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A nighttime photograph depicting a road closure scene with a neon sign reading 'ELECTRIC AVE CLOSED' in the background, flanked by traffic cones and vehicle headlights. Overlaid text at the top reads 'We're gonna rock down to...' and concludes at the bottom with '...well, damn.' The meme humorously subverts the expectation of completing the lyric from the song 'Electric Avenue' by Eddy Grant, replacing the anticipated location with a road closure, resulting in a tone of comedic disappointment.
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We're gonna rock down to... well, damn.

Overview

A nighttime photograph depicting a road closure scene with a neon sign reading 'ELECTRIC AVE CLOSED' in the background, flanked by traffic cones and vehicle headlights. Overlaid text at the top reads 'We're gonna rock down to...' and concludes at the bottom with '...well, damn.' The meme humorously subverts the expectation of completing the lyric from the song 'Electric Avenue' by Eddy Grant, replacing the anticipated location with a road closure, resulting in a tone of comedic disappointment.

Origin notes

The meme originates from the platform Reddit, specifically categorized under 'Meme'. It is likely user-created through image editing, combining a real photograph of a road closure with added text overlay to create the humorous disappointment scenario. No visible author watermark or repost history is indicated.

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