: Boney M: Rivers of Babylon
- 1980: Olivia Newton-John ft ELO: Xanadu
- 1980: Blondie: The Tide is High
- 1982: Irene Cara: Fame
- 1983: Michael Jackson: Billie Jean
- 1986: The Communards: Don’t Leave Me This Way
- 1986: Madonna: True Blue
- 1988: S’Express: Theme from S-Express
- 1989: Soul II Soul: Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)
- 1989: Black Box: Ride On Time
- 1995: Shaggy: Boombastic
- 1996: Spice Girls: Wannabe
- 2002: Aaliyah: More Than a Woman
- 2002: Atomic Kitten: The Tide is High
- 2003: Evanescence: Bring Me to Life
- 2007: Rihanna ft Jay Z: Umbrella
- 2010: B.o.B. & Bruno Mars: Nothin’ on You
- 2015: Adele: Hello
Lyrics:
Enjoy this trip
Enjoy this trip
And it is a trip
S’Express
S’Express
S’Express
Countdown is progressing
Uno dos
Uno dos tres quatro
I got the hots for you
Boop
REPEAT
I got the hots for you
Boop boop b-boop bep b-bep ah ah
I got the hots for you
Boop boop b-bep boop boop b-bep bep
I got the hots for you
Boop boop b-boop bep b-bep ah ah
I got the hots for you
Boop boop b-bep boop boop b-bep bep
S’Express
S’Express
S’Express
S’Express
Come on and listen to me baby now
Come on and listen to me baby now
Come on and listen to me baby now
Come on and listen to me baby now
Come on and listen to me baby now
Come on and listen to me baby now
Come on and listen to me baby now
Ooh ooh ooh
I got the hots for you
Boop
REPEAT
I got the hots for you
Boop boop b-boop bep b-bep ah ah
I got the hots for you
Boop boop b-bep boop boop b-bep bep
I got the hots for you
Boop boop b-boop bep b-bep ah ah
I got the hots for you
Boop boop b-bep boop boop b-bep bep
Oh that’s bad
No that’s good
Enjoy this trip
And it is a trip
REPEAT
Drop that ghetto blaster
Come on and listen to me baby now
Come on and listen to me baby now
Come on and listen to me baby now
Come on and listen to me baby now
Come on and listen to me baby now
Come on and listen to me baby now
Come on and listen to me baby now
Come on and listen to me baby now
S’Express
S’Express
S’Express
S’Express
S’Express
S’Express
S’Express
Aah
Source: Genius Lyrics.
I grew up in London, remember the day this tune dropped and the club we were in in Camden played it twice because people went nuts for it.
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