Electric Avenue Lyrics
It was not an exciting place to be.
Electric avenue lyrics. Deep in my heart I abhor you Cant get food for the kid Good God We gonna rock down to Electric avenue And then well take it higher Ho We gonna rock down to Electric. The songs title refers to Electric Avenue in the south London district of. Brixton was the setting for riots between police and protesters in 1981 which Grant refers to in the opening line Down in the street there is violence This is one of the highest-charting reggae.
I dont own this song. Cant get food for them kid. Rocking down to electric avenue is them choosing to stay out of the ri.
Lyrics to Electric Avenue by EDDY GRANT. Regardless of interpretation the song is about poverty in response to the 1981 Brixton Riots. Electric Avenue is a shopping area in the Brixton section of London named because is was the first street in the area to get electric lights.
The songs lyrics refer to the 1981 Brixton riot the title referring to Electric Avenue a market street in the Brixton area of London England. The line now in the streets there is violence and lots of work to be done highlights this point. I hope you enjoy.
Good god we gonna rock down to electric avenue. Boy Boy Now in the street there is violence And and a lots of work to be done No place to hang out our washin And and I cant blame all on the sun Oh no we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then. Eddy Grants Electric Avenue Lyrics Meaning.
In the United States with the help of the MTV video he shot for it it was one of the biggest hits of 1983. Verse 1 A Bm Now in the street there is violence A Bm And a lots of work to be done A Bm No place to hang out our washing A Bm And I cant blame all on the sun oh no Chorus. Deep in my heart I am warrior.