Wednesday 15 April 2020

Wise Words From The Bard Of Barking



I can't remember which tour it was on, if it was the Talking To The Taxman About Poetry or The Workers Playtime one , I have a suspicion it was the former, but I have never forgotten the words that Billy Bragg used prior to launching into the sheer heartache that is Levi Stubbs Tears, well I have forgotten the actual words but this is the jist of it, no matter how hard things get, get the kettle, make a brew, put on a Four Tops record and all will be fine with the world again.

3 comments:

FurryBootsCityBoy said...

At the risk of repeating myself, I saw The Four Tops live at Edinburgh Playhouse on their Loco In Acapulco tour (sometime late 1980's/early 1990's and they had the entire place dancing with hit after hit after hit. The vocals were joyous - one of the best gigs ever. Like you and Billy Bragg say - put on a Four Tops record and all will be fine with the world again.

The Swede said...

Billy knows his stuff.

Brian said...

The Four Tops will be played today. Thanks for the nudge, Drew.