Maybe a slight tangential shift here but....
John Tams (UK songwriter) wrote the following with regard to the closure of UK mines in the early 1980's....

1
There is a pithead far away
Without a winding gear
And there they crucified the pits
And all the jobs round here

2
So, dearly,dearly, we need jobs
To earn our daily bread
The right to work is all we crave
To keep our families fed

3
There is a green hill far away
That used to be a pit
But, now it's just a grassy bank
Where picnic parties sit

4
And, deep beneath their quiche lorraine
The ghosts of minors sing
The politics of selfish gain
Has ruined everything

Regards Ralphie