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Cycling on the Harbour Bridge

by The Electric Era

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A song in support of the Getacross campaign in Auckland. Let's have some cycle lanes on the Auckland Harbour Bridge. It would be stupid not to. Contains footage of the bridge walk of 5000 Aucklanders on 24 May 2009.

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and for cars the lights are green but for cyclists they are red
when they want to cross the harbour bridge in Auckland NZ
and for cars the bridge is free but a cyclist has it bad
they are made to pay the pricey ferry service instead

let us cycle on the harbour bridge right now
let us cycle on the harbour bridge everyday
let's go cycling on the harbour bridge

it's an icon to the world but it only carries cars
if you want to travel differently you won't get very far
we have waited thirty years to get across from the north shore
but the transport agency wants to make it thirty more

let us cycle on the harbour bridge right now
let us cycle on the harbour bridge everyday
let's go cycling on the harbour bridge

cycling is a fine pursuit taking pressure off the roads
but what is the use if we can't go where we need to go
ferries are a nice idea but on weekends and at night
they don't really help a person who's reliant on a bike

let us cycle on the harbour bridge right now
let us cycle on the harbour bridge everyday
let's go cycling on the harbour bridge

Johnny twisted Billy's arm for a national cycleway
where is that supposed to go if not across the harbour bridge
every city in the world looks for traffic flow to improve
here in Auckland we're just too afraid that we might actually move

let us cycle on the harbour bridge right now
let us cycle on the harbour bridge everyday
let's go cycling on the harbour bridge you and me
let's go cycling on the harbour bridge

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released November 24, 2009

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The Electric Era Auckland, New Zealand

The Electric Era is a three-piece indie band from Auckland, New Zealand. Their self-proclaimed Antipodean Anti-gloss Pop has been compared to seminal New Zealand bands such as The Clean, The Chills and The Verlaines, as well as English acts The Smiths and The Cure. They also claim David Bowie, Joy Division, Wire and Magazine as their sonic godfathers.
Leal (bs, bvs), Anna (dr), Karsten (voc, gat) ... more

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