"Groovy Train" was the second single released by Liverpool-based pop group The Farm. It was released in August 1990 as the first single from their debut album Spartacus (which would be released in April 1991), having been produced by Graham "Suggs" McPherson of Madness and Terry Farley. The single reached #6 on the UK Singles Chart and #15 on the U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
It contains a distinctive guitar intro by Keith Mullen which was possibly his most significant contribution to any one song. "Groovy Train" featured on the influential 1990 'Madchester' compilation album Happy Daze.
The video for the single features a cameo from actor Bill Dean,who at the time was in Liverpool soap opera Brookside.His character, Harry Cross was a retired train driver,and Dean is seen in the video driving a train with the band aboard.
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