The Wrong Side

About

"Wrong Side of the Tracks" is a phrase and title that has appeared across multiple forms of media and entertainment. The idiom itself describes places divided by railroad tracks where poorer people often live. The phrase has been used as a title for various works including a Spanish television series known in Spanish as Entrevías, and a mission in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. It also served as the title of an episode from the American television series Boy Meets World and an episode of the animated series Happy Tree Friends. In music, several artists have recorded songs with this title, including Leroy Van Dyke, Biohazard on their album No Holds Barred, Strung Out from their album Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues, and Artifacts from their album Between a Rock and a Hard Place. Additionally, a 2005 video by Johnny Hazzard also carried this title, demonstrating the widespread use of this phrase across different entertainment mediums and decades.