Billy Bragg - Home Front

[@peadarfitzgeraldtrigwell8120]

This describes perfectly elements of my childhood in many ways. The stagnant 70s and 80s in a dying post war England... built on fear violence and division .... it spelt the end of our post war after glow and the deterioration into a cold divided nation fearful and stilted.....

[@JamesSquire71]

Billy he is honestly just brillant. How many songs today would be lucky to have one good line in them... Billy has writen so many & in this song alone there is probably like 10. Below is just one of them... If I'd had more characters I'd post more :) Thanks Mr Bragg you're a champion bloke "Mother shakesher head and reads aloud from the newspaper And Father puts another lock on the door And reflects upon the violent times that we are living in While chatting with the wife beater next door"

[@59jimmyb]

the lyrics are so observant and brilliant..written in the eighties but could have been written today..

[@johngallagher72]

Could have been written during Covid ❤...the lyrics are timeless .. we truly are forever ....between the wars.

[@jonathanbarton1062]

@@johngallagher72 Very true John

[@FirstNameLastName-hahaha]

@@johngallagher72 I can see merit in a third of that

[@TheRedflagflyer]

One of his best

[@spud_you_like6939]

Wow! Nostalgia OD. For another Britain and hearing this in my bedroom on Triple M public radio in Adelaide around the time and having talking with the taxman on Cassette. Emotional on many levels. Great bit of song writing. Nailed Britain at a point in time. Up there among his best with Between the Wars, Days Like These,, New England. He jumped the shark at Sexuality

[@johngallagher72]

Nostalgia is the opium of our age.

[@dersucapitanuzala]

Fantástica. Mi favorita de Billy Bragg. Gracias!!!

[@davidmaholchic6146]

Perfect so just perfect

[@davidmaholchic6146]

Nostalgia is the opium of the age

[@brighteyes8474]

The humdrum mundanity of every day life when your heart is broken.

[@brighteyes8474]

So poignant so touching. One of his best. Thanks Billy.

[@keironkeightley]

Lyrics are stunning.... Mr Bragg thank you...

[@voicefreson]

Great song, and as relevant today as when is was written, if not more so.

[@jamiespence2790]

So many lyrics in this piece work on so many different levels. Love your work, BB!

[@veritasrex66]

thanks for this one dromeism! one of his finest.

[@CFMEUVIC]

Shivers..."what about the workers"...25 years on...a classic . Jerusalem?

[@robjames778]

This has the lot, top lyrics and what a tune - thanks Bill!

[@roberthigginson2363]

Cheap beer and Overtime , i remember this , the working class , they will be happy , with their lot ! ! ! an educated working class well , thats something else , then the tiger is out the cage , Education !

[@jamiespence2790]

'...and the voice of the people says, "more salt, please"'

[@peadarfitzgeraldtrigwell8120]

It also harks to modern England... a country I left 26 years ago in the post thatcherism and centre right economics. My son lives a life of Mac jobs and crappy pay, deteriorating so ial fabric,

[@johngallagher72]

Who knew the next home front would be caused by pandemic. Stay Safe . Stay Strong ❤

[@Radarlerve]

Credit, he has in my books and Fanta.

[@terrormachine78]

Something every football fan knows, it only takes five fingers to form a fist.

[@dazmin100]

Sadly I think this guy will have to die before his writing gets the credit it deserves, how many great lyrics has this man written?

[@johngallagher72]

Every football fan knows it only takes five fingers to form a fist is genius level writing.

[@tamarayoung9861]

Don’t kill Bill

[@johngallagher72]

It only takes five fingers to make fist

[@timedgeworth9225]

Commie dink, but love this album!