2 4 6 8 Motorway - Tom Robinson 7" 45

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This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. Robinson wrote the song between leaving Café Society in 1976 and forming the Tom Robinson Band the following year, at a time when he was performing with whichever friends were available on the night; thus, the song had to be simple enough to learn in a few minutes. The verse came from Robinson's memories of driving back to London through the night after gigs with Café Society: "By the time our van hit the last stretch of M1 into London the motorway sun really was coming up with the morning light. Comment: Tom Robinson Band - 2 4 6 8 Motorway - 7 Inch - UK Pressing - Emi - 1977 - EMI2715 - Four Prong Label Design B/W I Shall Be Released In Plain Sleeve - In Plain/Company Sleeve, Condition (Disc): /EX.

Racism towards African Americans in America would not exist if everyone sat down and listened to this song and understood the history behind the words. Continuing our look at the stories behind the songs, we turn our attention to a perennial driving favourite.

The frontman for one of Canada's most well-known punk rock bands talks about his Eddie Vedder encounter, Billy Talent's new album, and the importance of rock and roll. Tom Robinson "2-4-6-8 Motorway" at Glastonbury 2016 | "2-4-6-8 Motorway" 40th ANNIVERSARY TOUR takes place October 2017, performing Power In The Darkness album in full. The song was performed by the Tom Robinson Band, which included Tom Robinson as lead vocalist and bass player, Danny Kustow as the guitarist, Mark Ambler on keyboards, and Dolphin Taylor as drummer. Ed Sheeran dedicates his album outro to a lover who has blessed him with a unique experience that he seeks to describe through the song’s nuanced lyrics. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are.

Not to be confused with Davies’s song Lola, which proved that boys would sometimes be girls (and vice versa).All of which goes to show that boys will be boys – as Robinson would remind us with his next hit, Glad To Be Gay. Sláðu einfaldlega inn hljómana sem þú kannt hér að neðan, aðskilda með kommu, og við sýnum þér hvaða lög þú getur spilað! The chorus hook was a straight lift from my favourite chant at Gay Lib demos - ‘2,4,6,8, Gay is twice as good as straight. There was no Tom Robinson Band at the time - just the name and a series of pub gigs I’d blagged for the coming weeks.