About the band: Kayak is a Dutch progressive rock band formed in 1972, and still going strong after a time-out from 1982 until 1999. Their singles and albums sold well in the Netherlands, but they made little impact internationally. A pity, because they are my favourite Dutch band. Kayak currently have seven songs in my list of about 200 best pop/rock songs of all time.
About the song: a track from one of their best progressive albums, 1975's Royal Bed Bouncer. This song is the highlight of this great album with its tremendous drive. Unfortunately, the record company decided to cut out a marvelous instrumental interlude when they released this as a single, and that version appears on all compilations as well. Fortunately in 2006, I finally got hold of the album, and the better longer version is the one included in my list. Run time 4:14.
