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Old 06-29-03, 01:47 PM
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Help me ID this 80's song!

So I was listening to a streaming radio station from the UK that apperantly doesnt believe in telling you the names of the songs.

The song was kind of that Ska style, sounding like Madness - but it wasnt them, the singer was more cockney. The only lyric I remember was something about 'jumping in the river nile'.

It's not a lot to go on, I know - but does it ring any bells for someone?
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Originally posted by El-Kabong
The song was kind of that Ska style, sounding like Madness - but it wasnt them, the singer was more cockney. The only lyric I remember was something about 'jumping in the river nile'.

It's not a lot to go on, I know - but does it ring any bells for someone?
</small>Not unless it is "Night Boat to Cairo" by, er, Madness! ( it starts with a foghorn and may involve Suggs singing with a few more glottal stops than normal. I believe that he is a north London guy....).
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Yup - that would be it! Funny, it didnt sound like the lead singer of Madness at all when I first heard it. Maybe I'm just going deaf.
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Originally posted by El-Kabong
Yup - that would be it! Funny, it didnt sound like the lead singer of Madness at all when I first heard it. Maybe I'm just going deaf.
Maybe Suggs didn't have much to do with that one??

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Could it have been the Joboxers?

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