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Thread #92272 Message #1951430
Posted By: Captain Ginger
29-Jan-07 - 01:51 PM
Thread Name: Show of Hands - Roots - what a track!
Subject: RE: Show of Hands - Roots - what a track!
I find the lyrics leave a rather unpleasant taste in the mouth; there's a feeling of a manufactured grievance about them. I imagine they would appeal greatly to readers of the Mail and the Express.
To be sure, the English are generally crap at their own culture, but there's an underlying whiff of Nick Griffin about this song, which I'm sure wasn't Knightly's intention.
Listening to the track on the myspace link above, the delivery is dire - about as musical as a metronome. Give me Billy Bragg and Maggie Holland any day.