Wonderful Grand Band - Babylon Mall

Wonderful Grand Band - 1981

I do not own the rights to this video, those rights belong to CBC and the members of the Wonderful Grand Band

Any other WGB requests just let me know

Lyrics:

At the mall, at the Babylon Mall
where the sun don't shine and the rain never falls
don't gotta think about nuthin' at all
You can dance all day to the music in the walls at the mall
at the Babylon Mall

You can drink your coffee from a plastic cup
spill it on the floor and never have to wipe it up
Wander through the stores and spend your money
hang out by the takeout and find yourself a honey at the mall
at the Babylon Mall

Canaries by the fountain in a gilded cage
a push button organ anybody can play
cash and carry credit card consumer craze at the mall
at the Babylon Mall
parking's free at the mall

At the mall
at the Babylon Mall
Disappear in Woolco without a trace
buy it take it home and then throw it away
Cash and carry credit card consumer craze at the mall
at the Babylon Mall
pay to pee at the mall

Wander through the stores 'till your feet are flat
buy a head of lettuce or a baseball bat
an electric guitar or a color TV
ride up and down the escalator for free at the mall
at the Babylon Mall
where the sun don't shine and the rain never falls
don't gotta think about nuthin' at all
you can dance all day to the music in the walls at the mall
at the Babylon Mall
at the mall
at the Babylon Mall
at the mall
come on down to the mall


R.I.P. Tommy Sexton July 3, 1957 - December 13, 1993

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[Sakuralee4ever]

lol, well I have only lived in town for about 8 years and it has changed a lot since then.

[Shockwave627]

@Sakuralee4ever somebody should write a book about the mall and how it's changed over the years

[tattoonewfie]

been after this vid for years loves it, thanx for posting,. newfie for life

[Shockwave627]

@tattoonewfie No problem, if you want me to post any more just let me know

[damurgood]

Like this if that lad got you from the ghost chat

[gdgest]

This video features an episode from The Wonderful Grand Band's phenomenal hit CBC TV series of the early 1980s which changed the face of Newfoundland culture and garnered a cult audience across Canada. The Wonderful Grand Band made up this parody song and the name of the mall. To this day, people in St. John's still refer to the Avalon Mall with its more than 140 stores and services on Kenmount Road as the Babylon Mall. Thanks for sharing. :-)

[KellyES1976]

Remember Dad makin jokes from these guys when i was young,watched codco alot.had big crush on Tommy when i was like 10,b4 i knew anything about what gay was lol

[cuvautoofficial]

I was completely unaware that they were referring to the Avalon mall.

[SlyFox2097]

So proud to be a Newfoundlander:D :P

[shanekelly55]

I love Newfoundland!!!!

[jannyrcobs]

Great stuff. But it needs Edie Tapper dancing in her black-leather mini-skirt while Rick Neale and friends lie conked out in the aisle!

[CSIS25]

@Shockwave627 I agree , that would be a really good idea, i would love to seen old pics to see how it has changed over the years

[NathanNerfer123]

i wish they had a memorial for him at the avalon mall i relize he was gay so maybe a he enjoyed life the way he wanted to live kinda memorial

[CraftingWithFrannie]

Tommy is my neighbors uncle :p