Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue (Music Video)

Eddy Grant with Electric Avenue, the original music video newly remastered in 4K 60FPS. Guyana-born singer and musician Eddy Grant released Electric Avenue in 1982, becoming a hit around the world. A single from Eddy Grant’s 1982 album “Killer on the Rampage“, Electric Avenue reached No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and topped the charts in Canada, Australia and the UK. Electric Avenue’s lyrics refer to the 1981 Brixton riot, with themes of social and cultural transformation. The title refers to Electric Avenue, a market street in the Brixton area of London known for its high population of Caribbean immigrants. The music video for Electric Avenue features Eddy Grant performing the song alongside futuristic elements, motorcycles, school children and strong symbolism. The video was directed by Steve Barron, with imagery and themes of urban life and cultural diversity that were particularly resonant at the time, as Brixton was going through a period of social and political