Eddie Grant

Do you remember that song Electric Avenue? I do. The funny thing is that it makes me feel like I should be making some revolutionary change. And I feel bad that I'm not.
I envision the new wave generation hearing this song, raising our hands in solidarity and blocking traffic in and out of a munitions factory. I see us singing this song in unison and opening CO-Ops and natural food communities. Free food for all ! Solar Powered concerts in the park!

So what the heck happened? Perhaps we needed more detailed instructions. Perhaps an album with a paperback book on liberation. Soul Force revolution! That's what we need!

Hmm, Maybe he lost his momentum by doing that silly song for the Romancing the Stone movie. Perhaps it was bad for the revolution. Then Montgomery Wards used Electric Avenue for a promotion of their electronics Department. Eddie Grant went on to record a great song about apartheid and hope and Johannesburg, but by then Public Enemy had become the voice of revolution.

So, If you see me marching down the street sing electric avenue, please stop and join me and the world will live as one. Ooops, different song.