"A progressive is someone who wants to see society re-organised so
that everyone has access to the
means by which to reach their full potential"
A song from one of Britain's greatest ever songwriters today. Billy Bragg, the Bard of Barking, has been a firm favourite ever since his first release, Life's A Riot With Spy Vs Spy (1983).
Armed with a guitar and a social conscience, he's been the creator of a stunning body of work, but you know all this so I don't need to write too big an intro.
The song I've chosen is quite apt in a week in which the USA has made same sex marriage legal nationwide. Co written by Johnny Marr and featuring backing vocals by the much missed Kirsty MacColl (the video was directed by and features comedian Phil Jupitus), this is Sexuality......
I've had relations with girls from many nations
I've made passes at women of all classes
And just because you're gay I won't turn you away
If you stick around I'm sure that we can find some common ground
Sexuality
Strong and warm and wild and free
Sexuality
Your laws do not apply to me
A nuclear submarine sinks off the coast of Sweden
Headlines give me headaches when I read them
I had an uncle who once played for Red Star Belgrade
He said some things are really left best unspoken
But I prefer it all to be out in the open
Sexuality
Strong and warm and wild and free
Sexuality
Your laws do not apply to me
Sexuality
Don't threaten me with misery
Sexuality
I demand equality
I'm sure that everybody knows how much my body hates me
It lets me down most every time and makes me rash and hasty
I feel a total jerk before your naked body of work
I'm getting weighed down with all this information
Safe sex doesn't mean no sex it just means use your imagination
Stop playing with yourselves in hard currency hotels
I look like Robert De Niro, I drive a Mitsubishi Zero
Sexuality
Strong and warm and wild and free
Sexuality
Your laws do not apply to me
Sexuality
Come eat and drink and sleep with me
Sexuality
We can be what we want to be
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