Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher sure inspired some unforgettable protest anthems. From The English Beat's "Stand Down, Margaret", To Elvis Costello's "Shipbuilding" to The Exploited's "Let's Start a War" every musician in England seemed united against the Iron Lady's Conservative government. The Specials (more here) responded to this avalanche of agitprop, by trying to update one of Bob Dylan's more abstract "protest" songs, "Maggie's Farm.
It used to go like that, then, for a few minutes, it went like this:
So, this early aughts CD bootleg of the Live at the Lyceum L.P. from 1979 tacks on nine more live and rare tracks, including a version of "Maggie's Farm".
Speaking of comments, what do you make of The Specials doin' Dylan?
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Hey, Specials fans,
More to come
Leave some thoughts behind....
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you did'nt mentioned 'Margaret on the guillotine' from Morrissey!
ReplyDeletethank you for this awesome post brother!
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*Anyone* doing Dylan is better than Dylan doing Dylan; says the guy who still has an Exploited 'Maggie Wouldn't Like It' t-shirt...
ReplyDeletethank you much, definitely going to be a good week at work!
ReplyDeleteGreat post, the Specials were such a great band. Proper music!
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ReplyDeleteThanks (good site) / are we taking (Lyceum Deluxe), about an officially released item?
thanX,
Antonio / Aruba
I'm loving the Specials vibe today! Thankyou!
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