https://youtu.be/qGNFR7pgxDY?si=y5eTgCColvQscgG1

Billy Bragg claps back at the Rich Men song with one of his own. Perfect for Labor Day!

#BillyBragg
#LaborDay
#Organize
#solidarity

Billy Bragg " There is Power in a Union'
#BillyBragg #Unions
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DwbzxemJZIc

#BillyBragg does a "gentle correction" of the gross punching down new alt-right anthem:

(short version: instead of bitching about the needy, do something about the rich. "If you're selling your soul and you're working all day, overtime hours for bullshit pay, join a union.")

#SupportUnions #SupportWorkers #TaxTheRich

https://slate.com/culture/2023/08/oliver-anthony-rich-men-north-of-richmond-billy-bragg.html

https://youtu.be/qGNFR7pgxDY?si=eWwdjxxlUFZR3rLA

https://youtube.com/watch?v=qGNFR7pgxDY&si=Kby-bHGPEpwcq70T Here’s to more #BillyBragg listening and less Donald Trump fixations.

Why Billy Bragg Rewrote Oliver Anthony’s Chart-Topping “Rich Men North of Richmond”

https://slate.com/culture/2023/08/oliver-anthony-rich-men-north-of-richmond-billy-bragg.html #BillyBragg

Oliver Anthony’s divisive song claiming solidarity with workers only benefits the rich who exploit them https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/aug/22/oliver-anthonys-divisive-song-claiming-solidarity-with-workers-only-benefits-the-rich-who-exploit-them?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other #billybragg #oliveranthony

I’d not heard of Oliver Anthony’s “hit” song, but definitely agree with Billy Bragg’s take here. It starts out ok, but then is extremely jarring when he starts attacking the poor. Billy’s response song is much better.

“We ain’t gonna punch down on those who need a bit of understanding and some solidarity.”

#Solidarity #Labor #Union #PoliticalMusic #BillyBragg #OliverAnthony

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/aug/22/oliver-anthonys-divisive-song-claiming-solidarity-with-workers-only-benefits-the-rich-who-exploit-them

Billy Bragg fixes Oliver Anthony's bullshit song for him.

Rich Men North of Richmond -> Rich Men Making North of a Million.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=qGNFR7pgxDY&feature=share9

#BillyBragg
#OliverAnthony
#RichMenNorthOfRichmond
#RichMenMakingNorthOfAMillion
#union
#unions
#BullshitPay
#CultureWars

“Well, we know your culture wars are there to distract
While libertarian billionaires avoid paying tax
You wanna talk about bathrooms while the floodwaters rise
The forest is on fire and the wind burns our eyes, ah!
Something's wrong here…”

https://youtu.be/qGNFR7pgxDY

#BillyBragg #union

OMG he was so young back in 1983! I was a year into my 11 years in the UK, and saw him play in Edinburgh. #BillyBragg

https://youtu.be/IOLsnzuIADM

“Know your culture wars are there to distract while libertarian billionaires avoid paying tax /
You want to talk about bathrooms while the flood waters rise, the forest is on fire /
They want to divide us because together we’re strong /
Are you gonna take action now you sung your damn song? /
You don’t like the rich man having total control /
You better get the union to roll” -- Billy Bragg

https://youtu.be/qGNFR7pgxDY

#BillyBragg

Bop of the day (and forever)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGNFR7pgxDY

#unions #union #billybragg

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/aug/21/billy-bragg-releases-response-song-to-oliver-anthony-rich-men-north-of-richmond

So appreciate #BillyBragg at this moment in history.

I think #WoodyGuthrie would have been proud. I recall he once wrote a song ("This land is your land") as a response to Irving Berlin's "God Bless America," so it is pretty nice to see Bragg do the same thing to #OliverAnthony.

#UnionStrong

Last night #BillyBragg posted a retort to the song by that Oliver dude, here it is: "Rich Men Making North of a Million"

#Union

https://youtu.be/qGNFR7pgxDY

Happy #BillyBragg day ( which I invented just now)!

Your assignment is to listen to The Marching Song Of The.Covert Battalions, take it to heart and act on your feelings!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-yRKfD2GIk

In all the #Oppenheimer discourse, I hope we haven’t forgotten #BillyBragg name-checking him back in 1988

https://youtu.be/x_vK6OWwmbQ

Sexuality (updated lyrics) by #BillyBragg. :rose_pride: :heart_trans:

I got to see Billy play this to a hall of Labour canvassers in Stroud in 2019. He was really lovely and kind to my young son who got up and stood beside him.

https://youtu.be/VzV-vW1PCX0

#jukeboxfridaynight
Been listening to lots of #billybragg this week and this and this sums up my own inability to do any #diy.
Starring #neilmorrissey #JohnnyVegas #kevineldon #stuartlee to name but a few.

Watch "Billy Bragg - Handyman Blues" on YouTube https://youtu.be/2YmHtISRcz0
>Handyman Blues is the new video taken from Billy Bragg's Top 20 UK Charting album 'Tooth & Nail'. Purchase Tooth & Nail from the following places iTunes - ht...

#billybragg #murdoch #thesun #ToryCrimes

Scousers never buy The Sun and we shouldn't either. Purveyors of lies and deceit for way to many years.

Never Buy The Sun https://open.spotify.com/track/1YU9YQ4LaroaUHEbHr3zUn?si=fsOf_5EgQXuPNeaFRlCYBQ
>Billy Bragg · Song · 2011

#GreatAlbums1990s - #BillyBragg & #Wilco - #MermaidAvenue (1998). A found clutch of #WoodyGuthrie lyrics provided grist for a vivid reimagining of Guthrie's work -- strengthened by its refusal to sound all hayseedy and old-timey. "California Stars," "Ingrid Bergman" and other gems suggested Woody's talent might have flourished even without the depression dust that spurred his humor and indignation. As for Bragg/ Wilco, this disc stands with their finest work.

#1990s, #Americana, #Rock