I can't believe nobody has commented on such a kick-ass song. Woody Guthrie rocks and so does wilco. Not so much Billy Bragg. I do have to wonder how this song would have sounded like if Bob Dylan had found this song instead of Billy Bragg.
I have to agree with Xmisfit, Billy Bragg is one of the great songwriter's of his generation. I know his unrefined singing voice, unhidden working class brogue and staunch socialist worldview is an acquired taste, but was Woody Guthrie any different? They were cast from the same mold. Billy Bragg's music is so earnest and bare, it stirs up passion in folks and inspires them to transcend their lives and the world around them, which is something Woody Guthrie would know something about. I encourage you to give Bragg another listen. I'm sure he will grow on you.
I have to agree with Xmisfit, Billy Bragg is one of the great songwriter's of his generation. I know his unrefined singing voice, unhidden working class brogue and staunch socialist worldview is an acquired taste, but was Woody Guthrie any different? They were cast from the same mold. Billy Bragg's music is so earnest and bare, it stirs up passion in folks and inspires them to transcend their lives and the world around them, which is something Woody Guthrie would know something about. I encourage you to give Bragg another listen. I'm sure he will grow on you.
I can't believe nobody has commented on such a kick-ass song. Woody Guthrie rocks and so does wilco. Not so much Billy Bragg. I do have to wonder how this song would have sounded like if Bob Dylan had found this song instead of Billy Bragg.
I have to agree with Xmisfit, Billy Bragg is one of the great songwriter's of his generation. I know his unrefined singing voice, unhidden working class brogue and staunch socialist worldview is an acquired taste, but was Woody Guthrie any different? They were cast from the same mold. Billy Bragg's music is so earnest and bare, it stirs up passion in folks and inspires them to transcend their lives and the world around them, which is something Woody Guthrie would know something about. I encourage you to give Bragg another listen. I'm sure he will grow on you.
I have to agree with Xmisfit, Billy Bragg is one of the great songwriter's of his generation. I know his unrefined singing voice, unhidden working class brogue and staunch socialist worldview is an acquired taste, but was Woody Guthrie any different? They were cast from the same mold. Billy Bragg's music is so earnest and bare, it stirs up passion in folks and inspires them to transcend their lives and the world around them, which is something Woody Guthrie would know something about. I encourage you to give Bragg another listen. I'm sure he will grow on you.