Lynne Jackier · @YourNeighbor57
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youtu.be/qGNFR7pgxDY?si=y5eTgC

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




#billybragg #laborday #organize #solidarity

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Coho · @Coho
307 followers · 2200 posts · Server climatejustice.social

Billy Bragg " There is Power in a Union'

m.youtube.com/watch?v=DwbzxemJ

#billybragg #unions

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azteclady · @herhandsmyhands
869 followers · 13472 posts · Server romancelandia.club

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.")

slate.com/culture/2023/08/oliv

youtu.be/qGNFR7pgxDY?si=eWwdjx

#taxtherich #supportworkers #supportunions #billybragg

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Christopher · @LittleTokyo
152 followers · 860 posts · Server shakedown.social

youtube.com/watch?v=qGNFR7pgxD Here’s to more listening and less Donald Trump fixations.

#billybragg

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stephen m 🍞🌹 · @marxistvegan
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Why Billy Bragg Rewrote Oliver Anthony’s Chart-Topping “Rich Men North of Richmond”

slate.com/culture/2023/08/oliv

#billybragg

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Tokyotigerlily · @tonton
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Séamus McGuire · @SeamusPM
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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.”

theguardian.com/music/2023/aug

#solidarity #labor #union #politicalmusic #billybragg #oliveranthony

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Nimbus · @nimbus5000
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T. Thorn Coyle 🖤 · @thorncoyle
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“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…”

youtu.be/qGNFR7pgxDY

#billybragg #union

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Alley Stoughton · @fullyabstract
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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.

youtu.be/IOLsnzuIADM

#billybragg

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Alley Stoughton · @fullyabstract
856 followers · 1640 posts · Server fosstodon.org

“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

youtu.be/qGNFR7pgxDY

#billybragg

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MrC · @ScotttSee
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James M Branum - Activist ☮ · @jmb
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theguardian.com/music/2023/aug

So appreciate at this moment in history.

I think 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 .

#billybragg #woodyguthrie #oliveranthony #unionstrong

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Mother Bones AKA Bae'd Runner · @_L1vY_
3667 followers · 72506 posts · Server mstdn.social

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

youtu.be/qGNFR7pgxDY

#Union #billybragg

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Mycotropic · @mycotropic
1131 followers · 3433 posts · Server geekdom.social

Happy 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!

youtube.com/watch?v=f-yRKfD2GI

#billybragg

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Negative12DollarBill · @negative12dollarbill
181 followers · 1870 posts · Server techhub.social

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

youtu.be/x_vK6OWwmbQ

#oppenheimer #billybragg

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Nick · @Nickiquote
585 followers · 3088 posts · Server mstdn.social

Sexuality (updated lyrics) by . :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.

youtu.be/VzV-vW1PCX0

#billybragg

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Been listening to lots of this week and this and this sums up my own inability to do any .
Starring to name but a few.

Watch "Billy Bragg - Handyman Blues" on YouTube 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...

#stuartlee #kevineldon #johnnyvegas #neilmorrissey #DIY #billybragg #jukeboxfridaynight

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

Never Buy The Sun open.spotify.com/track/1YU9YQ4
>Billy Bragg · Song · 2011

#torycrimes #thesun #murdoch #billybragg

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Great_Albums · @Great_Albums
1331 followers · 1003 posts · Server mstdn.social

- & - (1998). A found clutch of 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.

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#rock #americana #1990s #woodyguthrie #mermaidavenue #wilco #billybragg #greatalbums1990s

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