- published: 15 Apr 2014
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Merseyside ( /ˈmɜrzisaɪd/) is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool. Merseyside, which was created on 1 April 1974 as a result of the Local Government Act 1972, takes its name from the River Mersey.
Merseyside spans 249 square miles (645 km2) of land which border Lancashire (to the north-east), Greater Manchester (to the east), and Cheshire (to the south and south-west); the Irish Sea is to the west. North Wales is across the Dee Estuary. There is a mix of high density urban areas, suburbs, semi-rural and rural locations in Merseyside, but overwhelmingly the land use is urban. It has a focused central business district, formed by Liverpool City Centre, but Merseyside is also a polycentric county with five metropolitan districts, each of which has at least one major town centre and outlying suburbs. The Liverpool Urban Area is the seventh most populous conurbation in the UK, and dominates the geographic centre of the county, while the smaller Birkenhead Urban Area dominates the Wirral Peninsula in the south.
Every time I think about the good times, wanna sing and shout
I am the melody, I walk the city wild and free
Just Keep on getting down, groovin' to the beat around
My name is "Sam the Jam", let me take you by the hand
With every step, let's touch the beat
With the streets alive, the rhythm takes your feet
Breakout
We're coming out
Switch on your radio
Let's break out
We're stepping out
Switch on your radio
There ain't no limit girl, you hear my voice around the world
You'll learn to know my name, dancing on the hot airwaves
Come on and listen to, listen to the groove in you
I'll make your body talk, jamming all your fears away
It's time to let the thunder roll
When lighting strikes, it'll surely light your soul
Breakout
We're coming out
Switch on your radio
Let's break out
We're steppin' out
Switch on your radio
Turn on to life, celebrate and and come alive
For your heart can't wait, let the music lead the way
Her's a groove, good to you