He'd never get past the auditions for X-Factor, but Stephen William Bragg is one of the greatest singer-songwriters ever put on Planet Earth.I cant get over how brutal but beautiful this particular single was:-
mp3 : Billy Bragg - Levi Stubbs' Tears
A #26 hit in 1986. It also had a wonderfully simple but memorable promo video that I remember was aired on The Old Grey Whistle Test.
They dont make em like that anymore....
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It seems not, sadly...great video & song.
I've got to agree with your comment, Billy is a songwriting genius. I've been listening again to a lot of his early stuff - getting the anti-Tory battle fever on - and so much of it has stood the test of time.
Any chance of posting the b sides?
An all time favourite.
Got to see BB open for the Smiths in NYC in 1985, then didn't seen him again until a couple of weeks ago ago at UCLA. Somehow, he keeps getting much more relevant, in between his sips of tea. 25 years later he's one artist that grows old with you, like a conscience. It's Thanksgiving Day over here in America and I am giving thanks for Billy Bragg (and TVV)!
One of my all time favourites.
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