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Escola Estadual de Ensino Fundamental e Médio Clementino Procópio Subject: English Teacher: Ana Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant Most American listeners didn't read much into the lyrics, but Grant claims this is a serious song. It refers to a real place in London, and tells the story of a poor man who beholds the things in life he could never achieve. Electric Avenue is a shopping area in the Brixton section of London, named because it was the first street in the area to get electric lights. Brixton was the setting for riots between police and protesters in 1981, which Grant refers to in the opening line, "Down in the street there is violence." This is one of the highest-charting reggae-influenced pop songs ever. Grant, a native of Guyana, had many pop and ska groups in England and Barbados. His first band, The Equals, had three Top 10 hits in England in the 1960s. They were the first multiracial band to find success in the UK. […] This was the biggest hit Grant ever had, but he still made showings in the Top 40 internationally with several British singles and "Romancing the Stone" in the US (#26, 1984). (Adapted from source: http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1855) Exercise Qual sua opinião a respeito do tema da letra da música? Ainda enfrentamos esse tipo de preconceito e discriminação? O que podemos fazer para mudar essa realidade? Escola Estadual de Ensino Fundamental e Médio Clementino Procópio Subject: English Teacher: Ana Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant Most American listeners didn't read much into the lyrics, but Grant claims this is a serious song. It refers to a real place in London, and tells the story of a poor man who beholds the things in life he could never achieve. Electric Avenue is a shopping area in the Brixton section of London, named because it was the first street in the area to get electric lights. Brixton was the setting for riots between police and protesters in 1981, which Grant refers to in the opening line, "Down in the street there is violence." This is one of the highest-charting reggae-influenced pop songs ever. Grant, a native of Guyana, had many pop and ska groups in England and Barbados. His first band, The Equals, had three Top 10 hits in England in the 1960s. They were the first multiracial band to find success in the UK. […] This was the biggest hit Grant ever had, but he still made showings in the Top 40 internationally with several British singles and "Romancing the Stone" in the US (#26, 1984). (Adapted from source: http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1855) Exercise Qual sua opinião a respeito do tema da letra da música? Ainda enfrentamos esse tipo de preconceito e discriminação? O que podemos fazer para mudar essa realidade?
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