Billy Bragg
I went to see Billy Bragg last night. At the Bridgewater Hall of all places! It was a really good night. The setlist was brilliant too. I can’t think of many songs that he didn’t play that I wish he had, apart from maybe Tank Park Salute (though I’d probably have cried like a baby) and Help Save The Youth Of America, but you can’t have everything!
We did get The World Turned Upside Down, A New England, Waiting for the Greap Leap Forwards, Levi Stubbs’ Tears, Accident Waiting To Happen, There Is Power In A Union, NPWA, The Milkman of Human Kindness, Greetings To The New Brunette… (and that’s just mentioning my favourite songs!)
And as a little treat, what with being in Manchester, he got Badly Drawn Boy out to play Walk Away Renee.
And if you’re bothered, here are a couple of vids…
