Electric Avenue Song

President donald trump and his re election campaign are facing a new copyright infringement lawsuit from the musician behind the 1983 hit electric avenue the suit claims trump illegally used the song in a widely viewed campaign video that disparaged democratic presidential nominee joe biden last month.
Electric avenue song. Lyrics for video below download on itunes. Electric avenue the hit 1982 song by eddy grant played in the background of the video. It is also in response to riots that had occurred in the area the. The tweet taken down on tuesday night has the message the media has been disabled in response.
Eddy grant electric avenue a cover by play me. The suit filed in u s. Eddy grant electric avenue. The song title refers to electric avenue in brixton south london which was the first market street to be lit by electricity.
Electric avenue is a shopping area in the brixton section of london named because is was the first street in the area to get electric lights. District court for the southern district of new york sdny. Electric avenue is a song written recorded and produced by eddy grant who released it from his 1982 album killer on the rampage. In the united states with the help of the mtv video he shot for it it was one of the biggest hits of 1983.