THERE’S AN ELECTION GOIN’ ON
Ten UK oriented protest tunes about government/politicians/unrest. Theme: we're in a mess and we gotta get outofitoutofitoutofit....
William Hogarth’s 18th Century election trilogy suggests little has changed in the UK
I like a good protest song as much as the next music commentator – if I sometimes appear cynical about entertainers taking a “stance” it’s because many are less than convincing (and often a bit dim). Or the wise ones make music I tend to find unlistenable – Billy Bragg,…