Single:
Marrakesh Express entered the Australian singles chart* on 23 August 1969 and peaked at #27.
Album:
The song is on the 1969 album Crosby, Stills and Nash.
Songwriter:
Graham Nash
Producers:
David Crosby, Graham Nash, Stephen Stills
Record label of Australian release:
Atlantic
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Songfacts:
Marrakesh is a city in Morocco famous for leather goods. The “Marrakesh Express” is the train Graham Nash took on a trip there from Casablanca in 1966. The lyrics are filled with the sights, sounds and vibes that he encountered on the trip.
Before he left The Hollies in 1968, Nash offered this song to the band, but his bandmates rejected it as being not commercial enough.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/crosby-stills-nash/marrakesh-express
Lyrics:
Looking at the world through the sunset in your eyes
Traveling the train through clear Moroccan skies
Ducks and pigs and chickens call
Animal carpet wall to wall
American ladies five-foot tall in blue
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