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Billy Bragg

Rock music
Folk rock
Alternative country
Driven by the social conscience and full throttle energy of The Clash and the songwriting tradition of the folk movement, Billy Bragg became the political voice of 1980s pop, taking on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, supporting the 1984 miners strike and campaigning for the Labour Party in the Red Wedge enterprise. After a short stint in the army, Bragg gigged with punk band Riff Raff, developing his trademark electric guitar thrash while bellowing acerbic lyrics in his distinctively strangulated Essex voice. His debut EP 'Life's a Riot With Spy Vs Spy' (1983) featured the c...
Songs
California Stars
California StarsBilly Bragg and Wilco

Mermaid Avenue

4:58

Blood of the Lamb
Blood of the LambBilly Bragg and Wilco

Mermaid Avenue Vol. II

4:16

All You Fascists
All You FascistsBilly Bragg and Wilco

Mermaid Avenue Vol. II

2:43

A New England
A New EnglandBilly Bragg

Life's a Riot with Spy Vs Spy

2:13

Bring Them Home (If You Love Your Uncle Sam)
Bring Them Home (If You Love Your Uncle Sam)Pete Seeger, Billy Bragg, Steve Earle, Ani DiFranco and Pete Seeger & Friends

Young vs. Old

3:45

Remember the Mountain Bed
Remember the Mountain BedBilly Bragg and Wilco

Mermaid Avenue Vol. II

6:26

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