Good political rock/pop songs....
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Surely Stand Down Margaret by The Beat has to be one of the defining political songs?
In a comment absolutely beyond parody, Ed Vaizey said that while he was a big fan of the band, he couldn't understand what they had against Princess Margaret
TRB and Glad To Be Gay?
Any number of Clash protest songs...
In a comment absolutely beyond parody, Ed Vaizey said that while he was a big fan of the band, he couldn't understand what they had against Princess Margaret
TRB and Glad To Be Gay?
Any number of Clash protest songs...
None is the short answer.
God save us from earnest Pop stars, they are faintly ridiculous when they tackle politics, stick to love songs and puppies eh ?
if there is any justice in the world Old English oik Billy Bragg should be boiled in oil for boring us all to death for decades.
Here's a good one though " War ? What is it good for ? Uuhhh, Absolutely Nothing " .
Gee thanks Edwin, we sort of knew that anyway, but the UN Security Council is grateful for your
detailed analysis of what armed conflict is, and what it is not.
God save us from earnest Pop stars, they are faintly ridiculous when they tackle politics, stick to love songs and puppies eh ?
if there is any justice in the world Old English oik Billy Bragg should be boiled in oil for boring us all to death for decades.
Here's a good one though " War ? What is it good for ? Uuhhh, Absolutely Nothing " .
Gee thanks Edwin, we sort of knew that anyway, but the UN Security Council is grateful for your
detailed analysis of what armed conflict is, and what it is not.
Cantaloupe said:
None is the short answer.
God save us from earnest Pop stars, they are faintly ridiculous when they tackle politics, stick to love songs and puppies eh ?
if there is any justice in the world Old English oik Billy Bragg should be boiled in oil for boring us all to death for decades.
Here's a good one though " War ? What is it good for ? Uuhhh, Absolutely Nothing " .
Gee thanks Edwin, we sort of knew that anyway, but the UN Security Council is grateful for your
detailed analysis of what armed conflict is, and what it is not.
God save us from earnest Pop stars, they are faintly ridiculous when they tackle politics, stick to love songs and puppies eh ?
if there is any justice in the world Old English oik Billy Bragg should be boiled in oil for boring us all to death for decades.
Here's a good one though " War ? What is it good for ? Uuhhh, Absolutely Nothing " .
Gee thanks Edwin, we sort of knew that anyway, but the UN Security Council is grateful for your
detailed analysis of what armed conflict is, and what it is not.
I'm with Cantaloupe - they can all FRO. Apart from anything else there are few surprises from the likes of Billy Bragg, Paul Weller and the rest. Not sure which is worse - politicians telling us about their favourite bands or musicians with their predictable right on trite politics.
Rock the Casbah I say.
Rock the Casbah I say.
irocfan said:
Suspect Device - SLF
Alternative Ulster - SLF
Great tunes. Still have my Suspect Device 7" on Rigid Digit Records.Alternative Ulster - SLF
Inflammable Material is up there with the very best punk albums.
So many great political tracks from that time, lyrically and musically, but one track that still sends shivers down my spine today was the B side of Crass's Bloody Revolutions:
Persons Unknown - The Poison Girls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb3hrSSSCQI
Saw them do this a few times and it had so much power.
Billy Bragg – Waiting For The Great Leap Forward
It may have been Camelot for Jack and Jacqueline
But on the Che Guevara highway filling up with gasoline
Fidel Castro's brother spies a rich lady who's crying
Over luxury's disappointment
So he walks over and he's trying
To sympathize with her but thinks that he should warn her
That the Third World is just around the corner
In the Soviet Union a scientist is blinded
By the resumption of nuclear testing and he is reminded
That Dr Robert Oppenheimer's optimism fell
At the first hurdle
In the Cheese Pavilion and the only noise I hear
Is the sound of people stacking chairs
And mopping up spilt beer
And someone asking questions and basking in the light
Of the fifteen fame filled minutes of the fanzine writer
Mixing Pop and Politics he asks me what the use is
I offer him embarrassment and my usual excuses
While looking down the corridor
Out to where the van is waiting
I'm looking for the Great Leap Forwards
Jumble sales are organized and pamphlets have been posted
Even after closing time there's still parties to be hosted
You can be active with the activists
Or sleep in with the sleepers
While you're waiting for the Great Leap Forwards
One leap forwards, two leaps back
Will politics get me the sack?
Here comes the future and you can't run from it
If you've got a blacklist I want to be on it
It's a mighty long way down rock 'n roll
From Top of the Pops to drawing the dole
If no one seems to understands
Start your own revolution, cut out the middleman
In a perfect world we'd all sing in tune
But this is reality so give me some room
So join the struggle while you may
The Revolution is just a t-shirt away
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=waiting+for+t...
It may have been Camelot for Jack and Jacqueline
But on the Che Guevara highway filling up with gasoline
Fidel Castro's brother spies a rich lady who's crying
Over luxury's disappointment
So he walks over and he's trying
To sympathize with her but thinks that he should warn her
That the Third World is just around the corner
In the Soviet Union a scientist is blinded
By the resumption of nuclear testing and he is reminded
That Dr Robert Oppenheimer's optimism fell
At the first hurdle
In the Cheese Pavilion and the only noise I hear
Is the sound of people stacking chairs
And mopping up spilt beer
And someone asking questions and basking in the light
Of the fifteen fame filled minutes of the fanzine writer
Mixing Pop and Politics he asks me what the use is
I offer him embarrassment and my usual excuses
While looking down the corridor
Out to where the van is waiting
I'm looking for the Great Leap Forwards
Jumble sales are organized and pamphlets have been posted
Even after closing time there's still parties to be hosted
You can be active with the activists
Or sleep in with the sleepers
While you're waiting for the Great Leap Forwards
One leap forwards, two leaps back
Will politics get me the sack?
Here comes the future and you can't run from it
If you've got a blacklist I want to be on it
It's a mighty long way down rock 'n roll
From Top of the Pops to drawing the dole
If no one seems to understands
Start your own revolution, cut out the middleman
In a perfect world we'd all sing in tune
But this is reality so give me some room
So join the struggle while you may
The Revolution is just a t-shirt away
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=waiting+for+t...
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