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Artist: Eddy Grant
Track: Electric Avenue

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Boy
Boy

Down in the street there is violence
And a lots of work to be done
No place to hang out our washing
And I can't blame all on the sun, oh no

We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue
And then we'll take it higher
Oh we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue
And then we'll take it higher

Workin' so hard like a soldier
Can't afford a thing on TV
Deep in my heart I'm a warrior
Can't get food for them kid, good God

We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue
And then we'll take it higher
Oh we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue
And then we'll take it higher

Oh no
Oh no
Oh no
Oh no, oh no

We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue
And then we'll take it higher
Oh we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue
And then we'll take it higher

Who is to blame in one country
Never can get to the one
Dealin' in multiplication
And they still can't feed everyone, oh no

We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue
And then we'll take it higher, oh no
We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue
And then we'll take it higher, oh

Out in the street
Out in the street
Out in the daytime
Out in the night

Oh, we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue
And then we'll take it higher
Oh we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue
And then we'll take it higher

Out in the street
Out in the street
Out in the playground
In the dark side of town

Oh, we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue
And then we'll take it higher, hey
We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue (oh, yeah)
And then we'll take it higher
Rocking in the daytime (we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue)
Rocking in the nighttime (And then we'll take it higher)
Rocking in Miami, ma-ma-me (Electric Avenue)
(And then we'll take it higher) (Electric Avenue)
(We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue)
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Eddy Grant – Electric Avenue
Guyanese-British singer Eddy Grant’s seminal response to the 1981 Brixton riot; riots that were themselves a response to police brutality, racial tension, and the high level of
Eddy Grant – Electric Avenue (Ringbang Mix)
Boy! / Boy! / Now in the street, there is violence / And-and a lots of work to be done / No place to hang out our washing / And-and I can't blame all on the sun / Oh no, we gonna
Eddy Grant – Electric Avenue (Ron Hester remix)
Boy! / Boy! / Now in the street, there is violence / And-and a lots of work to be done / No place to hang out our washing / And-and I can't blame all on the sun / Oh no, we gonna
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Now in the street there is violence / And a lots of work to be done / No place to hang out our washing / And I can't blame all on the sun, oh no / We gonna rock down to Electric
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Umphrey's McGee (Ft. Jennifer Hartswick) – Electric Avenue to Hell
["Highway to Hell" Instrumental Intro] / ["Electric Avenue" Verse 1] / Now in the street there is violence / And a lots of work to be done / No place to hang out our washing / And
Powerman 5000 – Electric Avenue
We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue / And then we'll take it higher / We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue / And then we'll take it higher / Down in the street there is violence
Raggadeath – Electric Avenue
Boy! / [Verse 1] / Now in the street, there is violence / And then a lots of work to be done / No place to hang out the washin' / And then I can't blame it all on the sun, oh no
Tait – Electric Avenue
Everybody, yeah / Take it to the streets / Give the people hope, yeah / Give them love / Down in the street there is violence / Lots of work to be done / No place to hang out our
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Eurgh! Agh! / Out in the streets there is violence / And [?] / [?] kickin’ that bitch / [?] / [Outro] / Be right back?
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Word is out, gets around / There’s a rumble from the sky to the ground / You we’re lost, now you’re found / All the voices make a beautiful sound / So come on, everybody / We are
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The Kingdom of McChicken – Electric Avenue
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Ohhhh! Ohhhh! Yeah, yeah / Ohhhh! Ohhhh! Yeah, yeah.) / Word is out, gets around / There's a rumble from the sky to the ground! / You were lost, now you're found / All the voices
"Weird Al" Yankovic – Flatbush Avenue
Oy / Oy / Down on the street they got bagels / And there's a sale on cream cheese and lox / Nosh on some blintzes and bratwurst / Not in the mood for Jack-In-The-Box / Oy vey / We
JustinRPG (Ft. Eddy Grant) – Zekrom's Place
I'm at Zekroms place (Zekrom's place) / (come to electric avenue, and then well take it higher) / (come to electric avenue, and then well take it higher) / I'm at electric avenue
The Shape Shifters (USA) – Circuit City
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Genius Q&A
Q:When did Eddy Grant release “Electric Avenue”?
Eddy Grant released “Electric Avenue” in 1982.
Q:Who produced “Electric Avenue” by Eddy Grant?
“Electric Avenue” by Eddy Grant was produced by Eddy Grant.
Q:Who wrote “Electric Avenue” by Skindred?
“Electric Avenue” by Skindred was written by Eddy Grant.
Q:What is the most popular song by Eddy Grant?
The most popular song by Eddy Grant is “Electric Avenue” with a total of 132.1K page views.
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