I always felt this song had an eerie beauty only the british working class could truly appreciate, I hoped to pass it down to my lads. As usual, Mr Bragg excels and makes sure that I won't be introducing them to the usual rendition but his slighty dark and sparse version. Fuck 'em all, what a legend.
@asbosaxon" Sparse". Exactly. No fat, no flourishes. Just heart and soul, a voice and a guitar. No more is needed. I've been a Jam and BB fan for 30 years but never heard this before. I am Happy!
I remember seeing Billy on Rage late 80s / early 90s and he selected this song, said it was one of his favs, saying how brilliant it was writing 'two lovers missing the tranquity of solitude' into a song....
not that he did a really bad job on this one, but it's just.. i really do prefer Weller singin it.
thepeejays 1 week ago
@OldEchoes I honestly think I prefer this one.
asbosaxon 2 months ago
Braggy never lets you down, great version of a classic song
DonkBopper2010 4 months ago
I always felt this song had an eerie beauty only the british working class could truly appreciate, I hoped to pass it down to my lads. As usual, Mr Bragg excels and makes sure that I won't be introducing them to the usual rendition but his slighty dark and sparse version. Fuck 'em all, what a legend.
asbosaxon 5 months ago 2
@asbosaxon
correct
moonwatcher1967 4 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Billy Bragg
@asbosaxon well done, you have missed the target on so many levels. they have all been Fucked, again and again...
broadstem 2 months ago
@broadstem I don't think you're in a position to tell anybody what a song means to them. No one is.
asbosaxon 2 months ago
@asbosaxon" Sparse". Exactly. No fat, no flourishes. Just heart and soul, a voice and a guitar. No more is needed. I've been a Jam and BB fan for 30 years but never heard this before. I am Happy!
HarvsPenzance 1 month ago
cool
joydivision808 5 months ago
Never heard this before. Great version of a classic song!
bazmchat 11 months ago
Where is this from? I didn't know it existed.
Battlefolk 11 months ago
I remember seeing Billy on Rage late 80s / early 90s and he selected this song, said it was one of his favs, saying how brilliant it was writing 'two lovers missing the tranquity of solitude' into a song....
jamesbja 1 year ago 2