West End Riot

About West End Riot

"West End Riot" was the fourth single taken from Australian rock group, The Living End's debut self-titled album. It was released in July 1999, and peaked at No. 83 on the Australian ARIA singles chart in August 1999. The song was more popular with listeners of national radio station, Triple J, appearing at No. 48 on their Hottest 100 poll for that year. The song title and lyrics refer two boys who are born and raised in two different areas, who play together in the streets with toy guns, but who grow up to live very different lives, with their childhood fun being nothing more than a memory. The song is based on the West and East sides of Melbourne, even though in later years the feud has died down. I was listening to a lot of the Jam at this point. It was about kids knocking around together and how their lives part as they get older – and never the twain shall meet again. My mum and dad were both from that area [the industrial west]. Dad's family was very poor and he told me stories about his dad sitting on the steps crying during the Depression when all the men would come home from work, because he didn't have a job. Maybe that stuff gets into you. I always hated the idea of some people looking down on other people. more »

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1998

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There's a kid who was born and was raised in the west
There's a kid from the east who never really fit in with the rest 
Every week they would meet in the street with their friends 
With the guns that they made and the caps that they stole they would fight to 
Their death 
This time we'll have victory 
Last time ended in a defeat 
Our town becomes a battleground 
West End Riot 
We'll be here next Saturday 
With our guns and our heads held high 
So listen up boys, you'd better not cry this time 
See a bum on the street that you think you recognise 
Young kid never looked so bad, when he was only 4ft high 
Six o'clock runnin' home I don't wanna be late 
Another Saturday of sun and war shared with our mates 
Boys will be boys playing up and making lots of noise 
Never used to talk about the future 
Never thought that we'd have to care 
So west end riot!
There's a man who was born in the west workin' at a factory 
There's a man from the east who know runs the whole company 
How they've grown on their own not like the kids they used to be 
Saturdays of sun and war are just fond memories

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The Living End

The Living End is an Australian rock band from Melbourne, Victoria, formed in 1994. The current lineup consists of Chris Cheney (vocals, guitar), Scott Owen (double bass, vocals) and Andy Strachan (drums). The band rose to fame in the late 1990s after the release of their double A-side single, Second Solution / Prisoner of Society. more »

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