Monday, 8 April 2013

Thatcher In Song

Inspiration to many, here's a selection of songs that wouldn't have been written without Margaret Thatcher. Some more direct (The Exploited) than others (Julian Cope, The Housemartins) but all sharing similar sentiments.


Robert Wyatt – Shipbuilding
Roger Waters – Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert - Live
Roger Waters – Southampton Dock - Live
Julian Cope – Promised Land
Hefner – The Day That Thatcher Dies
Wild Billy Childish And The Musicians Of The British Empire – Thatcher's Children
Morrissey – Margaret On the Guillotine
Frank Turner – Thatcher Fucked The Kids
The Style Council – Life At A Top Peoples Health Farm
Elvis Costello – Tramp The Dirt Down
Carter USM – Evil
Linton Kwesi Johnson – It Dread Inna Inglan
The Beat – Stand Down Margaret (Dub)
The The – Heartland
UB40 – One in Ten
The Specials – Ghost Town
Billy Bragg – Between the Wars
Exploited – Let's Start A War...
A.R. Kane – Baby Milk Snatcher
The Blow Monkeys – Celebrate (The Day After You)
Terry Edwards And The Scapegoats – Margaret Thatcher, we still hate you
Deborah Holland – Pinochet And Margaret Thatcher
The Three Johns – Kick The Dog
The Forlorn Hope – Gonna Laugh When Margaret Thatcher Dies
Fine Young Cannibals – Blue
Angelic Upstarts – Women in Disguise
The Housemartins – Five Get Over Excited
The Specials – Maggie's Farm
The Style Council – Right To Go
Billy Bragg – Days Like These - Gb Version
Manic Street Preachers – Ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthforonedayit'sworldwouldfallapart
The Divine Comedy – The Complete Banker
Mogwai – George Square Thatcher Death Party
Sinead O'Connor – Black Boys On Mopeds
Kitchens Of Distinction – Margaret's Injection
The Neurotics – Fighting Times
Martin Stephenson – Left Us To Burn
Renaud – Miss Maggie
Space – No-One Understands
Robb Johnson – More Tea, Margaret?
Newtown Neurotics – Kick Out The Tories
Kirsty MacColl – Free World
Madness – Blue Skinned Beast (Remastered)
New Model Army – Spirit of the Falklands - Vengeance Album
Martin Carthy – Company Policy
UB40 – Madam Medusa
Exploited – Maggie

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