wanderlust
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Billy BraggAny fans here? just listening to his CAN I PAINT YOU A PICTURE cd BEST OF..Some great stuff on there I prefer his earlier one man and a guitar stuff like NEW ENGLAND,MILKMAN OF HUMAN KINDNESS, but also love SEXUALITY his great lost pop single..
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Alias
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Re: Billy Bragg | wanderlust wrote: | | love SEXUALITY his great lost pop single.. |
It's not lost, they're still all there in a big old dusty box under Billy's bed.
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Sancho Panza
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Got quite a few of his albums, loads of great imagary and clever observation."Levi Stubbs Tears" is one of the best songs I've ever heard. Makes me wish I could play guitar.
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wanderlust
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Always loved A13 a pastiche of CHUCK BERRY'S ROUTE 66..
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TWO SUNSPOTS
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Always liked seeing him during the Maggie days when he was quite funny spouting off his anti Maggie rants.
He was always playing the festivals and i must have seen him about 20 times.Also saw him at a miners benefit gig in Newport.
I sort of lost touch when he started releasing records with a band.I always prefered just Billy and his guitar.
Must dig out his first two lps and give them a play.
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wanderlust
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Alot of his lyrics were tongue in cheek, the only song I don't like is TEAR DOWN THE UNION JACK which is a very negative song..
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Freddie Laker
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I've got the same compilation and also favour the earlier solo material before he got a backing band.
Levi Stubbs Tears, The Milkman Of Human Kindness and To Have And Have Not are all fantastic songs. 
Greetings To The New Brunette is my daughter's favourite (perhaps something to do with the lyrical content which includes ice cream and chocolate  ), and gets an airing in the car several times a week.
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mccardigan
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The new album is worth checking out, especially the special 2 disc edition where you get the full band on one disc and solo Billy on the other. Nerdily I have mixed them up!
Big fan of the Braggster, the box sets are worth getting as well.
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Peteinblack
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Billy Bragg 'Champagne' Socialist.
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mccardigan
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Evidence?
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theraven1979
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His Champagne cellar in France
Jim
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LAFOLIE
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never been a great fan.
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Peteinblack
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Evidence? The price of his concert tickets for a start. His little spat a few years back when he was annoyed when another band was using his bloody toilet at a festival. Personally find the man a little bit conceited. I am sure he is a lovely fella but doesn't do alot for me.
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Peteinblack
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Evidence? The price of his concert tickets for a start. His little spat a few years back when he was annoyed when another band was using his bloody toilet at a festival. Personally find the man a little bit conceited. I am sure he is a lovely fella but doesn't do alot for me.
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mccardigan
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fair enough 
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