Mark Northfield is again delivering his message in the way he knows best:
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Oh very clever ‘la la la lie -li -lie’. Very enjoyable, and cuts to the heart of it – we are expected, in the face of contrary evidence, to believe what our leaders say just because they said it. We are in an alternate, through the looking glass, universe now.
Thanks to Mr Northfield – another beautifully put together piece! (It would have been exceptional with a few wee harmonies thrown in too, just to round it off 🙂 )
One of the only great side effects of the arrival of the neocon/lib fascism in the U.K. , built upon the xenophobic, superiority complex and fake history of Empire and Winners of War 30 years earlier – was the protest musicians, who deprived of jobs straight from school, picked up guitars and taught themselves how to make music and write their songs from the reality of their neighbourhoods.
‘Brit Pop’ as claimed by the State , under Blairism, got really really powerful under the flag of Rock Against Racism and likes of Anti War movements that Corbyn was instrumental in.
The Clash’s Sandinista double album; The Jams output exemplified by Eton Rifles, Madness/ Specials ska based classics and of course the now sold out-ish Billy Brag.
There were so many that came out of bedrooms and garages and were able to top the charts through Indy labels. Whilst the major labels were busy selling the state approved prog rockers.
That whole ability to get into every youths ear with political songs that speak to their daily lives – was attacked and refashioned so such a grassroots musical resistance could be muted.
The disappearance of the singles charts and show; the manufacing of bands and stars by TV/Music moguls etc has now neutered that avenue of voicing protest and we are left with anodyne pop stars and Brit-pop , toothless and gormless.
Except for such gems as this chap, Mark Northfield.
True protest needs poets and songs – it needs Woody Guthrie not a renamed Bob Zimmerman who pretended to be Woody, nor Fake prophets like Bono or the other Irish ones…
I can guarantee that there will be kids teaching themselves on their bedrooms and will emerge but will they ever get the same popular listening ? Not if the fascists have their way.
Thanks for sharing Richard. Very much appreciated.
We all have to fight this rampant dishonesty, cronyism and oppressive Nationalism as best we can. We cannot stay quiet. Music is my way.
Keep doing it!
Thank you
Brilliant Mark, much appreciated. Fight the lies and the liars, and those aiding and abetting them. Which is why I’m writing to the BBC to protest at the DG’s.
cancellation of the Mash report. Nish kumar was doing nothing more than stating the facts when he called Johnson a liar and a racist.
Thank you, Mark Northfield !