Songs for these times

Days Like These​

Billy Bragg

The party that became so powerful
By sinking foreign boats
Is dreaming up new promises
'Cause promises win votes
And being resolute in conference
With the ad man's expertise
The majority by their silence
Shall pay for days like these
The right to build communities
Is back behind closed doors
'Tween government and people stands
The right arm of the law
And shame upon the patriot
When the mark of the Bulldog Breed
Is a family without a home
And a pensioner in need
Those whose lives are ruled by dogma
Are waiting for a sign
The Better Dead Than Red Brigade
Are listening on the line
And the liberal, with a small L
Cries in front of the TV
And another demonstration
Passes on to history
Peace, bread, work, and freedom
Is the best we can achieve
And wearing badges is not enough
In days like these
 
I first heard this at a fantastic all day protest show at The Westgarth about 10 years ago. As well as Ribbon Road there was Robb Johnson, Grace Petrie, The Wilson Family and more. It remains one of the best shows I have ever seen. This song moved me then and still moves me now. This is a live version. Studio track below.

Ribbon Road - The World is Shaking


https://youtu.be/dN7T73RrEk8
 
Grace Petrie - Maggie Thatcher's Dream............................for Maggie Thatcher read Liz Truss, Sunak or whichever @rseh0le you want. The lyrics of this are still bang on.

 
Ezra Furman - Ferguson's Burning..........................still as relevant today as it was in 2014.

E.F......................A song I wrote on Monday, August 18th, about the killing of Michael Brown and the violence in Ferguson, MO.

 
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