Billy Bragg on political music.

[spannermonkey...]

Just discovered Billy Bragg - way behind the test curve I know.

Lots of fun with the music lyrics.

Always liked political music when the musician has something to say, sometimes just pointing out the mess around them, it might not be my view but it's nice hear something different instead of the usual musical subjects of Love, loss and love all the time being pushed down our throats.

It's nice to hear an musician that isn't afraid of going against the grain.

[Motorhate]

Easy to go against the grain when you're a champagne socialist.
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[spannermonkey...]

what's a champagne socialist?

[wr6133]

He ruined the Internationale with his rewrite of the lyrics. Turned it from a rousing, epic song to a snivelling apology.

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Yeah, he's not alone amongst celebrities either. It's very easy to be humble, pious and champion the working classes when you're a multi-millionaire.
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[spannermonkey...]

Sounds like a lot of jealousy really, they made their money as do all of you, some more than others, some a lot more than others but oh well nothing will change. You don't have to be a man on a park bench to be a socialist, just that it's a sad fact in todays capitalistic world you have to make money to live. Wouldn't all of you, if you had a nice lump not have a nice house, cars, holidays, look after family and all the other trimmings that come with wealth? From my limited understanding they are trying to get the people to change not the individual to support and speak out and protest against issues. The last protest that was any good was the fuel strikes in the late 90's and that was short lived. Since then the people have just taken a shafting after another from various fat cats and bozo's in high up seats. You hear lots of complaining but no uniting in a common cause to put a united voice to people who can make a change.

Nothing will change the UK is terrified of doing anything.

I just like the music for a change over the stale stuff we are subjected to daily by the big 4 music companies.

[wr6133]

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[Vincent]

I think Billy Bragg's alright.........until he picks up his guitar
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[Tracey Suntan-King]

He's got cash through marrying a woman who, has lots of it.

He hasn't made any of his own. I can't imagine he's actually sold many records and his royalties must be paltry as few stations will actually play his stuff, ooh too "political".
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[unitynotsocri...]

Bb is mostly talentless posht who's made a good career on the misery of others....

Yeah yeah...red wedge tour and lots of other crap,
He is well known by the spawn of social workers and greying fake lefties as a mini icon,unfortunately he only did one decent song,and that rotted pretty quickly.

He probably knows more about conissour coffee and how to make a good duffle than realities facing the ten million plus Brits in extremer poverty than the working poor...

Fuck off billy ......narcistic dead weight....,perhaps he do a quick song for the green party?

As my old...,1984., busking song sang....,


' now billy brag is dead, his magic died after his first song, now billy boys gone red,I can't listen to his pap about right and wrong,
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