1) British produce… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one band named Seventh Avenue.
1) British producer Ian Levine was behind one of the first boy bands in history, Seventh Avenue, formed in 1979. Signing to one of the leading US disco labels, AVI Records, Seventh Avenue released the album Midnight in Manhattan, a love story in five acts - the back cover with two young boys stripped to the waist more than suggested it was a gay love story - starting with "Midnight in Manhattan", "New York's on Fire", then experiencing "Miami Heatwave" (a popular disco 12"), going "From Chicago to the Sky" to "L.A. at the End of the Day".
With the demise of disco, it seemed Seventh Avenue would be a one-off project before Levine decided to assemble a new line-up of the group in 1984 when he was working for Record Shack Records. The Northern Soul-flavoured "I Hear Thunder" became a hit on the UK Hi-NRG scene and was followed by "Ending up on a High", but it was "Love's Gone Mad" (1986) which caused a lot of buzz and it looked as if the group was about to cross over to the pop chart. Unfortunately, Record Shack proved unable to press enough copies of the single, thus preventing it from being able to enter the charts. Levine left the label in rage that they'd wasted this opportunity.
By the end of the year, Levine had formed his own label, Nightmare Records, which released four more Seventh Avenue singles over subsequent years, the line-up varying between three to four members on each release. In 1988, the LP The Love I Lost was released, assembling all their tracks recorded in the past four years. Hot Productions released Seventh Avenue's two albums as well as a compilation CD in the mid-90s.
2) Seventh Avenue is a Band From Germany who got their influences from Stryper and Iron Maiden. Music could best be defined as Melodic Power Metal. Band officially split up in 2012. Vocalist Herbie Langhans joined Band called Neoshine but because of legal reason band had to changed name to Sin Breed
This Night
Seventh Avenue Lyrics
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A street you can still walk at night
It's summer and not cold at all, but strangely I still quiver
Anonymous yet satisfied they walk past each other
It's a cold dark night tonight
A night like every other
It's cold, can't be closed with anything
It's a cold dark night tonight
A night like every other
It's cold, can't be closed with anything
It's the cold that surrounds us daily
I'm on my way to the party by Jacky
It's what's up tonight
"Great, you came" - It's all as usual
"How you doing?" - but no one cares
And everyone's drinking, cracking, having a blast
So they don't feel the deadly cold around them
He's on a corner of the seventh avenue
Eddi, the nomad of the town
He's just filling his tank with a bottle of wine
Having a good old time - with a tear in his eye
Days gone by and hard times brought him here
And every bottle sheds a new tear in his eye
I say: "Hey Ed, it's a cold dark night tonight!"
He laughs, a warm laugh, honest no fake or slight
It warmed me, it follows me through the cold night
It's so easy, it's pleasant to warm the cold night
The song "This Night" by Seventh Avenue describes a cold summer night on a street that is still accessible at night. Despite the warmth of the season, the singer shivers and observes the anonymity and satisfaction of the passersby. The lyrics explore a sense of coldness that goes beyond a physical temperature, representing a coldness that surrounds people in their everyday lives. The singer is headed to a party, where everyone is drinking and "having a blast," seeking to ignore the coldness around them. The song also references a character named Eddi, a nomad of the town, who is filling his tank with wine as he reflects on his hard times in life.
The lyrics of the song seem to be a commentary on the society where people are so engrossed in their lives that they forget to stop and empathize with each other. Despite the warmth of the season, people still suffer from the coldness of everyday life, and they try to cover it up with distractions like drinking and partying. The character of Eddi represents those who are left behind or forgotten in a fast-paced society. The song's chorus brings together the warmth of human contact, symbolized by Eddi's warm laugh, to combat the coldness of daily life.
Line by Line Meaning
It's summer and I am on an avenue
It's summertime and I am walking on the street
A street you can still walk at night
It's a safe street that you can walk even at night
It's summer and not cold at all, but strangely I still quiver
It's summertime, not cold, but I still feel uneasy
Anonymous yet satisfied they walk past each other
Strangers walk by each other contentedly
It's a cold dark night tonight
The night is cold and dark
A night like every other
A typical night
It's cold, can't be closed with anything
The coldness cannot be escaped
It's the cold that surrounds us
The coldness surrounds us
It's a cold dark night tonight
The night is cold and dark
A night like every other
A typical night
It's cold, can't be closed with anything
The coldness cannot be escaped
It's the cold that surrounds us daily
The coldness surrounds us every day
I'm on my way to the party by Jacky
I'm heading to Jacky's party
It's what's up tonight
It's the place to be tonight
"Great, you came" - It's all as usual
People greet me as usual
"How you doing?" - but no one cares
People ask how I'm doing but don't really care
And everyone's drinking, cracking, having a blast
Everyone is drinking, laughing and having fun
So they don't feel the deadly cold around them
They are too busy having fun to feel the coldness
He's on a corner of the seventh avenue
Eddi is standing on the corner of Seventh Avenue
Eddi, the nomad of the town
Eddi is a wanderer in town
He's just filling his tank with a bottle of wine
He's filling his bottle with wine
Having a good old time - with a tear in his eye
He's enjoying himself, but also crying
Days gone by and hard times brought him here
He's had tough times that led him here
And every bottle sheds a new tear in his eye
Each bottle reminds him of his struggles
I say: "Hey Ed, it's a cold dark night tonight!"
I tell Eddi that the night is cold and dark
He laughs, a warm laugh, honest no fake or slight
He laughs genuinely, without pretense
It warmed me, it follows me through the cold night
His laughter brought me warmth and comfort
It's so easy, it's pleasant to warm the cold night
It's easy and nice to find warmth in a cold night
Contributed by Lucas F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.