Single:
Girls on the Avenue entered the Australian singles chart* on 10 February 1975 and peaked at #4. It was the #50 song on the Top 100 of 1975.
Album:
The song is on Girls on the Avenue which entered the Australian albums chart* on 21 April 1975 and peaked at #33.
Songwriter:
Richard Clapton
Producer:
Richard Batchens
Record label of Australian release:
Infinity
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
Although the song was widely perceived to be about prostitutes, Clapton has stated it was actually about three girls who lived on The Avenue in Rose Bay in Sydney when he was living the next street over. Clapton was happy for the misunderstanding to continue, saying, “My manager at the time simply said ‘Sex sells. Let that urban myth keep festering out there and you’ll sell a lot of records.’ and I did.”
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girls_on_the_Avenue_(song)
Lyrics:
Girls on the avenue
They′re tryin’ to get you in
Strollin′ by with their rosebud smiles
They’re all dressed up to kill
Lean on the window sill
Lookin’ your way with eyes of fire
But don′t you slip
Don′t you slip
In love with the girls on the avenue
Click for full lyrics
This song is also on our Spotify playlist Bang a Gong – the 70s
Find more songs to enjoy: Bang a Gong song finder
New to Bang a Gong? Click HERE to learn more about us.