The World Turned Upside Down live from Rote Lieder 1998 - Billy Bragg

[@dbradx]

Such a killer song, and one that still gets me fired up today. "You poor take courage, you rich take care" ✊

[@Maddy1967Mundane]

Billy in my view will always be the people's poet. The vision will never cease.

[@Jeremyramone]

He bloody nailed it, what a great song, thank you very much for sharing this

[@charliecroker6445]

Most of Billys lyrics make the hair on my neck stand up , sometimes with anger at the way are things were and are and sometimes with sadness at the way things were and are being a 60 odd something who remembers the 70s and 80s here in England albeit as a young naive person.

[@charliegibbins]

Not Billy's lyrics, though. It's a cover (Leon Rosselon wrote it)

[@charliecroker6445]

@@charliegibbins , I was talking about all his songs , I've been listening since 83, but yes right this song wasn't his , cheers

[@garywilson2534]

I saw Billy supporting the style council when i was 13 and after watching my mining town destroyed by Thatcher, he and Paul Weller awoke my social conscious. I luv them for this.

[@mannemalluschke3828]

Danke für‘s teilen! Die Aufnahme ist, soweit ich mich erinnere aber von 1988. Ich war bei einem der Konzerte die Billy dort gab. Es war für mich einer der entscheidenden Momente im Leben. Ich stand sofort in Flammen und dachte: „ja, er gibt uns eine Stimme…“ Eins der prägenden musikalischen Erlebnisse in meinem Leben.

[@krypton2k]

What a tune!

[@jj-et5kj]

this song is fire

[@sandrullala]

Yes, the song is from 1988 in the GDR.

[@BritishBeachcomber]

Back then, I lived on the other side of town from Saint George's Hill. The not so posh side. Billy Bragg's lyrics really hit the spot for me. Them and us. The haves and have-nots. This song changed my life.

[@jasonedwards6870]

This is a Leon Rosselson song. Bill didn't write this.

[@antoniomoura1752]

Simplesmente incrível , voz do além

[@charliecroker6445]

Never fails to make the hairs ony neck stand up , 41 years on from first seeing him.

[@gandalfolorin8808]

. We sang this at The Jose Marti Brigade summer camp in Cuba 1992 as part of the British Brigade. I aslo sang "Booshwah Blues."

[@leecoulbeck]

This is never getting on mainstream TV these days! Omg! He said the word 'tits'. Love ya Billy!

[@JohnGeary-e9e]

Great version of Leo Rosellson song

[@baddogmaine]

Leon, but yes

[@Pstaines439]

Billy, were you using a flanger?

[@henrycastle1]

❤

[@canislupus2146]

Oi Billy, Hey we both got older , but still left-wing, Grüße aus Berlin

[@simonw1313]

And yet he's sucking Zionists off today on twitter. 🤷

[@antoniomoura1752]

Uma mega responsabilidade e coragem que o acompanhou até os dias de hoje

[@jameshesslerlikestalentand6155]

1:50 that Steer is chugging like an engine

[@Yen79]

More like 1986?

[@andreeopthof376]

Yes, 15.8.1986, "Lieder-Sommer der FDJ", Ost-Berlin, DDR.

[@sojnab1]

we wiill not bow to youir masters

[@berniejaw6552]

2:00 Broken string

[@ifantsaurells3014]

Bragmen

[@madzen112]

Erich Honeckers zombie skateboards in the back

[@Alsatiagent-zu1rx]

Billy is far too young for this to be 1998.