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Riff Raff was a Finnish Heavy Metal band, formed in 1979 in Oulu. Bands first release was Gonna Make it Roll/ Jealous Woman single in 1981. The next year band released their another single "Robot Stud/ Dead on My Feet". Band's first release "No Law 'n Order" released either 1981 or 1982, was still very Hard Rock/ NWOBHM influenced. On their second album "Robot Stud", released later year 1982,the band had already found more firm Heavy metal sound. Between the second and third album, band released a single 7" EP "Dreaming/ I'll be Gone" .On their third and last album "Give the Dead Man Some Water", Kaija Koo, later a famous Finnish pop idol from early 90s, did backing vocals for some of the songs. Their newly-joined keyboardist, T.T Oksala also produced the album. He is nowadays a well-known producer in Finland.
This is from their third album "Give the Dead Man Some Water" of 1983
Lyrics :
Out here in the fields
I fight for my meals
I get my back into my living.
I don't need to fight
To prove I'm right
I don't need to be forgiven.
Don't cry
Don't raise your eye
It's only teenage wasteland
Sally, take my hand
We'll travel south cross land
Put out the fire
And don't look past my shoulder.
The exodus is here
The happy ones are near
Let's get together
Before we get much older.
Teenage wasteland
It's only teenage wasteland.
Teenage wasteland
Oh, yeah
Its only teenage wasteland
They're all wasted!
Riff Raff was a Finnish Heavy Metal band, formed in 1979 in Oulu. Bands first release was Gonna Make it Roll/ Jealous Woman single in 1981. The next year band released their another single "Robot Stud/ Dead on My Feet". Band's first release "No Law 'n Order" released either 1981 or 1982, was still very Hard Rock/ NWOBHM influenced. On their second album "Robot Stud", released later year 1982,the band had already found more firm Heavy metal sound. Between the second and third album, band released a single 7" EP "Dreaming/ I'll be Gone" .On their third and last album "Give the Dead Man Some Water", Kaija Koo, later a famous Finnish pop idol from early 90s, did backing vocals for some of the songs. Their newly-joined keyboardist, T.T Oksala also produced the album. He is nowadays a well-known producer in Finland.
This is from their third album "Give the Dead Man Some Water" of 1983
Lyrics :
Out here in the fields
I fight for my meals
I get my back into my living.
I don't need to fight
To prove I'm right
I don't need to be forgiven.
Don't cry
Don't raise your eye
It's only teenage wasteland
Sally, take my hand
We'll travel south cross land
Put out the fire
And don't look past my shoulder.
The exodus is here
The happy ones are near
Let's get together
Before we get much older.
Teenage wasteland
It's only teenage wasteland.
Teenage wasteland
Oh, yeah
Its only teenage wasteland
They're all wasted!
