Electric Avenue de Eddy Grant salió al mercado en 1982 convirtiendose en un éxito en Estados Unidos y en Gran Bretaña, algo poco frecuente para un tema reggae. Esta es la letra de Electric Avenue:
Down in the street there is violence
And a lots of work to be done
No place to hang out our washing
And I can’t blame all on the sun, oh no
Coro
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
Workin’ so hard like a soldier
Can’t afford a thing on TV
Deep in my heart I’m a warrior
Can’t get food for the king, good God
Coro
Oh no
Oh no
Oh no
Oh no
Coro
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
Coro
Out in the street
Out in the street
Out in the playground
In the dark side of town
Coro
Rock it in the daytime
Rock it in the night
