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"Sunset Strip" is a song written by the English musician and singer-songwriter Roger Waters for his second studio album, Radio K.A.O.S. (1987). It was placed as the fifth track on the record. It was also released as the album's second single, in September 1987.
| "Sunset Strip" | ||||
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| Single by Roger Waters | ||||
| from the album Radio K.A.O.S. | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | 12 September 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Studio | Billiard Room (London) | |||
| Length | 4:45 (Album Version) 4:06 (Single Version) | |||
| Label | Columbia/CBS (US) EMI (UK) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Roger Waters | |||
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| Alternative covers | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Sunset Strip" on YouTube | ||||
Background
editBilly is a young man with a disability. He uses a wheelchair and is thought to be incapable of speech. However, Billy is highly intelligent and gifted, and can hear radio waves in his head. He begins to explore the cordless phone, recognising its similarity to a radio. He experiments with a phone which his brother, Benny, now in prison, hid in his wheelchair after burgling an electronics shop. Through it Billy is able to access computers and speech synthesisers and learns to speak through them. He calls a radio station in Los Angeles named "Radio KAOS" and tells the disc jockey (DJ) of his life story. "Sunset Strip" is about Billy's sister-in-law, Molly not being able to cope and sending him to L.A. to live with his uncle Dave. During the song Billy expresses his longing for home and the song mentions various things associated with Wales, such as the Red Dragon, male voice choirs, the land of his fathers and the Black Fields.
Track listings
edit| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Sunset Strip" | 4:06 |
| 2. | "Money (Live)" | 6:28 |
| 3. | "Get Back to Radio (Demo)" | 4:46 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sunset Strip" | 4:06 |
| 2. | "Money (Live)" | 6:28 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sunset Strip" | 4:06 |
| 2. | "The Tide Is Turning (After Live Aid)" | 5:43 |
Charts
edit| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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| US Mainstream Rock Songs (Billboard)[1] | 15 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Roger Waters - Sunset Strip". Billboard. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
External links
edit- "Sunset Strip" at Discogs (list of releases)
- Roger Waters official website