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"Groovy Train" by the Farm
The Farm!
Remember them?
OK, probably not. Is that anybody's fault? Not really. They were kind of a poor man's Happy Mondays meets a poor man's Primal Scream in a dark alley with a poor man's EMF. In all, their career lasted about 5 tenths of a second and mostly amounted to this single song, "Groovy Train". But oh, what a song it was. Purely, utterly, decadently early 90's Brit Pop, with a dance beat, some random soul singer, poorly played guitars, an infectious hook and some bloke singing random lyrics about getting on some sort of groovy train. Who could resist? No one, that's who. Well, I suppose the US resisted the temptation to board such a groovy locomotive, but rail travel has never really caught on in the States like it has in Europe. Really, the song as about as much substance as a Wheat Thin, but that doesn't stop it from making my day when it makes its way back into the Shuffle stack. And yes, you are so special, oh so special.
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imaginary dana said on December 19, 2007:
I likewise remember this song and really liked it back in ye day. Never owned it tho.
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Mark said on July 13, 2008:
oh yesssss I remember "Groovy Train ". Wasn't released in the US (or record simply didn't catch on) until summer '91. I"m a 45 rpm collector and at the last minute Sire Records decided to release it on vinyl (1990-up 45's are often impossible to find here due to low issue)
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Rick G said on December 19, 2007:
Not only do I remember this band, and that song, but I:
a) Listened to that casette nonstop for three weeks
b) Never listened to it again, and
c) Made the bizarre mistake of purchasing their second album. I own the ONLY COPY OF IT, and I'm not sharing. But it's for your own good.