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WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE by deissideissi
Showdown for the AGFA-Area in october and november 2007. Old camera factory was located south of Munich - Tegernseer Landstraße - at Mittlerer Ring in the neighbourhood of the former McGraw-Kaserne, 1945-92 Munich Sub-Area Headquarters for the US-Army.Video is a tribute to Eric Burdon, the Animals and the song We Gotta Get Out Of This Place - written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil for the Righteous Brothers- but never produced and released. 1965 recorded by Eric Burdon and the Animals.The song was immensely popular at the US Armed Forces during the Vietnam War, now with a comeback against the Iraq War.On sunday, February 17, 2008, at 12 am - the 52 meter high AGFA-Building imploded by controlled demolition - blasted by 275 pounds of dynamiteLYRICS:We Gotta Get Out Of This PlaceIn this dirty old part of the cityWhere the sun refused to shinePeople tell me there ain't no use in tryin'Now my girl you're so young and prettyAnd one thing I know is trueYou'll be dead before your time is due, I knowWatch my daddy in bed a-dyin'Watched his hair been turnin' greyHe's been workin' and slavin' his life awayOh yes I know itHe's been workin' so hard, yeahI've been workin' too, baby, yeahEvery night and day, yeahWe gotta get out of this placeIf it's the last thing we ever doWe gotta get out of this placeCause girl, there's a better life for me and youNow my girl you're so young and prettyAnd one thing I know is true, yeahYou'll be dead before your time is due, I know itWatch my daddy in bed a-dyin'Watched his hair been turnin' grey, yeahHe's been workin' and slavin' his life awayI know he's been workin' so hardI've been workin' too, baby, yeahEvery day baby, yeahWow, yeah...We gotta get out of this placeIf it's the last thing we ever doWe gotta get out of this placeGirl, there's a better life for me and youSomewhere baby, somehow I know itWe gotta get out of this placeIf it's the last thing we ever doWe gotta get out of this placeGirl, there's a better life for me and youBelieve me baby, I know it babyYou know it too
