Thanks, mikecurtis, but it’s newer than that. The singer’s voice is very similar, though.
Last night, I listened to some tracks of The Blasters and didn’t find what I’m looking for. But I see they recorded four studio albums between 1980 and 1985, and it might be on one of them.
Thanks again!
Hey, I found it!!! It’s “The Conductor Wore Black” by Rank and File, released in 1982.
Damn that brings back some fine memories, and it sure feels nice to scratch that itch!!!
Thanks to all of you for your help and I hope you like it!
How did I not know about Rank and File until now??
That’s exactly the kind of thing I was into back then: Blasters, Beat Farmers, Jason & the Scorchers…
Thanks for finding this, alovem. Great stuff!
Oh yeah…I remember that song!
I’m surprised Lin couldn’t come up with it. I seem to remember it played pretty regularly for a while.
Btw the lyrics are
This train carries liars
This train carries thieves
Not iron and steel
FWIW, I messaged Lin again After the song was identified, and he replied simply, “One of my favorite bands.”
No further elaboration, but my guess is he would have nailed it with the right lyrics. Anyway, I don’t feel like bugging him any further about this.