Billy Bragg - Between The Wars from TOTP with Steve Wright

When I made my first appearance on Top of the Pops, the audience had been replaced for being too gloomy, so the people I played to were dancers.
Just before I performed, the Director told them to wave their hands in the air during the song, but after he left, I went to the edge of the stage and told them that I was playing this live, so please don’t do anything to distract me.
To their credit, they hardly moved.
The Roaring Forty Spotify playlist - bit.ly/407rQNt
The Roaring Forty releases pre-order - bbragg.lnk.to/theroaringforty
#BB40 #TheRoaringForty 2

[@dbradx]

Still a bloody brilliant song in 2023 when we're still sadly "arming for peace". Cheers from Canada, Billy!

[@nothinglikeasongbird]

This song always gets me. An entire worldview summed up in one song and simultaneously so simple and so beautiful.

[@canislupus2146]

Hey Billy, we both got older now in 2023, and you are my companion / comrade since the 80's, greetings from Germany

[@VonBlade]

This government had an idea, and parliment made it law... (just songs embedded in my head in a certain order)

[@STEVIEBHOY]

Billy you are a legend 👌💯

[@afmorriarty]

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.

[@trishfowlie3145]

A very young Billy! An anthem for all times. If I was going to have secular music at my funeral that would be resounding loudly in hope folk took it to their hearts. Not all boomers have given up the good fight!

[@-_AjB_-]

Never more appropriate

[@mozismobile]

Lord Bragg of Barking is still awesome all these years later

[@jpcchaston]

Don't agree with most of your views but this song has stuck with this old squadie for years

[@mascadadelpantion8018]

Such an amazing Performance

[@Maddy1967Mundane]

Much Love, Billy in my view is still the people's poet.

[@boofalah36]

Beautiful and powerful, even more so in 2023

[@davidthompson-dc7gy]

Great musician and the voice of reason and compassion both back then and still now

[@MrRoastedSnow]

Pay no more than 99p! Part of a three track EP 1985. Love Uncle Bill

[@MrakS]

What a song.

[@bennyhillschineseblokechar3689]

Good ole Steve Wright, the High Priest Of Jollification himself!

[@GagHal]

This one's truly lovely. Just jumped in because of your answer to "Rich men ...", right off my private Joe Strummer Birthday party yesterday and I must say it doesn't get better than this 🥰

[@luciagagliano24]

This song still tears me up. all these years later

[@SuperAnimelover100]

Love that Billy Bragg, just do . :)