Baghdad Street Music

The 80's hit from Survivor, "Eye Of The Tiger" is my diplomatic friends tell me, the top download in Iraq. That is when there is electricity ... and a Government who are on a month long holiday at present.... and the gas queues stretch ...

Risin' up, back on the street
Did my time, took my chances
Went the distance, now I'm back on my feet
Just a man and his will to survive

So many times, it happens too fast
You change your passion for glory
Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past
You must fight just to keep them alive

Chorus:
It's the eye of the tiger, it's the cream of the fight
Risin' up to the challenge of our rival
And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night
And he's watchin' us all in the eye of the tiger

Face to face, out in the heat
Hangin' tough, stayin' hungry
They stack the odds 'til we take to the street
For we kill with the skill to survive

chorus

Risin' up, straight to the top
Have the guts, got the glory
Went the distance, now I'm not gonna stop
Just a man and his will to survive

chorus

The eye of the tiger (repeats out)...

There is a clever Starbucks TV ad which the Survivors did using the song ... the message is, I guess the same for the Baghdad survivor. You can see it here
http://www.collegehumor.com/movies/55249/

...but Starbucks haven't opened in Sadr City ...yet.