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Just because you’re gay, I won’t turn you away. If you stick around, I’m sure we can find some common ground.

Billy Bragg

Start your own revolution, cut out the middleman In a perfect world we’d all sing in tune But this is reality so give me some room So join the struggle while you may The Revolution is just a t-shirt away
BILLY BRAGG

Cutting Middleman Reality Somemroom Struggle
Britain is a great country. We can more or less say what we like, and we can walk down the street without anyone trying to kill us. I know it’s tough for some people, but generally we live in a caring society. We live in a great country, but we’re no longer a great power.
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Caring Country Long
I’m just saying that we need to find a better way to manifest the broader society’s aspirations, politically.
BILLY BRAGG

Aspiration Better Just Saying Need Party Politician
We’ve heard so much about the American dream: well, Trump is the American nightmare made flesh.
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Country Dream Nightmare Ugly Worry
If I can entertain people and get them to open up a little bit, then they’re much more conducive to any ideas I might have, whether they’re about relationships or politics. The most interesting songs, I think, are the ones where the two overlap.
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Interesting Song Thinking
The key to it has to be some sort of proportional representation, which allows there to be more parties.
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Aspiration Key Proportional Representation Society Sort
I’m still batting away on my politics for the Labour Party. I’m much further to the left of them than I used to be, but that’s because they’ve moved, not me.
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Away Batting Party Stills Used
A nation with their freezers full are dancing in their seats, while outside another nation is sleeping in the streets.
BILLY BRAGG

Dancing Politics Sleep
I’m celebrating my love for you with a pint of beer and a new tattoo
BILLY BRAGG

Beer Celebrating Love Tattoo
If you’ve got a blacklist, I want to be on it.
BILLY BRAGG

Ibacklist Life Want
The evil lot who did that thing on September 11 did it because they wanted to create a war between America and Islam. And by invading Iraq, we gave them what they hoped for.
BILLY BRAGG

Country Disaster Month September War
All musicians start out with ideals but hanging on to them in the face of media scrutiny takes real integrity. Tougher still is to live up to the ideals of your dedicated fans.
BILLY BRAGG

Integrity Media Real
All the great political music was made at the height of political confrontations.
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Confrontation Height Made Political
I came into this whole business by going to see Rock Against Racism gigs with the Clash.
BILLY BRAGG

Racism Racist Rocks
A patriot is someone who cares what happens in their country.
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Cares Country Patriot
Being spokesman for a generation is the worst job I ever had.
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Generations Jobs Worst

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