About this song
- The Temper Trap have said a song on their new album was inspired by last year's English riots. London's Burning was written after the Australian band were caught up in the middle of the trouble while living in Hackney. "We'd never really experienced anything on that scale," said keyboardist Joseph Greer. "It was happening 500 metres away from us. "It impacted us quite a lot, definitely enough to want to write about it." Rioting spread across London and other parts of England during the summer of 2011. Lead singer Dougy Mandagi says the music for the track was already completed but he was looking for something to write about. He said: "It was a significant event that took place and I felt compelled to comment on it." The song features the lyrics: "Now who's the one to blame/when the children go insane." . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply. — lastfm
