Levellers- England My Home

[@michaelwilliams7026]

if this aint playing at my funeral i aint coming

[@DJYosiph]

I'm English & just watched this post from Australia, where i've come to possibly start a new future, but every time i look at the history of our land & no matter how much dark & light there were in them periods, I get this feeling inside. No matter how much i try & escape from the present period of struggle, I feel this massive draw back to this land, it has a very special magnetic affect.

[@dobbsy87]

How’s life treating you? I feel what you are saying.s

[@mrjonathan1117]

I’m the exact same I’ve been in Australia since 2022. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@philipmcritchie7309]

Best country in the world mate. Not even close.

[@danskkr]

I dunno about the best. But speaking as an English.. there is something odd about our island.. Probably cos we live on an island and none of us can swim cos water is too cold 😂

[@booga315]

"Oh, what happened to my green and pleasant land?" Fantastic song. English Morris man and proud!

[@smalladventures2634]

It's been destroyed.

[@pitt-e4534]

I'm proud of England and where I come from just not how its ran

[@adamdriver1016]

run

[@lindsayheywood7195]

@@adamdriver1016 You beat me to it.

[@james3547]

@@lindsayheywood7195 Only by a year

[@Worldcitizen1974]

I served my county, I then went to uni..I now help kids all over the world get an education. That is serving your county and humanity. Reading many of the comments below makes me sick and almost sad to be English. For the love of what ever God you believe in understand this: Nothing you earn or collect in life will be more important than the gift of freedom, knowledge or life you give to another human being. I like to think that that is what being English, British or Human is all about.

[@michaelwilliams7026]

ladies and gentlemen i have love music for 30 years of more and believe you me you will not find a better singer than mark chadwick up most respect his deep bass in his voice in my opinion THE GOAT

[@JonsTunes]

England your my home! I'm proud to be and try hard in these difficult times to stand tall and look after what we have: This Green and Pleasent Land. My grandad said to fight for what YOU think is right. Preservation of standards, care & morals does not cost!

[@patkelly8309]

O but it does

[@notgadot]

Good Lad

[@chrisrobinson7546]

England.... changed the world then retreated in embarrassment. Such a beautiful, beautiful country full of wonderful people, humour and invention.

[@AV3103]

I am now nearly 40 and still find the fighting spirit wonderful. What is it the youth are now fighting for; because it doesn't seem to be the same aims, if anything at all.

[@jaford2]

Love The Levellers, love England...and love fish n'chips!

[@permaveg]

I agree, there is much to be proud of being english, and there are things its goverment, royalty get up to in the name of OUR country that make me embarressed to be in it ! Waves of cultures and people from europe over time have made what it is to be english. As long as we know where we came from we will allways know where we are going.

[@Cheeky-FE-Kerry]

Well done to our boys tonight. We stand here with nothing, but still got English charm! Xxx

[@ottokar1872]

all of you can be proud of your great country ( i'm french )

[@waxingthenip]

Oui oui frogs legs!

[@jamiegrabowski]

I love france , what ive seen . Never been to a city but in most citys people are cunts . I got to the alps and everyone there is lovely.

[@SuzLa1]

I'm not proud. With Tories in power who only work for the upper classes, bankers who want our economy closely linked with USA banks encouraging greed and debt and their tax dodging donors, I feel like the lyrics to the song: You gave me my birth.Then you made me pay. What is it worth. Cast me away You've really done it now. Dying in my arms You stand here with nothing. But you've still got English charm You cut your own throat. Then you let it bleed Misleading your people. From what they all need Roots forgotten. That's what we all say But what does it matter. You're the USA Why is it England. I feel like rubbish on your streets Why is it when I care If feel incomplete. Why does our future seem such a feat

[@portcullis5622]

Today I am ashamed and disappointed. The election result was a victory for greed, avarice and stupidity. Do people in poor, run down northern towns really think that the Tories and Brexit will help them? I can not believe how many ordinary people voted for the Tories. Now the Basty Party have a majority, l genuinely fear for the poor and disadvantaged and worry about the next five years.

[@nobodysaysnothingnowhereic585]

Portcullis The Tories dangle the carrot and so the hungry rabbits feasted before their demise and slaughter so fucking gutted but we can still change I wanna get a platform everyone must try to stop these bastard From killing our planet

[@rowlandjoseph2005]

2020 and still absolutely loving the levellers

[@jackiegranner]

Birmingham England my home . ❤

[@FrankyHaemmer]

Wonderful, powerful song, love the Levellers since the early 90`s and see them today in Bochum/Germany. Cu.

[@createrainbowz]

Thanks for posing, not heard in ages....

[@axorozzas]

A very noble quote. Thank you for adding this to your playlist.

[@wornpick1]

By far the best KZbin offering.

[@derekhilling9096]

A few pictures that were obviously not English, but does that matter? It's surely the passion for England that counts. I love my country, warts and all, and so do these guys.

[@birchward]

A GREAT VIDEO TO GO WITH THIS WONDERFULL SONG / BAND !

[@VeteranHedonist]

England, My home!!!

[@anonymouse695]

I think its,England is my Home!!!

[@RitaAmes]

English with a celtic twang, love that. Shows that this island soul is in all of us when we are a United Kingdom. Let's never lose that. I write when inspired and this inspired me. England my Soul - by Rita Ames Green these blades of grass O'er all the land Beneath all feet Right where we stand Growing strong Never cowed Welcoming all Yes Scots, Welsh, you're allowed And yet beyond We open arms And all come in To taste our charms Never forget Where we come from Don't water down British aplomb For love is large And hearts are strong Live alongside Live well and long

[@hogwashmcturnip8291]

Haha, Brexit sickbags given free?

[@bensims7501]

@@hogwashmcturnip8291 😴😴😴😴

[@Cymrotew]

Dangos wyt ti ddim yn gwybod dim byd am y hanes go iawn Prydain, Yr undeb ydy undeb dim ond yn enw... Mae Lloegr yn rym trefedigaethol, Dysgwch rywbeth am hanes yr ynysoedd hyn cyn i chi siarad

[@davidmclintock7581]

Rory Dimond, brilliant.

[@michaelwilliams7026]

the best band ever theres ONLY ONE WAY to listen so CARRY ME to the bar if you fancy JUST THE ONE get on the DOGTRAIN to my favourite place ENGLAND MY HOME

[@bcuz3311]

Total Genius and so well put together Rory,Never knew anyone still cared,How wrong i was mate.

[@permaveg]

As Nietzsche said, " The surest way to corrupt a youth is to hold in esteem those who think the same rather than those who think differently", keep playing the Levs my friend, your on the right path.

[@helenbostock2350]

Love the video

[@gazwilwah]

I'm half English and half Irish, good mix I reckon.

[@bensims7501]

Half of ya is good 😉

[@pitt-e4534]

Same as me fuckin good mix

[@pitt-e4534]

And England is my home

[@andyowens2441]

Same

[@sparkingtonstanly]

love this song and great job on the vid. :)

[@axorozzas]

This is my opinion too. For me, the lyrics make it quite clear. " You're my home, my heart's heart" but you're "dyeing in my arms" and what happened to my [once] green and pleasant land?"

[@Sparky_Two_1173]

Spot on, and look where we are in 2021.

[@axorozzas]

To be honest, even as a 17 year old, I would have to agree with you for the most part. A lot of us do complain about what the governments doing but few take action. It annoys me how much complete shit is in the charts, and that's partly why I like the Levs. They dont care how popular they are,they play for enjoyment and to get their increasingly relevant messages across in style! If they get more fans Great! but they will always have a huge devoted fan base no matter how many awards they win.

[@bcuz3311]

Beautiful reply.

[@birchward]

great power song !

[@matthewthornber3508]

England, the place I belong

[@user-vu7rv1xf1l]

Me too.

[@dvdbvt]

Unusual song choice, for an Irish Band.

[@WanderingSoleTV]

Cool. Nicely done!

[@nobodysaysnothingnowhereic585]

Still on bord man Bring back the levellers

[@traceystephenson9529]

They haven't gone anywhere. Still going strong, recording and touring

[@axorozzas]

You know, I'm doing poetry now, and completely agree with you there. Levellers songs are powerful poetry! given the choice I'd do the same.

[@suedowns2182]

wkd, cant wait to see them in pompey tomorrow

[@BLEUSTARCRASH]

Hi R.D. I'm not familiar with this band but having just read the lyrics I'm intrigued. Great video, BTW.

[@axorozzas]

I'm defintitely agreeing with the comments on show of hands! Another band I love. Like the levs they have immensely powerful lyrics, but also a certain level of technical brilliance which the Levs lack. But I like them being rough around the edges. It's what gives them soul. They are a protest group anyway. Anyway some great discussion going on here : )

[@luornu]

i like this song because it is a valuable example of reclaiming love for England from the far right. You can love your country without being blind to its faults and misdeeds. The true flag of England by the way is the White Dragon flag which is counterpart to the Welsh Red Dragon, the cross of St George is the Christianized flag that was imposed with the forced conversion to Christianity. Unfortunately the White Dragon has been hijacked and co opted by the racist far right because of course it has, it needs to be reclaimed from them!

[@stewarthunt9630]

Love this track. Great to see the ultimate iconic ancient British monument that is Stonehenge built by our Neolithic foreign ancestors. # here before us ;)

[@axorozzas]

Glad you like it. Just out of interest had you heard the song before watching this?

[@Davedemocrat]

@WebmasterWannabe -try show of hands for a classic british political folk group....cousin jack is a brilliant song lyrically and musically, English roots music is very much alive and kicking, modern day poetry.....we want our culture back, and our country!

[@crazyisis]

by way of contrast...love this band!!!

[@theNomadz]

Every St Georges day till I shuffle off this mortal coil

[@clivefoston2376]

makes me proud to be English

[@hogwashmcturnip8291]

Then you didn't listen right. Or did you just look at the pictures, like a Sun reader? Or were you being ironic?

[@permaveg]

Good grief, did i say that 3 yrs ago ! where has time gone ? Thanks for compliment B cuz.

[@permaveg]

Thanx for the ,er, lesson axorozzas, i do know what the song is about, i gave it a slight twist to suit my point to a comment made ,( what a "Liberty" i hear). I did find it amusing to see a pint of courage best (yuk !) and fish and chips in your video, glad you left the monarchy out ! London yesterday, G20 protest, rise up folks its YOUR land and planet, not theirs.

[@permaveg]

The younger generation seem to care more for fighting each other than looking for real world enemies. If musical attitudes reflect youth culture i.e. hippies rose at a time of growing hostillities, and punk when this country was in a grip of apathy, then apart the likes of the Levs, ( in the 90s) the youth of now seem to me the most unamaginative, musically ignorant generation who couldnt give a fig what this goverment and royalty get up to in there name.

[@helenbostock2350]

Last right of love love his words greatest your England yes she is great and I think she be great again

[@eddyfinnemore271]

Yeah i agree completly mate

[@Madmedways]

far play good back round to go with this song ...

[@Mr3Chords]

good vid

[@axorozzas]

Hi thanks B Cuz. It's great to get such good feedback for something I just hashed (well, not quite hashed) together because I wanted to. Cheers!

[@flute4hire]

the lyrics are more true now than ever

[@paulhadfield7909]

beautfiul song about allof us coming together

[@voyager9883]

gret pics

[@axorozzas]

Thank you!

[@DEVRIMCI2007]

nice theme

[@ega95jch]

Well said. Billy Bragg has had a lot to say about this.

[@dobbsy87]

Billy Bragg is a establishment stooge. KZbin morgoth billy bragg.

[@indigoflow6525]

Proud Canadian with English roots

[@LeeHoops]

Great song and very well done with the video Rory. Smallest of things though, the military picture you have is of US troops, not British, but thats just picky. As i said, great video.

[@axorozzas]

lol thanks for that. It was the best picture of a pint I could find. I tried to get rid of the logo but hey.

[@RoadRashSpirit]

I honestly dont understand how this convo got onto race with out trawling back through it, theres not one line that refers to a nationalist or multi cultural view. It basically says what any english person who cares truly feels, we were born here, we love the heritage and the nature of our pleasant land but we feel we've been sold out by our politicians to american culture and capitalism, and certainly since the industrial revolution and before the working class have always been treated as scum.

[@helenbostock2350]

Yes thanks England

[@helenbostock2350]

An island lost in side the next line wish they had play the full song well I am just a fan

[@axorozzas]

I live in hertfordshire (= and thanks for the comment they are all great!

[@trudief833]

❤

[@ZZKe7]

@axorozzas Surely that depends on the war? Haven't you seen independence day??

[@axorozzas]

@county1974 I hope you realise the irony of your comment! And anyway this is a song about patriotism. I'm sorry that I included the multinational reference in the video, but consider it more about people creating conflict over multinationalism, rather than being proud of our country as it is, accepting others (yes, we could do better, but we could do far, far worse!).

[@MyDJRevolution]

Great comment brother!! Peace

[@JarPalma]

Some people say it´s too patriotic, or anythiing alike, but let me say one thing, I'm brazilian, I was born down at the south of the country, were the gaucho culture is stronger than anything else, and we are trully pround of it. we respect all other cultures, but we are just proud of our own, just like The Levellers are and so they sing. England is their home, it is a great place, so what is the f*** to shout how they like it and how they wish it to be better?

[@weaves6985]

1:21 is Wales isnt it ? sorry

[@michelleb9465]

💚💚💚💚

[@axorozzas]

too right andrewrbond!

[@m52spy]

@brieflycake Thats the spirit. England is far from broken.

[@oakashthorn5714]

m52spy do you still agree with that sentiment ?

[@smokey8166]

Crash n thunder n blood ! Ruthless n true !

[@Erythrosin]

To the pirate paul - if you have stood up for country and fought I salute you and respect you. But you must understand there are many different levels of interaction between the population and government - its called freedom of expression, and therefore surely one of the rights you are fighting for. I'm ex naval myself, and there are many different kinds of people I've met out in the real world. Live and let live, and support the underdog.

[@vom1966]

Its only bands like the LEVELLERS and EARTH CULTURE that really have anything to say in music these days.

[@robtylerblack2617]

Most of the rest are in it for the money and fame sadly. I wish the Levellers could run the country, what a dream hey. If they wanted to of course.

[@Naoczny2]

Most of people prefer listening to The Levellers due to their music which reminds the old Celtic ballads although it's the combination of punk rock and British folk. And let it be ... I'm totally against Communism and the band is one of my favourites.

[@axorozzas]

@tribetng Eh? I think you'll find it was built in the Neolithic (pre-bronze age!). Also it is in England and I think it's been here long enough to be accepted as English. I also have difficulty thinking of many groups who could be classed as more "English " than the celts. By that line of argument you could say that nothing man-made in England is English since we're all from Africa anyway.

[@robertmason6366]

If I was born in Japan I wouldn't be Japanese.

[@user-vu7rv1xf1l]

To be fair the Celts are more like the early Britons, & the English are Anglo-Saxon, however both have been on these isles over 1,000 years which is the marker for indigenous peoples.

[@arcticwolf-hi7eg]

I like this song and I'm Welsh!! Oh and ferking proud!! So don't start mofo's!!

[@axorozzas]

Thanks for sharing! I think the song resonates no matter where you're from.

[@sanityassassin10]

I'm Scottish and like it also, it is such a great song and a great band that I forgive them that they are English ;)

[@VeteranHedonist]

+arcticwolf2673 My biological dad was Welsh. Be proud mate.

[@sparkingtonstanly9460]

+Martin McGerr lol, as an englishman i can say we forgive the fratellis too. :)

[@fray008]

racist idiot

[@bcuz3311]

Nail on the head.

[@patkelly3966]

feckin lit er all

[@seaniekay]

@JihadJoeC4 thank you

[@markwall6710]

english and proud

[@axorozzas]

What's that supposed to mean?

[@axorozzas]

@PhuriousStyles lol. Actually I think it was the American who asked why we hate them so much.

[@elisd3769]

Free the land.

[@jackboot3010]

And fuck you too. Freedom for Palestine.

[@jackboot3010]

That's some kinda democracy you're advertising there, buddy.

[@jackboot3010]

Democracy is non-negotiable? Aren't you getting fucked up with Totalitarianism?

[@jackboot3010]

Why don't the English accept an independent Scotland, or an independent Ireland, or an independent Wales? Oh, wait a moment, you're a Free Tommy Robinson fan boy, say no more. Imagine the Scots or the Irish or the Welsh invaded England and then demanded that Westminster surrendered the land North of Watford Gap as a 2 state solution, you'd be cool with that would you boy?

[@jackboot3010]

You realise of course that the Levellers would hate you don't you?

[@hollymarsh3757]

CHOOOOOON!!! i'm told i'm not allowed to like this as i'm classed (by others) as a right-wing-extremist and this is written by "lefties" who cares really? The lyrics are SO APT for ALL OF US!!! whether we are right wing, left wing, or flippin chicken wing!

[@itchyuk]

I was once a lefty, until i realized certain people want to destroy our way of life.

[@garyward3027]

Holly Marsh mugs.

[@jackboot3010]

Nah, it matters alright, Right Wingers are the scum of the Earth.

[@bensims7501]

@@jackboot3010 bit extreme no!?

[@bensims7501]

@2manynegativewaves ironic

[@bcuz3311]

YEAH man,thats more like it,Plenty of salt and vinegar please.P.S Can we have chips with spuds that have been grown here. : )

[@axorozzas]

Oh I'm sorry about that. Did you mean the Iraq picture? Thanks for your feedback. I appreciate it.

[@axorozzas]

Actually that parts about America lol. Cos afterwards it says "But what does it matter? You're the USA!" .It actually says "misleading OUR people" saying that America misleads britain. For example, in joining the war in Iraq (hence the pictures I chose) "You cut your own throat" may refer to the declaration of independance (Also in the picture though not particularly clear) Sorry to be so analytical but you see what I'm getting at . and thanks for the previous comment ( :

[@molloyzer1]

theres nothing wrong with being proud of where you come from, i am. but it doesn't mean you can look down on other classes or people from different countries. good tune though.

[@ditentgeen8212]

Y'all know the levellers are anarchists right?

[@markm2878]

Rory: Did you think of joining the army son?

[@PhuriousStyles]

That one dislike was obviously a failed asylum seeker!

[@helenbostock2350]

where another way i got to talk to ..............by bussness