Angelic Upstarts - England

[tobleroneXXXX]

How did little England achieve so much?

[MrBLZee]

the past is bloody and glorious

[TheElasticJesusRez]

Strange that even after all these years the left/right argument still rages on.

How about just accepting that what makes this country so great is that this 'MIXED ECONOMY' of ours allows entrepreneurs to make it through capitalism, while looking after our sick and underprivileged through socialism.

And despite all its faults, its how we don't lean too far one way or the other that makes our system so special.

Mensi - Retford 79. And I'm still shouting for Never Ad Nothin!

[control893]

this song makes me well up with pride. gives me goosebumps

[iamasonofglyndwr]

@messindo the song, it must be about union men fighting for worker rights, other wise it will be about the english (german french) invading the country taking it away from celtic people who have lived here for centuries england your history is violence

[burnley5960]

@iamasonofglyndwr piss off you cunt

[iamasonofglyndwr]

@burnley5960 pen pidyn

[burnley5960]

@iamasonofglyndwr I understand Welsh very well Numbnuts !!!!!!!

[iamasonofglyndwr]

@burnley5960 well understand this fuckoff you prick

[mashugsi]

Now England has been reduced to Miliband, Cameron and Clegg. Wimps.

[1angelmiike]

great!

[Jayzordable]

I feel proud when i hear this song and I'm not even English.

[iamasonofglyndwr]

@Jayzordable thats sad

[Jayzordable]

@iamasonofglyndwr I wasn't serious...Nbd. XD

[LP36912]

I wish I were alive in the 70's.

[blueboy126]

I am not english but this song is awesome

[davesaussieduster]

This song brought my mate's father to tears.

[OJENKINS48]

class song and im welsh

[iamasonofglyndwr]

@OJENKINS48 after all the english have done to the welsh shame on you

[englishnbloodyproudo]

@iamasonofglyndwr Aincient history that kidda, i mean fuckin hell, i got a few mates in Bangor, Llangollen and Newport and none of them go on about the shit that happend well before our time, in fact you can ask most Welsh people, most of em dont hate the English and vice versa mate, its just little fuckers that have had hatred ingrained into theire brains by their parents and granparents that hate people coz they are English, Welsh or Scottish or whatever!

[iamasonofglyndwr]

@englishnbloodyproudo your a racist nobhead your name says it all

[iamasonofglyndwr]

@englishnbloodyproudo no one has ingrained hatred in my brain,look at your history and what your country stands for ,then you might understand why your hated so much,you came to these lands uninvited and took over,so you've lifting the ban on my replies

[raysrsharp1690]

had a copy of this from a live performance when it was clearly stated that this was not for racism or opression but just pride for yrselfs and your forefathers who fought and died for the flag

[TheSteviecaldwell]

Fantastic song from a fantastic anti fascist band

[loxi59tica]

I just don't get patriotism even when well intentioned, or regionalism or our town's better than your's.

It matters to me about as much as my shoe size, not from any ideological perspective either.

[Laynedalby]

@loxi59tica Well i take it you havent Lost family nor friends to War, thats already my theory on why, End of the day, I`m English, and i Owe my being in this amazing country to the Heroes past and present! R.I.P True heroes! NSFE!

[108duck]

great song,saw them do this many many times live a few gigs in manchester......well done geordie lads......eeeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyy­eeeeeee lllllllaaaaaaddddddssssss

[JamieLucaZ89]

What album is this from????

[englishnbloodyproudo]

@JamieLucaZ89 ---- 2,000,000 Voices Released in 1981

[waynefranks]

@JamieLucaZ89

wtf

[AJClark2403]

@JamieLucaZ89 yes lad!

[bragard40]

hi where can i get the chords for this song on acoustic guitar. i can not get hold of them if any one can help please feel free to let me know thanks

[AINASKINproductions]

What about "Lonely man of Spandau" ?

[DavieRage]

seen these on weds night , thanks Mensi , great night

[drjwthorne666]

Very patriotic and melodic for punk. Differs a lot to the Pistols, The Clash and all the other English punk bands of the 70's. It's awesome

[jasaller]

Damn! I a havent heard this in Years!! Cool!!!!

[warcraft473]

i fly the st georges cross, not the fucking union flag.

[stellafella67]

menace  classssssssssssssss

[yash531]

saw the upstarts at middlesbrough rock garden in the early 1980s. they were great.

now here is a question for people ?.

does anybody know the chords for this song.

im new to the guitar would be much apreciated.

i were a punk rocker and still are

[gutterxcat999]

Oi!

[DutchBombDisposal]

Like this song, Oi from Holland.

[LiamK54321]

patriotism and racism have never been good bed partners in england .. to many in the media happy to blur the two .. In the 80's it was worse then it is now but this song is not racist .. its a love for your home country from a bunch of young guys who's expression was music ...

the fact people hijacked for perverse reasons on both side of the divide does not detract from a simple love song .. a love song about their home country

[Jasonthegaiface]

There's a reason why Englands flag has RED in it ;)

[tiloundana]

cheers but not oi from germany

[SeverbWH]

Now this beautiful country is ruined by the immigrants. We'll brick back the glory of Britain.

[H20654]

@SeverbWH Just as soon as you learn to use the right words mate "We'll brick back the glory of Britain" Its bring

[waldsonne]

oi! oi! oi! mate ! cheers from brazil!

[ponkyponky1]

this slow song, simple FANTASTIC in 1981 rainbow theatre ,i was there with them

[BurntOakTree]

This song shows how much the Upstarts differed from their fellow socialists. They were not ashamed to be patriotic and stand up for what they believed in even if it went against what mainstream socialist opinion thought.

[englishnbloodyproudo]

@BurntOakTree I like your comment dude, true tho, why should ya not be patriotic and a socialist? Ya can have pride without bieng a racist!!!

[kingoftheroad554]

@englishnbloodyproudo exactly

[ThomasRowsell]

@englishnbloodyproudo in the words of hugo chavez "patria socialismo y muerte"

[krutorov]

@englishnbloodyproudo dont bee fucking racist.......................f­uck off

[englishnbloodyproudo]

@krutorov Haha, i aint a racist.....

[iamasonofglyndwr]

@BurntOakTree i love the upstarts but this song seems to go against there believes

[bristolcityifcation]

@BurntOakTree U HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD BROTHER !!! PRIDE WITHOUT PREDUJICE !! U CAN LOVE YOUR COUNTRY WITHOUT BEING A NAZI !!! MY GRANDAD FOUGHT AGAINST THE EVIL OF HITLERS GERMANY AND WAS ALWAYS A UNION MAN BUT HE LOVED HIS COUNTRY !! HE TOLD ME TOBE A PATRIOT BUT NOT A ZENOPHOBIC LOWLIFE !! I LOVE MY COUNTRY BUT IM NOT A RASCIST !! !!LISTEN TO THE WORDS AND ENJOY SOMEONE SINGING OF THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD !!!  ENGLAND !!!

[goggles763]

@BurntOakTree I'm right wing but not racist, right wing in the sense I belelieve my people come first but people who are genuine who just want a better life and want to be law abiding are welcome in my England!!! God Save The Queen No Surrender!"!!

[rudeboyo999]

Norn Iron mate ok Friend.

[vialli9]

Mensi still a ledge

[AFWUK]

red white and blue is the British flag not English. But still a great song!

[Fingerska1]

Classic Time and Today is Football day so sing it loud all Englishmen

[Belosus]

I'm not a fan of slow songs like this. But this song is so god damn amazing!

Cheers & Oi from America

[vladwhity]

Cheers & Oi! from Izrael!!!

[Downfurlife]

@vladwhity Free Gaza! Oi! Oi! Freedom Fighters.

[LDNn15]

@vladwhity

cheers and Oi! from Australia

[atomic116090]

This song always makes me feel english for a while... goddamn great song!

Cheers & Oi from Holland