Rough Justice

About Rough Justice

"Rough Justice" is a song by English girl group Bananarama. It was co-written by group members Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, and Keren Woodward and the writing-production duo Jolley & Swain who also produced the song. The song was released in May 1984 as the third single from their self-titled second album. The song is one of several composed by Bananarama at the time which lyrically addressed "serious" topics, in this case societal injustices towards children, poverty, starvation and innocent bystanders who are given "no time to smile before they die". Although the music was upbeat, the heavy lyrical content did not prove to be as successful as their prior single ("Robert De Niro's Waiting..."). It peaked at number 23 in the UK singles chart. In Australia, the song failed to chart and it was not released as a single in the United States. "Rough Justice" was remixed slightly from its album version when released as a single, most notably in the track's introduction. more »

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1984

5:07

161 Views

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The young don't grow up 
Well not in this life 
Big mouths and money 
Win every time 
Boy beats girl 
While the sneaky and snide 
Take all your money 
And take your pride 

[Chorus] 
Innocent people walking by 
No time to smile before they die 
Don't call that justice 
Children are starving on the street 
Another one disappearing every week 
Don't call that justice 

King for a day 
But their kingdom grows cold 
They'll never grow up 
But they're bound to grow old 
I remember the pain 
And humiliation 
And I'll show them rough justice 
The way that they did 

[Chorus: x2] 

Boy beats girl 
While the sneaky and snide 
Take all your money 
And take your pride 

[Chorus: x2] 

Don't call that justice

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Bananarama

Bananarama are an English female pop band who have had success on the pop and dance charts since 1982. Rather than relying on harmony, the band generally sings in unison, as do their background vocalists. Although there have been line-up changes, the group enjoyed most success as a trio made up of lifelong friends Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward and Sara Dallin. In The 1980s, Bananarama were listed in the Guinness World Records as the all female group with the most chart entries in the world, a record which they still hold. Since 1992, Woodward and Dallin have continued Bananarama as a Duo. more »

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