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Levi Stubbs was the lead singer of the Four Tops. Bill Bragg is a big fan of Motown and I think this song is about the solace that people find in music, even when their lives are very difficult.
The "tears" aspect of it may also be a reference to Smokey and the Miracles' "Tracks of My Tears."
Levi Stubbs was the lead singer of the Four Tops. Bill Bragg is a big fan of Motown and I think this song is about the solace that people find in music, even when their lives are very difficult.
The "tears" aspect of it may also be a reference to Smokey and the Miracles' "Tracks of My Tears."
The "tears" aspect of it may also be a reference to Smokey and the Miracles' "Tracks of My Tears."