Corbyn's love child.

I worked in a building here in N.Z with a shared reception. It was manned by a bubbly lady called Shirley. Every-day she’d cheerily say “Morning Paul” I’d reply “Morning New Brunette” It took a month and a bit before she asked “What’s this new brunette business?” I said it’s a song and you’ll have to google it. Next day I came into work and she had download-it to her phone. Played it with a big smile. Made my day. Contains one of my favourite song lines ever “How can you lie back and think of England when you don't even know who's in the team?” Don't write like they used too. Sadly.

I bought 'Talking' as soon as it hit the shops, and this song stunned me, moved me to tears. Here we are, so many years later, and it moves me still.

I cane here cuz its a good day in the UK

Oliver Anthony sang about "fat women on the welfare" as the enemy in his "working class solidarity" song. He didn't get it. Billy Bragg does.

Good stuff, best anti-capitalist song in my opinion is Power from Profit by Skrewdriver.

Breath of fresh in UK...like Rober Wyatt was or Otway...personally Clash should have BB front them before its too late...

First song I heart when my best friend has died

I woke up singing this. Love it. Respect to BB

I've seen Billy more than any other artist. Many times in New Orleans....Baton Rouge, Dallas...LOVE YOU BILL

❤ thank you for such a wonderful version

This is an anthem

Nigh on 40 years on, as a ex miner this song still moves me. Should be the framework for any social contract between the people and those they elect.

Quality set last Saturday night in Holmfirth.

much 💕

When your grannies next door neighbour interviews you.

Looking back Bill, is Biden worse or better than Trump? Is the world in a better place with sleepy Joe in charge of the free world??

My subtitles said ‘view to beer’ for ‘Utopia’ 😅

Keep your nose out of English football, jocks are fighting there too, or have you forgot to Bragg about that, go make another song about it.🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🖕

Way more E Street Band (never mind Springsteen) than anything that came out after Born To Run/Greetings From Astbury Park. And yet ...

Way more E Street Band (never mind Springsteen) than anything that came out after Born To Run/Greetings From Astbury Park. And yet ...

Love from Ireland

Saw Uncle Bill at the Bristol Beacon earlier this year (2024). First time was early late 1980s/1990s - Portsmouth.

The Great Leap Forward that led to the death of 45 million Chinese citizens?

Thanks Billy and John Peel got me through so much! Goodbye Tories We will be singing this on election night 2024! It was worth the wait! FREEDOM!!!

Thing is bud, I don't agree with you politically very much but I bloody appreciate your honesty and skill.

He's disappeared down the woke rabbit hole these days but seeing the lovely Kirsty McColl brought a lump to my throat.

I was told that my music was folk-punk. I didn't know that you were out there until Only Three Lads Podcast recommended you. Groovy!

❤👍☮️

Is BB a Trotskyist?

I've been a union man my whole working life but I won't be paying to hear some champagne socialist tell me to vote for Biden (I'm assuming that's what he's doing because he jumped on the Obama bandwagon in the late 00s - I have a good friend and fellow union man who told me he saw him in Milwaukee about ten or fifteen years back and between every song Bragg was browbeating the audience about supporting neoliberal Dems). Bragg's music has meant a lot to me over the years but I think money has definitely made this bloke a centrist.

Kirsty, Elvis C. Bragg, Nick Lowe, my favs

We are all the human race.

Very articulate billy Good lad

Fly away oh glory Unionist Rip off 😂

I might just have to see him in concert. Never have. Love his music.

Dear Kirsty in this video with her good mate Billy and the guitar magician who played the awesome 'church bell' riff intro on Kirstys cover of 'New England - Johnny Marr. I still whistle this song now in my 60's very memorable song. Wonder what Billy and Kirsty would have been producing if she was still around?

Please visit Tucson!

Billy was my second deep musical love, right after Prince. Both total legends. Still listening to both many many years later. Great music is timeless. ❤😊❤

I know it's not across the pond but looking to seeing BB again on the 15th in Holmfirth at the picturedrome.

I've never seen this video and was very surprised to see Kristy McColl in it. As terrific a person she was, her life was measured in the final moments of it. She sacrificed her own life to save the life of her kids. Every mother's day I think of Kristy.

I got to see him at PRB this year this past weekend. Also walked pass him as he went up to the pool deck to set up for his show! Such an honor!! 🤘

"She ran away from home in her mothers best coat... " Lyrics in this song are so relatable.. God music these days is so shit.

The only left-wing person I could possibly ever respect. Genius of songwriting and if I understand him right - this song is about the failure of communism and the failure of humans - he’s not an idiot. He saw the Soviet union for what it was as he saw Castro for what he was too- a fascist brutal murderous dictator- hence the point we’re still ‘waiting for the great Leap forward’

It's knowing that your door is always open And your path is free to walk That makes me tend to leave my sleeping bag Rolled up and stashed behind your couch And it's knowing I'm not shackled By forgotten words and bonds And the ink stains that are dried upon some line That keeps you in the backroads By the rivers of my memory That keeps you ever gentle on my mind It's not clinging to the rocks and ivy Planted on their columns now that bind me Or something that somebody said Because they thought we fit together walking It's just knowing that the world will not be cursing Or forgiving when I walk along some railroad track and find That you're moving on the backroads By the rivers of my memory And for hours you're just gentle on my mind Though the wheat fields and the clothes lines And the junkyards and the highways come between us And some other woman's cryin' to her mother 'Cause she turned and I was gone I still might run in silence tears of joy might stain my face And the summer sun might burn me 'til I'm blind But not to where I cannot see you walkin' on the backroads By the rivers flowing gentle on my mind I dip my cup of soup back from a gurglin' Cracklin' caldron in some train yard My beard a rustling, cold towel, and A dirty hat pulled low across my face Through cupped hands 'round the tin can I pretend to hold you to my breast and find That you're waiting from the backroads By the rivers of my memories Ever smilin' ever gentle on my mind

“We don’t punch down” is one of the most important lines of this song to me. The people below you struggling are not the enemy, and not the cause of your problems.

always love a bit of Billy. Multi-millionaire, vast land-owning geezers are hard to some by.

After 25 years of fandom I finally get to see him tonight! The man is a legend and a hero.

What a song, Mr. Billy Bragg! Bravo! 👏🤩🙏🫴🔥

looks like tim robinson