She stole the scene, and the scenery, the script,and the machinery.Sounds like one of my ex's.Best writer of heart-break love-songs of the last 25 yrs.Too bad so few have heard of him.His stuff is timeless.
I love this track. Such a bubbly sunny Saturday morning song. Love the quick opening. One of my favourite all-time albums. I love how it journeys around. Such rich lyrics.
I was a sixteen year high school student in NZ when I first heard Billy Bragg being played by an enormous first fifteen tight forward called Hugh Lintott in the art studio. Billy was like no one I had ever heard up until that stage. The clarity, humour and beauty of his lyrics just blew me away. Hard to pick between this and The Saturday Boy for favourite tune but this just edges it. A brilliant heart warming tune.
This man is truly a GOD given gift to mankind. He sings and writes music from the heart. Certain people were put here by GOD to entertain the world and billy Bragg is certainly one of them.
Mermaid avenue is a cover of various artists of Woody Guthrie's songs who lived on mermaid avenue including Wilco who's from Chicago and Natalie merchant etc Folk like us
We didn't need youtube back then. this stuff was on the radio and on the telly. He sold a lot of records back in the day. strange hearing stuff like Between the Wars on the the top 40 countdown, and being able to buy it in woolworths and whsmith. I sound old. I know : )
I used to listen to this album a lot with a college roommate. He worked several evenings a week as I did, but one night when we were both home, there was a tv show on PBS of Billy Bragg and Andy Kershaw going to Bolivia. At the end he said, "If I'd come home one night and you told me you had seen this, I wouldn't have believed you."
@Cheesecakemilitia2 There is ALOT of shit music out there, and it seems more popular than the decent stuff, ye i know but its a few years old now, im sure if youtube was around in them days it would of got millions
@redrizzla1989 Neither does bad music people now are leaving hate comments and bad music making them more popular. I hate ignorant people one thousand seventy 2 freaking views? deservs at least 1000000
You are mistaken there is no Johnny Marr on the album at all there is his mate Wiggy who lived next door and taught him to play guitar, there is Michelle Shocked, Kenny Jones, Martin Belmont, B.J. Cole and of course Billy himself, but no Johnny Marr does not play on this album. He did however feauture on the single version of Shirley, My Greetings to the New Brunette. excellent track live.
She stole the scene, and the scenery, the script,and the machinery.Sounds like one of my ex's.Best writer of heart-break love-songs of the last 25 yrs.Too bad so few have heard of him.His stuff is timeless.
veritasrex66 oath bro
Heart Love and Socialism..what else?
I think this is an amazing song. Johnny Marr. Brilliant.
I love this track. Such a bubbly sunny Saturday morning song. Love the quick opening.
One of my favourite all-time albums. I love how it journeys around. Such rich lyrics.
seen him a few years ago and took some pics w the wife and I. very nice person w alot to say
I was a sixteen year high school student in NZ when I first heard Billy Bragg being played by an enormous first fifteen tight forward called Hugh Lintott in the art studio.
Billy was like no one I had ever heard up until that stage. The clarity, humour and beauty of his lyrics just blew me away. Hard to pick between this and The Saturday Boy for favourite tune but this just edges it. A brilliant heart warming tune.
I remember Hugh Lintott , Hugh Scully and Hugh Jarse. All huge influences on me.
Hang on what about Shirley (The new Brunette) or New England, The milkman of human kindness, the man behind the mask
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@@terrytibbs5678I remember Hugh Jinfluence also
My absolute favourite Billy album 😀
BB was my first concert back in the 80s. Takes me back, makes my heart hurt a little bit.
"I can't sleep with something I can't fight" nor can I Billy...
This man is truly a GOD given gift to mankind. He sings and writes music from the heart. Certain people were put here by GOD to entertain the world and billy Bragg is certainly one of them.
And to keep us on the straight and narrow as well, he is a good person willing to stand up and speak out.
im 51 and got all of billys work
Mermaid avenue is a cover of various artists of Woody Guthrie's songs who lived on mermaid avenue including Wilco who's from Chicago and Natalie merchant etc
Folk like us
We didn't need youtube back then. this stuff was on the radio and on the telly. He sold a lot of records back in the day. strange hearing stuff like Between the Wars on the the top 40 countdown, and being able to buy it in woolworths and whsmith.
I sound old. I know : )
But the worst part is his songs are still as powerfully meaningful now as when he cut them in the 80's the message is still needed.
Folk tales & folk
What do they have in common? They focus on folk and storytelling
_"One minute she says she's gone to get the cat in, the next thing I know she's mumbling in Latin..."_
{:o:O:}
rhymin' cat in with Latin, that's my Billy
I used to listen to this album a lot with a college roommate. He worked several evenings a week as I did, but one night when we were both home, there was a tv show on PBS of Billy Bragg and Andy Kershaw going to Bolivia. At the end he said, "If I'd come home one night and you told me you had seen this, I wouldn't have believed you."
Im 21 and love this mans music! Good music doesnt die
Saw Doc Hopper perform a brilliant version at Crossroads in NJ this Summer!
Saw Billy and Wiggy in San Juan Capistrano about 1990. Best show ever.
This one's for Tom...
Grande Billy! Questo è il mio album preferito...
@Cheesecakemilitia2 There is ALOT of shit music out there, and it seems more popular than the decent stuff, ye i know but its a few years old now, im sure if youtube was around in them days it would of got millions
@redrizzla1989 Neither does bad music people now are leaving hate comments and bad music making them more popular. I hate ignorant people one thousand seventy 2 freaking views? deservs at least 1000000
Power to the people! ✊🏾
Absolutely!!!! Billy Bragg is not just music!
Magia en tus ojos / Magic in your eyes.
@Cheesecakemilitia2 I am doing my best to get it up there! I have this and about 12 other Bragg songs on continual loop hehe. Might take a few days .
Here because of Ben Gibbard lol
@ratbasket He's certainly made an impact... and continues to do so.
1.5 speed really takes it up a notch
I tried that. LMAO
Tried it too..gave it a sense of panic :)
muy bueno !
That is Johnny Marr playing that beautiful lead guitar 🎸 riff unless I am very much mistaken. Great song. Billy plays rhythm btw.
You are mistaken there is no Johnny Marr on the album at all there is his mate Wiggy who lived next door and taught him to play guitar, there is Michelle Shocked, Kenny Jones, Martin Belmont, B.J. Cole and of course Billy himself, but no Johnny Marr does not play on this album. He did however feauture on the single version of Shirley, My Greetings to the New Brunette. excellent track live.