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"Night Boat to Cairo" is a song by British ska/pop band Madness from their debut 1979 album ''One Step Beyond...''. It was written by Mike Barson and Suggs and was also included on the ''Work Rest and Play'' EP, which peaked at #6 in the UK music charts. The song was later re-issued as a single in 1993, following the success of the re-issued version of "It Must Be Love," but failed to reach the top 40, peaking at number 56.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/madness/ )〕 The song has an unusual structure, with a single long verse followed by an even longer instrumental section, heavily sax-based. At one point, after a key change from C to F, the instrumental slows right down and momentarily stops, then the opening notes of the song are repeated before the tempo picks up again. It was remixed slightly for inclusion on the band's eponymous 1983 album compiled for the USA. The song is featured in the 2011 Wii video game ''Just Dance 3''. It is often used by Madness to close live concerts. ==Music video== After the decision to issue the ''Work Rest and Play'' EP, a promotional music video was needed. However, there was not enough time to make an effective video before the record was released,〔 so a low-budget karaoke-type video was hastily filmed in a studio instead. The video featured the band dressed in stereotypical British colonial attire, including short trousers and "Zulu"-style pith helmets, in front of a blatantly chroma keyed backdrop of an Egyptian pyramid; the lyrics appearing on screen in "bouncing ball" style as Suggs sang them.〔 During the long instrumental sections of the song, the band ran and jumped around the set, marching and performing their signature "Nutty Train". Despite - or perhaps because of - the poor effects and editing, and all-round unprofessional feel, it became very popular with fans, perhaps also due to the carefree nature and fooling around of the band onscreen that can be attributed to the large amount of alcohol they consumed while filming.〔 However, this music video was not used with the 1993 reissue and remixes. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Night Boat to Cairo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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