Night Boat To Cairo (No.14)
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Night Boat To Cairo" was released in 1980 on a 4-track ep entitled Work Rest & Play by Madness
The ep peaked at No.6 on the UK Singles Chart in April 1980, and would include 3 new songs not on the Madness debut album.
The song has an unusual structure, with a single long verse followed by an even longer instrumental section, then, towards the end, the song slows right down, then comes back in again, just as you think it's going to end.