Right were are you all you Right On Socialist Songwriters.

[cazzer]

Why isn't Billy Bragg outside downing street singing some anti unemployment message?
Where is UB40 with "One in Ten"?

Why arn't they all protesting about the number of unemployed now eh?

Let me see if I can guess.

Tossers, I had to put up with yer whining ste in the 80s when I had a job, but now I'm one of the "one in ten" yer all doing 80s come back tours with duran duran.....feckless wkers.

And breathe.

[shirt]

because they're all st and noone cares.

[Balmoral Green]

This is actually a very, very good point!

Where are red wedge, and all the 'right on' Ben Elton/Alexei Sayle comedian types now?

More material for them now than there ever was.

[mickk]

Bring back Spitting Image, a few topics for them methinks

[Ferg]

cazzer said:

Tossers, I had to put up with yer whining ste in the 80s when I had a job, but now I'm one of the "one in ten" yer all doing 80s come back tours with duran duran.....feckless wkers.

Er, they didn't have jobs, so they formed a band and went out gigging.
Looks like it's your turn now.

[Ace-T]

Good rant! 9/10 for a concise and pointed diatribe.

Trace

[sday12]

Red Wedge, go the proletariat!

Oh they were the days!


Edit: Lives in Devon with his missus. A musician on a quote <living wage> unquote

Porky the Poet done well for himself though.

Edited by sday12 on Friday 6th November 19:38

[Puggit]

mickk said:

Bring back Spitting Image, a few topics for them methinks

I think you'll find the Labour Party have prevented them creating the show

[Jasandjules]

Uh, they are all sitting in their mansions with their bentley on the driveway. I am sure they can ask the staff to write you a song though......

[Morningside]

Yeah, bloody Thatcher.


Mainly (and dare I say this) I dont think a lot of the kids today are as politely switched on and therefore perhaps it would not work as well - Although ask them who is in X-Factor..


Added: Actually, would The Young Ones format work today?

Edited by Morningside on Friday 6th November 19:47

[sday12]

Morningside said:

Yeah, bloody Thatcher.


Mainly (and dare I say this) I dont think a lot of the kids today are as politely switched on - Although ask them who is in X-Factor..

Clio driving mongs that want to go to "bizness school"

OP, how about asking the bands of today to do a protest song?

[Morningside]

Only protesting today is to campaign the Government to go MORE green.

Edited by Morningside on Friday 6th November 19:52

[Marquis_Rex]

cazzer said:

Why arn't they all protesting about the number of unemployed now eh?

Their ilk are on genorous benefits. They wont complain when you have a left leaning socialist/proletarian Goobermint in control that feeds parasites whatever the unemployment rate. Unemployment isn't as bad when it effects a wide cross section of classes only when it effects Blue collar/working class/lower class

Edited by Marquis_Rex on Friday 6th November 19:53

[Astacus]

cazzer said:

Why isn't Billy Bragg outside downing street singing some anti unemployment message?
Where is UB40 with "One in Ten"?

Why arn't they all protesting about the number of unemployed now eh?

Let me see if I can guess.

Tossers, I had to put up with yer whining ste in the 80s when I had a job, but now I'm one of the "one in ten" yer all doing 80s come back tours with duran duran.....feckless wkers.

And breathe.

Interesting question

I think the answer is this.

In the 80s the song writers were protesting about a right wing goverment. Many in the entertainment industry were fashionably left of centre as they are today. Knocking Mrs T was deriguer.

Today we have a left wing government. The fashionably left of centre songwriters don't have a big Bogey Man to poke with a metaphorical stick. They don't have the guts to stick their head above the parapet and berate the useless bags of bones currently in power, because they would be having a pop at their fashionably left brethren. I bet if they did it would be the great big nasty bankers who they would sing about, because that would be fashionably left wing.

Too obvious?

[Randy Winkman]

Right wing people aren't as creative as left wing people.

[cazzer]

Randy Winkman said:

Right wing people aren't as creative as left wing people.

Oh I dunno, the Horst Wessel Lied is a damn good tune. Slightly suspect provenance though

I did actually know the answer, it was hearing UB40 on the radio that did it.

[groucho]

I've said this before and I'll say it again, I fking hate lefties.

[sday12]

Randy Winkman said:

Right wing people aren't as creative as left wing people.

It's because they can't fk/move/think like the average joe because they're too uptight.

[Pesty]

Balmoral Green said:

!

Where are Ben Elton comedian types now?

.

He was on somthing the other day plugging his latest book and his Andrew llyod webber musical colaberation.
He managed to get several digs in. none at Labour though.

[Zod]

cazzer said:

Why isn't Billy Bragg outside downing street singing some anti unemployment message?
Where is UB40 with "One in Ten"?

Why arn't they all protesting about the number of unemployed now eh?

Let me see if I can guess.

Tossers, I had to put up with yer whining ste in the 80s when I had a job, but now I'm one of the "one in ten" yer all doing 80s come back tours with duran duran.....feckless wkers.

And breathe.

because they are all hypocritical socialist s.