Mixing pop and politics he asks me what the use is / I offer him embarrassment and my usual excuses.
BILLY BRAGGSo, in some ways, the political songs tend to be a bit more like reportage, whereas the love songs tend to be like novels, you can pick them up off the shelf and go into them any time.
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So, in some ways, the political songs tend to be a bit more like reportage, whereas the love songs tend to be like novels, you can pick them up off the shelf and go into them any time.
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Part of the problem with some elements of the European debate is that they hanker for the days when we were a great power. Those days are gone, and they went a long time ago.
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I’d like to think that in a generation or two we’ll have politicians whose life experience reflects that of the people who are voting for them.
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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.
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Don’t saddle me with your ideals, and spare me all your guilt. For a poet with all the answers, has never yet been built.
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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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If you thought the army was here protecting people like yourself, I’ve some news for you, we’re here to defend wealth.
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We’ve heard so much about the American dream: well, Trump is the American nightmare made flesh.
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At some point in your life you have to engage with the fact that you are part of a society.
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There are quite a few honest songwriters out there writing about relationships and their own personality traits. But for some reason, once they step out of the bedroom, their honesty doesn’t seem to come with them.
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You can have an argument with someone who’s a sceptic. When I say ‘cynic’, I mean someone who has given up, and they want you to give up too, so it makes them feel better about themselves.
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War what is it good for? It’s good for business.
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Baptists burn more slowly.
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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.
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Being spokesman for a generation is the worst job I ever had.
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