Estelle - 1980 Lyrics
I grew up in the 1980's
In a 4-bedroom house
My family, my Grandma,
3 or 4 Aunties
Uncles and Brothers
At certain times when there was no heat
We stay under covers
There was life like u never seen
Grandma taking extra people in
Come dinner time It was tippin' 18
Boil a big pot of water on the stove to take a bath
Rub my face with Olive Oil
All my mates used to laugh
All my Cousin's moved out
We all got divided
I've seen £50 last 3 months solid
I got my first pair of nikes we were still eating porridge
Me and my cousin used to play Mel & Kim
Practising dancin'
Coming down the stairs and ting
I touched Africa and came back darker
Knowing myself
Feeling my roots a little bit harder
[Chorus x2]
1980 year that God made me
89 i started to get by
99 i started to write rhymes
walk with me reminice my life
So then we moved up
I thought I was the Fresh Prince
Dynasty was re-runs and Dallas was faded
With 3 beds this time and 6 kids
we got a doggy that dog loved to shit
My brother got his first pair of LA Gears
He thought they were to take pictures of instead of wear
I started hanging out and my jeans got tighter
My weird neighbours set their own house on fire
Church was All day every day and every week
That's where i learned how to sing
Hearing that pastor Preach
Benediction was all we went for
So we could run home and play connect 4
Mum worked late and we learnt to cook
Rice peas chicken and stew pea soup
In the room watching Kung-Fu films
And Cleopatra joans
Wishing we were cosby kids and the match stick girls.
[Chorus x2]
The man downstairs was dead for 3 weeks
His own cat started eating him
The house starts to wreak
That's when we moved out
And our house was bigger
We had a large garage and the attic was killer
We used to pray for 3 hours in the mornin'
Sitting on the school bus
Believe we was yawning
All our hair was stuck down to our foreheads
Jam curls, splits, dorags and pin curls yes
Sexy boys walking round showing interest
In what i don't know coz we all had flat chests
Don't think we never mastered the Kid n Play steps
Doowop for days in the bogle yep
But this is just the beginning of my life right,
9 kids a house and one life time
Yo, the beginning of my life right
9 kids a house in one life time
[Chorus x2]
Other Lyrics by Artist
- Estelle - Woman's World
- Estelle - So Easy
- Estelle - Not Sure
- Estelle - All That Matters
- Estelle - She Will Love
- Estelle - Gotcha Love
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- Estelle - Fight For It
- Estelle - The Same
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Estelle 1980 Comments
Goosebumps.
2020...
WHY IS THIS NOT ON SPOTIFY
Cheers Trevor Nelson, heard this for the first time on your show December 19... stopped me in my tracks, blew me away, peace 🕉️
Born in 1978 but this is a tune. Happy 40th birthday to all the 1980 people in 2020.
My memory brought me back- need to hear Free next - Gosh -Jam! ♡
BBC'S Hit List brought me here in 2019. Still a tune!!!
Still feelin' this one
Novembre 2019
When I saw this I thought. Why is this unknown person thinking she is so important her year of birth should be the name of a song.still don't like this song. But she wasn't bad and had good collaborations with Sean Paul and Kanye
Dallas, Dynasty, Cleopatra Jones, LA Gear
1980s:*best song by Estelle*
American boy : I'm the best song by Estelle and that's facts
Stronger than you : No me
2019 and this is still 🔥🔥🔥🔥
She's ugly asf!!, is her mouth (lips) swollen??
her 1st tune
Please add this to spotify
It represents the London African experience, for some. Good days growing even though it's the experience of women, I can relate to going church etc
Oh, shame about that shit at the end. I was really grooving.
This song brings so much memorys , if you a 90s baby youll defo kno what im talking about
Who knew Garnet was a rapper back in the day
Why did she say “ejboogay” at the beginning?
2019 desde Chile... Un clásico jamás pasara de moda. Great song!
🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱
Year 8 days 😭😭
Why the fuck can’t I get this song on iTunes???? it’s awesome 😎 I love it, best thing Estelle’s done 🤗
Some clever production in this song, Estelle was killing it back then!
Sounds poor great sing thou
2019 ???🙏🏼🙏🏼🔥
Estelle is CRAZY TALENTED, You can't be faded when you've got talent like she has. NUFF SAID☝😎
Great song a bit depressing though
What a fantastic song... positive, upbeat just a great great song
Honestly. My fav version of Estelle. ALWAYS.
Reminds me of channel u days
Lmfao in the song she or he rather says that they had no money and were constantly broke yet they had money to go on a family trip tooooo africa....
glyn t that’s not that expensive...
Estelle is a big old drag man..come on people open your eyes..in the song when she says boys were showing interest in what i dont know cos we all had flat chest she (he) is telling u something...if u think this is a female then u really are blind as a bat....3 beds and 6 kids theres your 36 for 666 mark of the beast
What difference does it make? Why do you care? Does someone successfully changing gender scare you that much? Not saying she is trans, she more than likely isn't.
@glyn t yeah because I too remember where it says in the Bible that transwomen are the mark of the beast. Best bet for you is to keep this hateful ass shit to yourself. I'm trans and honestly I hope I end up in hell just so I don't have to spend an eternity with you.
2018 anyone
Forgot how much I loved this song. Thank you Estelle.
This is so classic West London R&B!
My favourite
This song was da bombbbb
❤️❤️❤️❤️🔥⭕️
This isn't the version they used to play on the radio - it had a longer intro, and didn't have the totally weird ending!
the best
Utter, utter shite. It came on on an old Now cd I've got and i wondered wtf it was so YouTube'd it. Anything else i say would be un-pc so lets stick with beyond shit
I'm Still Listening In 2018, Who Else?
Pissed this isn’t on Spotify
Bailey Duff It is but for some reason, it isn’t available in my country smh
Buy the CD on Amazon
literally just came from spotify
Yes...I would and she did.... :(
As a kid basically melodies / beats mattered so this was just one of the countless random popsongs I cherished.
I haven't thought about this song in a decade.
Real words this is reality for some people...Well done Estelle!
We are getting married :)
God providing... We tank him!
The line about her poor neighbour dying, the reeking of his/her corpse & his/her poor cat having to eat bit's of him/her 'cause it was starving, was a bit of a bad one, if you ask me ?..
remind me of my prison cell on my 21st bday no clothes no birthday card not a phone cal,,,, bu this banger fireee
stk animation grime graffiti I really want to know the story behind this 😂
I never seen this video
So vexed this album isn't available to stream
TUNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE and that is how I be living my life!!
Bad boy tune! #backintheday #blastfromthepast #classic
Love this
best estelle song eva ....garnet
REAL TALK!
I was listening to this album a few days ago and had to prove to my son the Estelle+garnet are the same person
Big Tune!!! Takes me back...
Classic banger
great song, it got that feel good "je ne sais quoi"
i was born in1980 i learnt kid n play steps
Still amazing - I touched Africa and came back darker.
+Peter Slaughter lmao, it is a inspirational song still.
Fuck yeah, I can jam to this shit.
+ARegularPanda .... I can rave to this?
@Briar Foley Sheeeeeit nigga rave onto whateva you feelin' like raving to lmao
Why is there that extra bit at 3.08? It wasn't on the version I've got and I'm glad cos it's shit
Say's you... Soft lad... Who d'ya think you are Louis Walsh, or David Walliam's, or Simon Cowell on wherever's got talent ?.. Load o' bollocks... Soft arse...
It's the B side of the single, Don't Talk
so quiet...
2015 here ust to play this bak in da day :)
dafuqqqqqqqqqq why I didn't know Estelle rappin til now?! Fuarkkkkkkk shes amazing
Class song
awesome song, just found it buried in my cd collection
Under rated banger.
Still one of my favourite albums
what a banger
Timeless Banger!
On point!
old skoool!
Love this sooooo much. Just feelin the truths in 2014. But that's cool, we'll live it. xxxxx
NEED that instrumental....serious..
Andy, top stuff, mate ! Loving it ! Was reminiscing back to the day and the tune's ! Top man !! Peace and much love. xx
Not available on mobile :( please change yr setyi gs
Pisses me off too
i was born june 23 1980....
i loved this song sooooooooooooo much when it came out
and it is still a banging tune :-)
This song will forever be a classic
If you like soulful music, type "Topher Mohr". He is real musical, I wasn't disappointed.
great song and great video. 2013 here, I catch on slow!
takes me back
iam listening to this in 1498
I THINK IS THE FIRST TIME I SEE A BRITISH BLACK WOMEN
WHAATTT ?.. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN LIVING, THE MOON ?.. WHAT A STRANGE THING TO SAY...
Monie Love? Or Ms Dynamite?
how has this not gor 1.000.000 views?!
But we are as nation aren't innocent either google Bristol Slavery Routes and Also there is a museum there about this too
Da fuk U on bout ?.. Where did that just come from ?..
also born the nineteeneighteens, 1986 HOLLABACK!!!!!!
and lots come straight from Africa as well...
tch , just noticed you did include the metaphoric part in your post , oh well.
Think darker is a metaphor for came back feeling more at peace with her blackness in a predominatly white country.
Probably
Shut up you divvie... She's just talking literally... There's no deeper meaning... Looking for metaphor's that aren't even their... Go back to sleep...
Like Monie Love
It's not exactly a metaphor, the line clearly says that she got more in touch with her black heritage:
"I touched Africa and came back darker, knowing myself, feeling my roots a little bit harder."
Lots of immigrants came from the Caribbean - how do you think they gor to the Caribbean if it wasnt through slavery?
formzino They were African migrants and ancestors of Indian Tribes etc and Europeans discovered them
She means that she went to africa and because it was hot there she naturally got darker and probably got closer to her roots
and then came back
no i'm listening to this in 2013
hola alguien me puede pasar la letra de esta canción pero en español.
se escuchan muy bien
She just dont stop.