Billy Bragg - Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards

Billy Bragg performs "Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards" at the Dominion Theatre, London - November 1988

[@petersimons8666]

Such a great musical comment, both politically and the miming to convey messages to hearing impaired. BB's impro' exist today in many young muso's around where I live in Australia.

[@saltermellon644]

Billy Bragg and Joe Strummer, made a generation think, God I wish my children had a similar influence that they would listen to. Thank you Billy, thank you Joe, Rip you legend

[@SukiSinghEdmonton]

WOW I found it this version is RARE! I remember watching this live on TV during my college days in England in 1988 it was a concert live with Michelle Shocked, I remember later recording it onto cassette from my VHS recording and singing it word to word during my Uni days LOL! at Stratford East London University 1991. I've been looking for the video for the last few years. Great upload brings back memories, thanks :)

[@tomb613]

Seeing this version after all these years brought chills up my spine until the tears were flowing.... Such a great find that I have been looking for recently as well. Cheers!!

[@GlazierOEF]

Brilliant!!!! Billy you're a true hero. Thank you!!

[@concordmilitia3471]

Sold his beachfront home for 2 million pounds. A true real estate hero.

[@RobAGabor]

I love watching Michelle Shocked dance in this.

[@vilepete]

The mime is awesome...

[@PinUpForNate]

ACT UP shirt! ☆♡☆

[@verysurvival]

@webdreams It's the guy from the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, Micahel Franti.

[@avefiggy2128]

😍😍😍🌺😍😍😍

[@ingridmicallef9315]

Does anyone else hear Oh Yoko in the opening bars or is it just me?

[@GuyFawkes15]

Yes, it is the same sequence.

[@verysurvival]

@TheBognordave during this tour he was with the Beatnigs. Great Days.

[@vanillasmurf]

Fucking awesome...!

[@melanchocktail]

Wow, thanks :) First video on youtube with original lyrics :)

[@porkpickpocket6753]

happy monday’s have bez billy has mime

[@tonycairns6728]

I recorded this from TV in my teens.

[@helen4morrissey]

Fan-fucking-tastic - ta!

[@webdreams]

whos on stage there? the guy from Aswad???

[@user-user-user-user.]

For everyone who didn’t experience the 80’s here is the context: 99% of the music on “the charts” was sh*t. Then their was Billy Bragg.

[@Hephaistos51413]

What is this clown next to him doing?

[@camerongray9398]

fvw it was the 80's, that's about all the justification you need

[@frmcf]

Playing the bass

[@nealokelly]

@@frmcf Hahaha. Ironically the bass is the entire tune.

[@lynncohen2897]

@@camerongray9398 lol so true

[@stephenwalker850]

Bet he goat his hole that night but ay

[@bobbybobby3070]

Love the song! Hate the miming! So annoying

[@concordmilitia3471]

Saw Bragg in Boston 1988. Liked his music but I knew he was a fraud.

[@James-th7wb]

Fraud meaning he was a champagne socialist or what?