C'mon N' Ride It (The Train) - Radio Mix

Twenty-four years after The O'Jays invited us aboard the Love Train, The Quad City DJ's pulled into town with "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)," a dance-floor filler that's all about getting your groove on. The song was one of the big hits in the Miami bass genre, which also includes "Me So Horny" by 2 Live Crew and "Whoomp! There It Is" by Tag Team. One of the Quad City DJ's is C.C. Lemonhead, who was also part of the group 95 South ("Whoot! There It Is") and the 69 Boyz ("Tootsee Roll").

Most Miami bass tracks are pumped full of testosterone, but this one features a female vocalist: JeLana LaFleur, who was part of the group. The guys in the group, Jay Ski and C.C. Lemonhead, handle the verses, where they make a few moves on the ladies ("I wanna take you home with me"...) but keep it clean, with the focus on dancing and having a good time. This gave the song lots of crossover appeal and earned it airplay on stations that shied away from booty songs. This is a lesson learned from Tag Team, whose family-friendly "Whoomp! There It Is," released in 1993, became a franchise.

The beat is sampled from Barry White's 1974 "Theme From Together Brothers."