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Anyone remember Eddy Grant and "Electric Avenue?"

   
Old 02-17-09, 02:48 AM
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Anyone remember Eddy Grant and "Electric Avenue?"
That song rocked.

It was the opening theme for Pineapple Express

Whatever happened to that guy?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtPk5IUbdH0


He also made this sweet video for Romancing The Stone the movie with Michael Douglas.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOsVohtbgxc
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Re: Anyone remember Eddy Grant and "Electric Avenue?"
I liked his song that went "Gimme HOPE, Joanna! Gimme, HOPE Joanna!", about apartheid. Good stuff.
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And they still can't feed everyone, oh no...
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Re: Anyone remember Eddy Grant and "Electric Avenue?"
Sure. He has plenty of worldwide hits and gets major kudos for the song "Police On My Back" (The Equals) that the Clash took to a new level.
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Re: Anyone remember Eddy Grant and "Electric Avenue?"
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Whatever happened to that guy?
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Re: Anyone remember Eddy Grant and "Electric Avenue?"
I liked his song that went "Gimme HOPE, Joanna! Gimme, HOPE Joanna!", about apartheid. Good stuff.
Here is the video for that song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNNfA...eature=related
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Yes, I remember it well.
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Yep. My brother bought the 45 when the single was released.
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I don't wanna dance....dance with ya baby, no more!
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That song is on my main station on Jango, I hear it fairly often.
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It was on an episode of My Name is Earl.
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Personally, I've been trying to forget that song since the first time I heard it. Thanks for bringing it up again. But if you dig it, more power to you.
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Personally, I've been trying to forget that song since the first time I heard it. Thanks for bringing it up again. But if you dig it, more power to you.
No shit. My first response to the question is...unfortunately. I truly hated that song. And fortunately, I did hear other songs from the guy. Much better, and not grating.
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Can't stand that song.
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Yep. It was junior high and we were playing in the street (not Electric Avenue) at night during the summer. We listened to a Top 40 station on the radio playing the Top 10 hits for the week.
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Love it. It's one of those effortless foot-tappers.
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He also made this sweet video for Romancing The Stone the movie with Michael Douglas.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOsVohtbgxc
GREAT tune. Surprised he never had much of a career in the US. He fit into the 80's pop scene so well.
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Re: Anyone remember Eddy Grant and "Electric Avenue?"
This song popped in my head last week as I drove on a real life Electric Avenue
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This song popped in my head last week as I drove on a real life Electric Avenue
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Too bad he stole the song from Pras.



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Oh no!
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Good song, I hear it every few months or so.
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best LP i've ever bought at the Salvation Army. so good that i had to pick up the CD. plus, the album cover is sexxxy:

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That pose is enough to want the singer and the song.
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