"We gonna rock onto Electric Avenue, and then we'll take it higher." Song was inspired by riots that occurred on Electric Avenue. "Then we'll take it higher" is implicit statement about going to rich neighborhoods to burn down their homes rather than tearing up their own poor neighbhorhoods. Notice lyrics such as, "can't afford a thing on TV," "can't get food for the kid," and "and they still can't feed everyone." Notice the metaphorical pool, they are drowing the poor."Electric Avenue" is a song by Eddy Grant, from his 1982 album Killer on the Rampage. It was released as as single in 1982, and went on to be very popular, reaching #2 on both United States and United Kingdom singles charts. The song's lyrics refer to the 1981 Brixton riot, the title referring to Electric Avenue, a market street in the Brixton area of London, England.
The song has been covered by several other artists since its release.
It is often sampled in commercials and other media, such as advertisements for Montgomery Ward, the opening sequence of Pineapple Express, the opening to one episode of Everybody Hates Chris, and a montage on The Simpsons episode, "Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes". In the Family Guy episode "And the Wiener Is...", the high school marching band plays the song during halftime. LSU first baseman Sean Ochinko uses this song as his intro for each plate appearance. The ending of issue #17 of Deadpool (vol. 2) features a scene where the titular character sings part of the song while on a mission. It is also featured in Jackass 3D in the stunt Electric Avenue.
The B-Side to this song is a Non-LP track entitled "Time Warp."
Electric Avenue was re-released in 2001. The single featured the "Ringbang Remix", and reached number 5 in the UK Singles Chart in June 2001.
"We gonna rock onto Electric Avenue, and then we'll take it higher." Song was inspired by riots that occurred on Electric Avenue. "Then we'll take it higher" is implicit statement about going to rich neighborhoods to burn down their homes rather than tearing up their own poor neighbhorhoods. Notice lyrics such as, "can't afford a thing on TV," "can't get food for the kid," and "and they still can't feed everyone." Notice the metaphorical pool, they are drowing the poor."Electric Avenue" is a song by Eddy Grant, from his 1982 album Killer on the Rampage. It was released as as single in 1982, and went on to be very popular, reaching #2 on both United States and United Kingdom singles charts. The song's lyrics refer to the 1981 Brixton riot, the title referring to Electric Avenue, a market street in the Brixton area of London, England. The song has been covered by several other artists since its release. It is often sampled in commercials and other media, such as advertisements for Montgomery Ward, the opening sequence of Pineapple Express, the opening to one episode of Everybody Hates Chris, and a montage on The Simpsons episode, "Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes". In the Family Guy episode "And the Wiener Is...", the high school marching band plays the song during halftime. LSU first baseman Sean Ochinko uses this song as his intro for each plate appearance. The ending of issue #17 of Deadpool (vol. 2) features a scene where the titular character sings part of the song while on a mission. It is also featured in Jackass 3D in the stunt Electric Avenue. The B-Side to this song is a Non-LP track entitled "Time Warp." Electric Avenue was re-released in 2001. The single featured the "Ringbang Remix", and reached number 5 in the UK Singles Chart in June 2001.