Train Trying To Make Things Right In "Drive By"

Gave it to fans as a gift for Valentine's Day, San Francisco band Train have unveiled the lovey-dovey music video for "Drive By," the first single from their upcoming LP, "California 37,” the pop/rock band's follow up to “Save Me, San Francisco,” which featured the outrageously successful “Hey Soul Sister.” The new sixth studio album is due out April 17.
This upbeat Pop-Rock tune is driven by an acoustic guitar and a diluted pop beat. It was penned by the Frontman Pat Monahan, and the band had been performing the tune during their 2011 Summer Tour. Train's singles tend to gradually build momentum as pop radio all embraced the song with enthusiasm. Speaking with Billboard magazine, Monahan said: "We're not used to that kind of thing. Usually Train is a very slow build. 'Hey Soul Sister' and 'Drops Of Jupiter,' 'Calling All Angels,' everything took a long time to manifest into hit songs."
Some people reading that headline will probably think they've stumbled upon the ultimate pop song. (Especially Grammy voters.) Yes, Train is back with a brand-new invention, "Drive By," a spare, mostly acoustic, arrangement on the verse leads into an upbeat singalong chorus, and it should be nearly as beguiling as their comeback single "Hey Soul Sister" was a couple years ago. Probably the most truthful representation of depth of the Train aesthetic is captured in this still from the "Drive By" promo clip.
Monahan won't let the 'love' of his life get away in the jaunty “Drive By” clip, features a sweet love story. Monahan flashes back to a romance that played out in California's wine country before things somehow went wrong. Not one to let a good thing slip away, the lead singer has to figure out a way to get back into her good graces. He and his band hop into a fleet of 1967 Pontiac Firebird classic cars and 'drive by' from San Francisco to Sonoma winery to serenade her and make things right.