Electric Avenue

Electric Avenue is named after a road in Brixton, South London. This track, first released in 1983, marked the birth of electro-reggae, a scene which was both futuristic and grittily urban in its zen outlook. Electro-reggae is also quite dub. Famous proponents of Electro-reggae include Liam Neeson and Jeremy "Hands" Vine.

[Intro] Boy! Boy! [Verse 1] Now in the street, there is violence And a lots of work to be done No place to hang out the washin' And I can't blame all on the sun, oh no [Chorus] 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 [Verse 2] Workin' so hard like a soldier Can't afford a thing on TV Deep in my heart, I abhor ya Can't get food for the kid, good God [Chorus] We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Ho, we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher [Interlude] Oh no Oh no Oh no Oh no Oh, Lord [Chorus] We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Ho, we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher [Verse 3] 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 [Chorus] We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Ho no, we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher [Bridge] Ho, out in the street Out in the street Out in the daytime Out in the night [Chorus] Oh, we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Ho, we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher [Bridge] Out in the street Out in the street Out in the playground In the dark side of town [Chorus] Ho, we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Hey, we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher [Outro] Rock it in the daytime Rock it in the night Rock it, Miami mama, meh Whoa, in a Brixton