(Waiting for) The Ghost Train
by Madness
- Artist
- Madness
- First released
- 1986
- Duration
About this song
Suggs-written Madness single released 27 October 1986, a veiled protest against apartheid in South Africa; it reached No. 18 in the UK.
Song themes
Performance tips
- Keep the nutty Madness bounce but let the darker lyric come through.
- Have the crowd do the train-whistle bits.
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