Billy Bragg supports the UCU strike

Billy Bragg came along to our pickets and our rally today, to show his solidarity in song.
00:35 The Times They Are A-Changing Back
03:35 Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards
06:59 Which Side Are You On?
11:49 There Is Power in A Union
15:39 Solidarity Forever

[@mattstiefel4806]

Billy is firing on all cylinders here, it's beautiful to watch. He is an inspiration. The energy at this demonstration must have been incredible. Solidarity forever!

[@jerrysmith2360]

I used to hate it when Billy updated the lyrics of songs I loved to sing (badly) when younger. I’ve come to appreciate this modification, it shows intelligence and an appreciation and love for his audience ❤

[@Beemerboy324]

Billy is a world treasure! Plus he's playing my guitar!

[@damienhunt4264]

"There is power in a union." YES, YES, YES.

[@schrisdellopoulos9244]

Sounds great. Why aren't there more Billy Braggs in this sad world?

[@rockmetalgoddess5009]

Because they're busy bragging.

[@geyerbrad1]

They are all being brainwashed by Antifa. Like that Commie Tom Morello. Just kidding. Fuck fascism. Power to the people. Billy Bragg is brilliant.

[@mrd3016]

@@rockmetalgoddess5009 is that a pun? Are puns funny in 2021? How did you come up with the dopey moniker? You're a rock metal goddess? Sure you are.

[@mrd3016]

@@geyerbrad1 yes he is comrade.

[@jeffburdick869]

Solidarity forever!!!!

[@douglasparkinson4123]

one of my favourite bragg performances

[@InParticularNobody]

Brilliant how there are two young women from the 1980s in the frame. Solidarity!

See the face of youth. Getting excited from his lyrics and energy. Power to you, Billy Bragg!

[@andyc1139]

Legend!

[@tonystoakley5816]

Fantastic Billy from a Cambridge resisdent love you always

[@markschamber6109]

,,,,” do what you do.” can’t be more relevant than that. Thank you sir.

[@Lyndanet]

❤️‍🔥 done so well in the beauty of a middle key

[@thomasito4491]

Brilliant! Lovely! Wonderful! Great Update of Lyrics… Love the Man! Thanks for posting THIS!❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️💥❤️😝❤️‍🔥

[@theboywithathorninhisside.4179]

I mean we all do our personal protests. Myself l, wrongly continued to call up the American Embassy on my private mobile line. Possibly Intoxicated. And.. Almost got Shot via SO19. It's the little things.

[@johnseeley514]

Solidarity Forever

[@jeffburdick869]

✊

[@krypton2k]

I love this man

[@fatsoulcrew]

Great video, excellent stuff

[@billhdowne2382]

Truth still Breaks a few of our hearts.

[@billhdowne2382]

Hearts.♥️

[@billhdowne2382]

Your guitar is so out of tune it reminds me of Pete Seeger. 🙂👍

[@billhdowne2382]

Such a Beautiful, inspirational guy.

[@billhdowne2382]

Thank you.

[@jeffburdick869]

one leap forwards, two leaps back, lets all just give the tories the sack!

[@Felix-rising]

Good luck with that

[@jgdooley2003]

The real power of music and ballads is that it sparks off inquiry and enables people to read up on issues and events mentioned in songs. This is a powerful way of passing on a nations or a movements ideals and objectives. This is something that the Irish Republican movement, despite all its detractors, knows only too well. One has only to see the money spent by corporate advertisers and military formations to realise the sheer power of music to elicit passion and call to action in people.

[@davidshattock9522]

Must say in previous jobs I have been on strike

[@davidgriffin3477]

That was Great, I saw you in the states well because that's the only place I've ever been other than Canada, Which worked out for me that time had I been off galavanting around the World I would have missed him when he came by. It really is the best system for catching live music. to have the band or artist do the traveling around and we just sit on our asses and fuss about how long it took to get to us. I'm actually very impressed with Your personal music. I only learned about you from Mermaid Ave. Which you were great on and I actually meant to get some of your music as I usually do. But I really think you up there with so many greats.

[@pathduck]

I love how he removed the "boys" from Which Side Are You On here, to make it more inclusive :)

[@bartkatastroof6150]

I mean yes its more inclusive, but i kinda liked how it filled the pause between "which side are you on"

[@InParticularNobody]

Ours. He's always on ours. Viva Billy.

[@rockgsxr]

because that's what's important lol

[@pathduck]

@@rockgsxr It's not "important" but it's more **inclusive** and **that's** important.

[@rockgsxr]

@@pathduck i reckon your types are selectively inclusive, you won't give any time to anyone who doesn;t share your visions which doesn't make you inclusive at all ,that's why the left will eat itself

[@deansopp7560]

Brilliant

[@billhdowne2382]

Where’s Bob? Crickets. Sad. But Thank you, Bill.

[@1davidcampbell]

👏

[@esp522]

I love those looks from behind

[@douglasparkinson4123]

respect for changing which side are you on boys to which side are you on to #represent the female riot police officers and corrupt politicians.

[@murdiekennedysongs9192]

LA LUTA CONTINUA!!

[@malcolmjamieson658]

thanks i needed that

[@davidthomas450]

Top man billy 🙏🙏🙏

[@ade1963]

which side are you on [boys]?

[@douglasparkinson4123]

hes removed it because the police force is now gender mixed.

[@jamesbashford1693]

Sad this only has so few views

[@mfpendle]

The best!

[@infoscholar5221]

Closest thing to Woodie we have out there.

[@MichaelHoare-bh5pg]

Billy Bragg's music is obviously influenced by both Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie and he is the only protest singer around at the present moment.

[@ariakiss]

Good on ya Billy. Pity guitar went out of tune. Good man yourself.

[@alessiobolmidaoliveri6938]

Do you sing something against Putin now!?

[@acoustically9201]

After 40 yrs still peddling the notion that activism occurs at the ballot box. ...hope you can all see how ridiculous this looks after the last 2.5 yrs. No doubt he's still at it. The penalty for the big house out in the country is that one's work for the establishment is never done.

[@midjehunt7424]

I think you need to see the lifestyle Billy preaches, and the lifestyle he leads.

[@curmudgeon1933]

Where is the conflict? Or are you a spokesman for the ruling class?

[@FattyMateo]

Damn so sad that geet was so out of tune towards the end

[@jamessawyer3830]

Little England is what we should be if we hadn't become an Islamic country our lives we be so much better. So as much as i like BB's music he's wrong

[@concordmilitia3471]

Billy Bragg. Real Estate mogul. Sold his beachfront mansion for a two million pound profit.

[@willwoodward9542]

And your point is?

[@complications.]

The man is allowed to be successful What's your point? It doesn't make him any less of a man of the people.

[@dcweber1]

Billy truly irrelevant in 2021

[@lloydjames1787]

Awful stuff. This politics is less popular than ever.

[@winnywin]

Yet here you were - watching this video and commenting! Sad Twat.

[@lloydjames1787]

@@winnywin not wrong though am I?

[@winnywin]

@@lloydjames1787 Capitalism is at an all time low. So you are completely wrong. Marx was right.

[@lloydjames1787]

@@winnywin 😂😂👍

[@fuzzy1237]

Do you support medical apartheid billy?

[@SeanD808]

Billy should get a job :)

[@johnnyconnelly7278]

Well there's a shock!! .. Billy Bragg at a strike! Something I thought I'd never see.