These facilities were very congested, although the situation was alleviated somewhat in the 1960s by the creation of overspill bus parking between the two stations following demolition of the block of buildings on the corner of Parliamentary Road and Killermont Street.

That was only a temporary arrangement, as the demolition presaged the comprehensive redevelopment of this part of the city in the 1970s, sweeping away the original buildings and street layouts.

As part of this redevelopment, the new Buchanan Bus Station was built to the east of the previous facilities, on land which had formerly been occupied by the north side of Parliamentary Road and part of the goods depot of the former Buchanan Street railway station, which had closed in the 1960s under the Beeching Axe.

Anderston bus station closed in 1993, resulting in the transfer of some of its remaining services to Buchanan, whilst some other short-distance routes switched to on-street termini as a cost saving measure.

The song deals with escapism to new places from the station, with the recurring line There's a message for us, we can get there by bus, from Killermont Street.