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Lost in the high street, where the dogs run
Roaming suburban boys
Mother's got a hairdo to be done
She says they're too old for toys
Stood by the bus stop with a felt pen
In this suburban hell
And in the distance a police car
To break the suburban spell
Let's take a ride, and run with the dogs tonight
In Suburbia
You can't hide, run with the dogs tonight
In Suburbia
Break the window by the town hall
Listen, the siren screams
There in the distance, like a roll call
Of all the suburban dreams
Let's take a ride, and run with the dogs tonight
In Suburbia
You can't hide, run with the dogs tonight
In Suburbia
I only wanted something else to do but hang around (Repeat four
times)
It's on the front page of the papers
This is their hour of need
Where's a policeman when you need one
To blame the colour TV?
Let's take a ride, and run with the dogs tonight
In Suburbia
You can't hide, run with the dogs tonight
In Suburbia (repeat)
UK's synth-pop duo
An appearance at the MTV Music Awards, Los Angeles and a visit to its
suburbs triggered off the creation of the song by the Pet Shop Boys.
"Suburbia" is a musical commentary on the nature of suburbs, the boredom
and underlying tension among disaffected youth that sparked off
intermittent riots at the least provocation.
The bass line of the song is based on "Into the Groove" by Madonna
and the theme is influenced by Chuck Mangione's 1977 pop hit "Feels So
Good." Composed by Neil Tennant of the UK synth-pop duo, the single was
released from their album "Please" in 1986 and became the duo's second
UK hit. |
