77. "Electric Avenue" by Eddy Grant
Rockin' bass. Good.
Drivin' beat. Good.
Catchy sing-along chorus. Good.
Lyrics about a London riot that broke out after the police ignored a black kid that had been stabbed and lay bleeding on the street. Not so good.
Still couldn't resist turning it up and singing along and dancing in my seat while driving...the tractor.
This is one of the songs I remember enjoying while discing the hell out of the fields by Mormon Canyon. There are a lot of them coming up on the countdown, so prepare yourself for plenty of summer-of-'83 flashbacks.
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