Picket Line Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Stashyjon 

Cover art for Picket Line lyrics by Robert Calvert

This song is taken from Calverts 1984 album Freq, a concept work which deals with industrial relations in Maggie Thatchers Britain. Between the songs there are audio clips where Calvert, along with former Bonzo The Dog vocalist Viv Stanshall visit picket lines and debate and engage with striking coal miners. This track expresses Calvert's sympathy for the striking miners fighting for their way of life against a system that is hell bent on the destruction of their unions.

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