Tuesday, January 25, 2011

The Specials: Maggie's Farm (Lyceum Deluxe)


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".



Live at the Lyceum (Deluxe CD) link is in the comments

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....





    http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?bbi0nrz6anevfua

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  2. you did'nt mentioned 'Margaret on the guillotine' from Morrissey!

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  3. thank you for this awesome post brother!

    edo
    knowyourconjurer.blogspot.com

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  4. *Anyone* doing Dylan is better than Dylan doing Dylan; says the guy who still has an Exploited 'Maggie Wouldn't Like It' t-shirt...

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  5. thank you much, definitely going to be a good week at work!

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  6. Great post, the Specials were such a great band. Proper music!

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  7. Hi there,

    Thanks (good site) / are we taking (Lyceum Deluxe), about an officially released item?

    thanX,
    Antonio / Aruba

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  8. I'm loving the Specials vibe today! Thankyou!

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