We Built This Suburb on Indie Rock

from Bohemian Suburb Rhapsody by New Waver

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We rocked for anarchy, to stick it to the man
We'd bring down the upper classes - that was our plan
We all moved to Fitzroy when it was a dump
Our creative energy reversed a real estate slump
Now it's cool to live round here - everyone is copying us
Don't you remember? We built this suburb on indie rock!

We stopped the wrecking ball, campaigned to save the trees
Transformed unused store fronts into galleries
Ran cafes and venues, opened funky shops
Made it cool for guys in suits to live near our tram stops
Landlord's putting up the ramp - the revolution seems to have flopped
Don't the remember? We built this suburb on indie pop!

We moved out to Brunswick - now it's value grows
Northcote's worth a billion - onto Broadmeadows
You'd hope that by now, we'd have learned our lesson
Please come to the opening of my micro-gallery in Preston
Now I'm 45 and broke - my young landlord is into techno
Don't he remember? We built this suburb on indie rock

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from Bohemian Suburb Rhapsody, released March 1, 2010

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