Lyrics to
London Traffic

This version of London Traffic was released by The Jam in 1977.

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London traffic (state of confusion)
London traffic (blocking the streets)
London traffic (going nowhere)
London traffic (polluting the air)

Drive round London in a car
Don’t really want to go far
So many cars fill the streets
Wonder why we bother at all

London traffic is a problem
London traffic too many cars
One way systems look very neat
Coloured signs direct the streets

No one knows the answer
No one seems to care
Take a look at our city
Take the traffic elsewhere

Leave the city free from traffic
Give the place a chance to survive
Dirt and filth cover London
Give it a chance to breath again

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About Lyrics and London Traffic by The Jam

The lyrics to London Traffic are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by The Jam in 1977. Elements of the lyrics to London Traffic are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by The Jam and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for London Traffic back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to London Traffic by The Jam in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to London Traffic" means the words set to the music of London Traffic, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Jam. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to London Traffic and the lyrics to London Traffic are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Jam who came here looking just for the lyrics to London Traffic, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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