Billy Bragg - Take Down The Union Jack (Official Video)

From his 2002 album ‘England, Half English’ Billy’s heartfelt take on Englishness, patriotism, the monarchy, regional independence and education. The greatest political singer songwriter of his generation.
The political singer-songwriter holds an acoustic performance of this thought-provoking song that protests against the monarchy and for independence. Reaching #22 in the UK singles Chart.
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Lyrics:
Take down the Union Jack, it clashes with the sunset
And put it in the attic with the emperors old clothes
When did it fall apart? Sometime in the 80s
When the Great and the Good gave way to the greedy and the mean
Britain isn't cool you know, its really not that great
It's not a proper country, it doesn't even have a patron saint
It's just an economic union that's passed its sell-by date
Take down the Union Jack, it clashes with the sunset
And ask our Scottish neighbours if independence looks any good
'Cause they just might understand how to take an abstract notion
Of personal identity and turn it into nationhood
Is this the 19th century that I'm watching on TV?
The dear old Queen of England handing out those MBEs
Member of the British Empire - that doesn't sound too good to me
Gilbert and George are taking the piss aren't they?
Gilbert and George are taking the piss.
What could be more British than here's a picture of my bum?
Gilbert and George are taking the piss
Take down the Union Jack, it clashes with the sunset
And pile all those history books, but don't throw them away
They just might have some clues about what it really means
To be an Anglo hyphen Saxon in England.co.ukk
#BillyBragg #TakeDownTheUnionJack #TheMillionThingsThatNeverHappened

[@KevKavanagh]

Poet without the laureate. Onya, Billy!

[@talesfromtinpanalley-thedo6198]

Hats off. This is a pertinent song mirroring the UK NOW . Much respect as always

[@GreenMonstah77]

Fantastic song!

[@monkeezorg]

Nice to see the vids with the song

[@matthewarmitage6681]

Still a true British Hero x

[@robharper7390]

Spot on

[@CFreeJ]

👌🏽

[@CFreeJ]

Brilliant!

[@andether]

Forward with Billy

[@jeanette2101]

Braw stuff

[@pancrack]

English, Scottish and Welsh UNITY = Britain. Defined by a coastline not invisible lines on a map drawn by monarchs and politicians.

[@bannaubrycheiniog1329]

#YesCymru

[@eddiej9733]

For me, a Billy fan for over 30 years, his greatest influence on me has been to question and modify. But I fear for others esp younger generations and going into the future, they will take this song as a call to arms , with an aim to destroy everything. The Union Jack stands for far greater good than bad.

[@jasonandrewtoppin9760]

As of tomorrow, I am going to be part of a union called the health and community services union of Victoria

[@MrDiscoseeker]

This was the Billy Bragg I loved, grew up with emotionally and politically. . . Sadly, I mourn my hero now.

[@artsed08]

Jesus wept.

[@zenunderground9893]

It will be torn down soon enough with the flag of a New Tartaria🇻🇮. A better Tartaria. A Beartaria. 🐻

[@MrDiscoseeker]

What happened to you Bragg?

[@garygee5365]

Dont

[@cianmoriarty7345]

Gross