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What (who) is (Waiting For) The Ghost Train - definition

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Waiting for the ghost train

(Waiting For) The Ghost Train         
"(Waiting For) The Ghost-Train" is a single by Madness. Released in 1986 shortly after the band announced they were to split, it was their last single prior to reforming in 1992.
ghost train         
  • Conceptual image of a ghost train
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Ghost Train; Ghost train (folklore); Ghost train (spiritual entity)
¦ noun Brit. a miniature train at a funfair that travels through a dark tunnel in which there are eerie effects.
Ghost train         
  • Conceptual image of a ghost train
FOLKLORE TROPE
Ghost Train; Ghost train (folklore); Ghost train (spiritual entity)
In ghostlore, a ghost train is a phantom vehicle in the form of a locomotive or train. The ghost train differs from other traditional forms of haunting in that rather than being a static location where ghosts are claimed to be present, "the apparition is the entire train".

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(Waiting For) The Ghost Train

"(Waiting For) The Ghost-Train" is a single by Madness. Released in 1986 shortly after the band announced they were to split, it was their last single prior to reforming in 1992. It spent nine weeks in the UK charts, peaking at number 18. The song first appeared on an album on the band's 1986's Utter Madness greatest hits compilation, issued one month after its single release.

The song was written by Suggs about apartheid in South Africa, with its chorus "It's black and white, don't try to hide it" and the line "The station master's writing with a piece of orange chalk / One hundred cancellations, still no one wants to walk" (in reference to the South African flag). Mike Barson reunited with the other members of the band to record this song, although he did not appear in the music video.

A Christmas flexi-disc record containing the 'band demo' of the song was sent out to Madness fan club (M.I.S.) members, featuring farewells and thanks from each member of the band (except Barson).