South Side
| Title | South Side |
|---|---|
| Artist | Moby |
| Album | Play |
| Release Date | 1999-05-17 |
| Description | “South Side” was the eighth single released from Moby’s commercial breakthrough, Play. Inspired by his visits to Chicago and searching out house music venues, he described the track as a “happy sing-along pop song bout kids that become so inured to violence and become so desensitized that nothing gets through to them.” Initially recorded as a duet with Gwen Stefani, Moby was unhappy with the mix and removed Stefani’s vocals; the initial pressing of Play featured the solo mix. A year later, Moby handed the track to Tom Rothrock and Rob Schnapf who remixed and reintegrated Stefani’s vocals for the single. It’s this version that became a hit: the song reached #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won Moby an MTV Video Music Award. |
| Lyrics | [Verse 1] See myself in the pouring home See the light come over now I see myself in the pouring rain I watch hope come over me [Chorus] Here we are now going to the east side I pick up my friends and we start to ride Ride all night, yeah we ride all day Some may come and some may stay [Verse 2] Here we are in the pouring home I watch the light man fall the comb I watch a light move across the screen I watch the light come over me [Chorus] Here we are now going to the west side Weapons in hand as we go for a ride Some may come and some may stay Watching out for a sunny day [Bridge] Where there's Love and darkness and my sidearm Hail on and on [Chorus] Here we are now going to the north side I look at my friends as they start to ride Ride at night, yeah we ride all day Looking out for a sunny day Here we are now going to the south side I pick up my friends and we hope we won't die Ride at night, ride through heaven and hell Come back and feel so wellYou might also like |