New City Songster - by Volume

Volumes 1-20A-listed by: -Subject--Author--Song title--Volume--Year

Volume: 1---2---3 ---4 & 5---6---7---8---9---10---11---12---13---14---15---16---17---18---19---20---20A

Volume	Title	Author	Subject	Year
1.01	Ballad of The Big Cigars	Ewan MacColl	K	1968 Cuba - history of the revolution
1.02	Lament for the Death of a Nobody	Ewan MacColl	B	1968 - from gold watch to scrap heap and anonymity: your fate if you demand too little
1.03	Song of Choice	Peggy Seeger	B	1967 - don't let apathy make you blind to fascisim
1.04	Brother Did You Weep?	Ewan MacColl	J	1967 Vietnam - description of brutality sponsored by West
1.05	I Support the Boycott	Peggy Seeger	M	1963 South Africa - refusal to buy their food & drinks
1.06	Grey October	Critics Group	J	1968 Vietnam - comparison of carnage with toll from Aberfan
1.07	Student Edward	Ewan MacColl	C	1968 after Paris riots. Conditioning via beatings & gas
2.01	Black Boy Ballad	Trevor Lashbrook	N	1969 boy born on Hackney Estate - life of abuse
2.02	Dead Men The	Peggy Seeger	W	1968 capitalism - trade in arms to Nigeria
2.03	Hull Trawler Disaster The	Frankie Armstrong	S	1969 avoidable disaster - owners take no responsibility
2.04	Well Get The Concrete In	Ian Stewart	S	1969 avoidable disaster - owners only interested in job
2.05	Prime Minister Cut Down in His Prime The	Ewan MacColl and John Faulkner	A	1970 Harold Wilson defeated by Heath after attempt to clamp down on Union Power (Castle's 1969 In Place of Strife) which upset the Left
2.06	Compañeros The	Ewan MacColl	K	1968 Cuba - courage of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara
2.07	Che Guevara	Peggy Seeger	K	1968 Cuba - Che Guevara hunted down in Bolivia
2.08	Little Sashes	Hammond D.	I	1969 Ireland - conditioning from different factions
2.09	China Rag The	Sandra Kerr and Ewan MacColl	C	1969 superiority of Britain (Harold's wage freeze!) to China
2.1	Hello Friend	Peggy Seeger	N	1969 Birmingham in wake of rivers of blood speech
3.01	Ballad of Accounting The	Ewan MacColl	B	1964 audit: have you acted to shape society or merely accepted an unjust status quo?
3.02	Jack the Lad	John Pole	F	1970 search for escape leads to lethal dose of methadone taken for a laugh
3.03	We Don't Want to Live Like That	Ewan MacColl	C	1968 post Paris - we see through the propaganda!
3.04	Tidbits for Tenants	Anon	E	1970 overcrowding frozen wages and evictions.
3.05	Big Pneumatical Drill The	Eric Finlayson	X	1970 courting - metaphor drawn from hard labour
3.06	Mysterious Lover The	Chris Culbert	X	1970 courting - metaphor drawn from nature
3.07	Bridget and the Pill	Brian Pearson	O	1970 courting - birth control discouraged by the Pope
3.08	Bogside Man The	McIlvogue	I	1970 Ireland - violent resistance to heavy policing
3.09	White Tornado The	Jim O'Connor	M	1970 South Africa - apartheid / racism in rugby
3.1	Clayton Aniline Song The	Pete Smith	S	1970 injury or poor health resulting from work
3.11	Children The	Peggy Seeger	B	1968 - don't build walls to shut out poverty and war
3.12	Bold Enoch Powell	Brian Pearson	A	1970 after expulsion from cabinet: rivers of blood speech
3.13	Teachers Need to do Homework	John Faulkner and Sandra Kerr	T	1970 need for teachers to learn from miners and dustmen about the power of strike action.
3.14	Ballad of Rosie The	Dick Snell	E	1970 responding to eviction attempt
3.15	Backs Against The Wall	Donneil Kennedy	E	1970 squatting new flats as a response to pricey slums
Vol 4/5 4.01	Unknown Soldier The	Jack Warshaw	J	1970 Vietnam - American G.I. changes to Ho Chi Minh's side
4.02	Lily The	John Pole	X	1970 courting - metaphor drawn from nature
4.03	O'Reilly and the Big MacNeill	Donneil Kennedy	L	1970 the big man on the building site is cut down to size by the rumour/legend of a bigger man.
4.04	Grape-Pickers' Tragedy	Jack Warshaw	K	1970 Mexico: death through dangerous work conditions
4.05	Jeelie-Piece Song The	Adam McNaughtan	E	1970 unsuitability of high-rise flats e.g. children's play
4.06	Travellers Came to Red-Bridge The	Dick Snell and The Critics Group	N	1970 travellers unwanted in Walsall Galilee Auschwitz. Fault of all of us since we elect The Council
4.07	Brother	Jack Warshaw	J	1970 Vietnam: encouragement to change sides
4.08	Boots and Laces	Miles Wootton	F	1971 disaffected youth - vandalism and violence
4.09	My Son	Peggy Seeger	Y	1970 family: questions to son ready to leave the nest
4.10	Prince Philip's Lament	Frankie Armstrong Brian Pearson Pat Creedy & Geoff Lowe	A	1970 personal traits & beliefs on class differences
4.11	Barney Hughes ' Bakery Van	McIlvogue	I	1970 Ireland: Belfast bakery van thwarts B-specials
4.12	Advice to the Lovelorn	John Fryer	X	1970 agony aunt envious of client's knowledge of sex.
4.13	Hippies and the Beatniks The	Miles Wootton	O	1970 alternative lifestyle for woman cast as housewife.
4.14	Orient Company The	Peter O'Toole	R	1970 response to London unemployment: emigrating on a very hot steam turbine steam while awaiting better work
4.15	At The CentrePoint	John Pole and Peggy Seeger	E	1970 office blocks lying empty for nearly three years
4.16	Fields of Vietnam The	Ewan MacColl	J	1967 Vietnam: history of brave struggle against France & USA
4.17	Ballad of Jack Lynch	McIlvogue	I	1970 Ireland: workers unite informers and those selling out their country to England.
4.18	Tunnel Tigers The	Ewan MacColl	Q	1966 toil of Irishmen digging the London Underground in dark conditions while other people enjoy light.
4.19	Iron-Moulder's Wedding The	Graeme Miles	Q	1970 people wear their occupations even at a wedding!
4.2	Cut-Price Hero	Ewan MacColl	A	1970 Enoch Powell - racist beliefs
4.21	In Canning Town	Sandra Kerr	X	1970 courting - loving encounter curtailed by daytime
4.22	Nightmare	Ewan MacColl	V	1970 nuclear war: space station view of dead planet earth
4.23	Wasteland Lullabye	Peggy Seeger	V	1970 nuclear waste & other pollutants: story of how beautiful the world was before. Silent Spring II.
6.01	Jenny Bell	Mahala Nice	O	1971 giving & unafraid pregnant & child adopted
6.02	Do You Wanna Come Clean?	Sandra Kerr	U	1971 air quality
6.03	Kent Massacre The	Jack Warshaw	J	1970 Vietnam protest at Kent College. US students murdered by Ohio National Guard.
6.04	Mr. Fox	John Pole	O	1971 violence to women - abduction and murder.
6.05	We Are the Engineers	Ewan MacColl	T	1960 in praise of these skilled workers and their union.
6.06	McCoy Hotel The	Jack Warshaw	E	1971 high-rise for poor (crowded) V high-rise for the rich
6.07	New Boys The	Ewan MacColl	D	1970 Ted Heath's Cabinet - mainly men
6.08	Night-Visiting Song	Sheila Douglas	X	1971 courting - loving encounter curtailed by daytime
6.09	Too Much of a Good Thing	Sheila Douglas	X	1971 courting - loving encounter ending in male exhaustion
6.1	Nightshift	Peggy Seeger	X	1970 courting - loving encounter ending in male exhaustion
6.11	Tea-Leaf Song	Colin Meadows	F	1971 thief disaffected from the system by low pay
6.12	Sweet Thames Flow Softly	Ewan MacColl	X	1966 courting - romance ends in disappointment
6.13	Ballad of Ho Chi Minh The	Ewan MacColl	J	1954 Vietnam after defeat of French at Dien Bien Pau
6.14	Black Lung	Hazel Dickson	S	1969 injury or poor health from work
6.15	Uncle Sam	Peggy Seeger	J	1970 the several faces of US imperialism
6.16	Instant Food	Miles Wootton	H	1971 downside of fast food: unhealthy tasteless boring
6.17	Yankee Doodle	Ewan MacColl	J	1967 Vietnam composed under Wilson recorded under Heath. Details the atrocities of US war.
6.18	Fred the Computer	Miles Wootton	G	1971 causes havoc / nuclear war - never trust machines!
6.19	We Are the Young Ones	Peggy Seeger	C	1970 post Paris riots. Old hypocritical order wearing thin
6.2	Tall and Proud	Ewan MacColl	J	1970 Vietnam - an alternative view to Nixon's our boys are standing tall and proud out there.
7.01	Punch and Judy	John Pole	O	1972 institutional violence - always the same story
7.02	Wolviston Rook Shoot	Graeme Miles	Z	1972 the hunter becomes the hunted
7.03	Western Trader The	Jimmy Brown	Q	1972 showcasing hard work - steam ships
7.04	Jimmy Gray	Peggy Seeger	X	1972 courting - loving encounter versus procrastination
7.05	Banks of the Tees The	Graeme Miles	P	1972 atmosphere of Teesside - dying industries
7.06	Shellback Song	Ewan MacColl	Q	1972 hey-day of sea faring and the shellbacks who are no more
7.07	Bogside Doodle-bug	McIlvogue	I	1972 Ireland - violent resistance to heavy policing
7.08	Hollow Hill The	Jimmy Brown	Z	1972 birdwatching is better than seeking out fairies
7.09	Sea-Coal	Graeme Miles	Q	1972 showcasing hard work - sea-coal selling
7.1	Rubber Bullets	Wylde	I	1972 Ireland - life behind the barricades
7.11	Orange and the Green The	Paul O'Brien	I	1972 Ireland - call to workers to rise up over factions
7.12	They'll be the Lads	Graeme Miles	Q	1972 showcasing hard work as a moulder or foundry man
7.13	Exploration	Gordon McCulloch & Paul Lenihan	I	1972 Ireland - emigrating in order to work
7.14	I'm Gonna be an Engineer	Peggy Seeger	O	1971 discrimination in the workplace against women
7.15	Captain Reynolds	John Pole	O	1972 individual who murders women is torn apart like a fox
7.16	Anti-Carol	John Pole	E	1972 no room at the inn updated to modern squalour
7.17	Smuggling Men The	Wylde	I	1972 Ireland - control by spiking roads crossing the border
7.18	Darling Annie	Peggy Seeger	O	1971 relationships - gender equality
7.19	With Love to Angela Davis	Ewan MacColl	B	1971 call to action (using guns if necessary) - note Amnesty's refusal to support ANC due to resort to guns
7.2	Sludge-Boat Song The	Jimmy Brown	Q	1972 in recognition of boats carrying effluence from Glasgow
8.01	Buffalo Holler	Peggy Seeger	S	1972 accident arising from working condition: slate mine
8.02	Nation of Animal Lovers	Ewan MacColl	B	1968 British trait of preferring tame animals to humans
8.03	Herring Grounds Of Forth The	Matt Armour	S	1972 accident arising from working condition: herring fishing
8.04	Moor O' Hograh The	Graeme Miles	P	1972 atmosphere of the moors
8.05	Lairdsfield Disaster The	Graeme Miles	S	1972 accident arising from working condition: cargo vessel
8.06	Tees-side British	Erick Gooding	Q	1972 Dorman's Ackland Steel Plant up until its closure
8.07	Farewell to Ireland	Ewan MacColl	I	1972 Ireland - emigrating in order to work
8.08	Stan	Don Henderson	L	1972 AU strikes - relationship between factory owner & workers
8.09	Westgate Bridge The	Don Henderson	L	1972 AU accident arising from poor & hurried construction
8.1	Age in Between The	Michael Flood	Y	1972 comment on life: pros & cons of different ages
8.11	Someone Up There	Don Henderson	L	1972 AU snooping watching invasions of privacy
8.12	Day I Took the Vow The	Ed Pickford	X	1972 male view (humorous) on the drawbacks of marriage
8.13	Tam Bridie	Matt Armour	S	1972 accident arising from working condition: fishing aged 15
8.14	Shira Dam The	Helen Fullerton	S	1972 casualties from hard labour building the dam
8.15	Bermondsey Ballad A	Michael Flood	R	1972 grim life of teacher unexpectedly improved by errant pupil's dad who turns on the real nuisance
8.16	A-83 The	Helen Fullerton	P	1972 spectacular scenery along Scottish road
8.17	Nowhere Now	Hamish MacColl	F	1972 alienation disaffected youth trapped in a cell
8.18	Caviar on the Rent Book	Bob Gale	E	1972 myth of scroungers; driven to crime to pay rent
9.01	Watergate	Peggy Seeger	A	1973 Richard Nixon - person & policies
9.02	Piddlethwaite Jug Band Hits the Charts The	Trevor Crozier & Kevin Sheldon		1973 a shambolic band ends up playing to cows
9.03	Talking Exam Blues	J.F. MacNamara	Y	1973 May/June daydream - stress of exam results
9.04	Happy Pappy and the Funny un People	Hamish MacColl	E	1973 comparison of living conditions of different classes
9.05	Giant Leek The	Ed Pigford	H	1973 Leek Show challenge and attempted sabotage
9.06	South Stratford Lady The	Claudia Gould	O	1973 leave home domestic service become pregnant end up homeless baby's body found.
9.07	Manner of the World Nowadays The	Peggy Seeger	D	1973 unacceptable face of capitalism (for Shelter)
9.08	My Wedding Day	C & T Dibley	A	1973 Princess Anne - November wedding to Mark Phillips
9.09	Look at You!	Ewan MacColl	F	1968 alienation among teenagers caused by parents dropping out of life.
9.1	Rambling Boy	Jerry Spring	O	1973 rambling around is not the prerogative of men only; women ramble too!
9.11	Alvediston Shepherd The	Paul Whiteley	R	1973 contribution of poor weather to working conditions.
9.12	Lullabye for a Very New Baby	Peggy Seeger	Y	1973 joys and hardships arising from new born baby
9.13	Testimonial	Peter Bellamy	P	1973 valley of Stiffkey between Kings Lynn and Norwich
9.14	Big Stockbroker Country The	Mick Sadler	D	1973 tongue-in-cheek wish to live like a rich capitalist
9.15	I Want to Lie Here in the Sun	Miles Wootton	F	1973 kids-lib song rejecting rules but also sensible diet!
9.16	Let's Pretend	Ewan MacColl	B	1968 using escapism to shut out the world as it is
9.17	At the Raleigh	Seth Miles	S	1973 poor health resulting from hard working conditions
9.18	Angel in Black	J.F. MacNamara	Y	1973 tribute to Margaret James who died in a car crash
9.19	Migrant Labourer The	Dicky Bondy	Q	1973 showcasing heavy work in construction industry
9.2	Three Quid a Week	Mick Ryan	R	1973 kids who leave school without good exam results face low wages which drive them into the army
9.21	Night Rider	heard in a club in Barking	A	1973 Lord Longford - crusades against pornography
9.22	Live Wire	anon	A	1973 Richard Nixon - caught out for bugging
9.23	Crazy Mixed-up Bull The	Sheila Douglas	Z	1973 amusing narrative: bull reacts to electric shock
10.01	Allende's Song	Don Lange	K	1974 US imperialism: re Chile
10.02	Dryin' Green The	Eric Finlayson & Wylde	P	1974 day in the life of a public open space (Scotland)
10.03	Graveyard Shift The	Les Gleason	Q	1974 hard work drinking and banter with the wife
10.04	Word The	Vera Johnson	C	1974 don't censor when info is already known by all!
10.05	Transport Cowboy	Sam Richards	T	1974 warning to strike-busters
10.06	Men o' the North The	Sheila Douglas	P	1974 changing occupations reflected in landscape
10.07	Building Speculator The	Sam Richards	E	1974 a curse on this monster.
10.08	Freedom Won't Lie Easy	Rod Shearman	K	1974 Chilean dictatorship cannot silence everybody.
10.09	Big Man	Peggy Seeger	J	1973 US imperialism in its various guises
10.1	Come Tae Your Dad	Jim Brown	R	1974 hard times for father to encourage son: unemployment
10.11	New Song On The City of Belfast A	Wylde	I	1974 Belfast's troubles are its life. Rioting becomes a purpose.
10.12	McFadyen's Motor Car	Vera Johnson	X	1974 birth control: accidents still possible in a static car
10.13	Regular Randy Dandy	John Moulden & Wylde	Q	1974 showcasing toil of a Belfast riveter and shipwright
10.14	Hard Times	Hamish MacColl	F	1974 alienation in simple steps from school to prison cell
10.15	Internment	Wylde	I	1974 Ireland: a call for freedom amid violent conflict
10.16	Sheik of Araby The	Anon	J	1974 lament: when oil Sheik's stop supporting the West.
10.17	Old Glasgow Town	Jim Brown	P	1974 change reflected in the landscape. New generation.
10.18	Juggernaut	John Pole	U	1974 pollution of atmosphere and depletion of resources
10.19	Talking Want Ad Blues	Janet Smith	O	1974 reversal of traditional male/female roles Re housework
10.2	Deep-Sea Fishermen The	Matt Armour	S	1974 hard work off shores of Iceland risking life & limb
10.21	Still He Slumbered	Sam Richards	T	1974 man's attendance at workplace gets later and later but when there's a strike he gets there very early!
10.22	Layabouts	Vera Johnson	Q	1974 in praise of layabouts whose work does no harm!
10.23	Jack Wilson	Sam Richards	U	1974 poor transport planning kills villages & increases pollution.
10.24	Chips	Vera Johnson	H	1974 everything on the menu comes with chips even chips!
10.25	Streak	Patricia O'Nell	X	1974 advice to prudes on how to hide their natural curiosity.
11.01	Propeller Song The	Jim Brown	R	1975 toil as punishment for messing with boss's daughter.
11.02	Swallow and Trout	Fred Rooke	Z	1975 the moment when two incompatible creatures meet
11.03	Girls in Our Town	Bob Hudson	L	1975 AU isolation of teenage girls in Australia who grow up all to quickly.
11.04	Ballad of Alison Kraus	Don Lange	J	1970 Vietnam protest at Kent College. A student in US murdered by National Guard.
11.05	Coal Hole Cavalry	Ted Edwards	P	1975 working day in Wigan marked by the sound of clogs
11.06	Henry Kissinger	Ed Pickford	A	1975 statesman/peacemaker by day & playboy by night
11.07	Down at Our Canteen	Ted Edwards	H	1975 Liverpool lament: the food is unfit for consumption
11.08	Winter Song	Hamish MacColl	X	1975 a courting plea for adventure
11.09	Modern Army Can't Fight Song The	Don Lange	J	1975 lament by a gun-nut army lifer deprived of war
11.1	Workers' Christmas Carol	Anon	R	1975 jobs with no holidays divide families
11.11	Roving Fifer The	Matt Armour	R	1975 enough of roving & temporary employment: layoffs
11.12	Multigrab and Unibrew	Miles Wootton	D	1975 unacceptable capitalism: RE quality of the bitter
11.13	Up in Wisconsin	Don Lange	U	1975 harming the environment with chemicals concrete etc.
11.14	Bloody Wakes Week	Ian Parr	P	1975 boredom re annual shutdown of Lancashire Mill towns
11.15	Harvest Home The	Matt Armour	Q	1975 cod fishing: hard work can be enjoyable if you don't stress
11.16	Song for Calum	Peggy Seeger	Y	1975 profile of son: Calum MacColl
11.17	Parliamentary Polka	Ewan MacColl	D	1977 pay restraint is the answer to everything! Go on grafting!
11.18	Out of My Pocket	Peggy Seeger	D	1974 money from my hard work goes to them not me!
11.19	Work-Study Song	Ian Parr	S	1975 beware of productivity deals which offer more pay but give you so much to do that you flake out.
11.2	Requiem for a Steel Town	Ted Edwards	P	1976 Irlam near Manchester dies with its steelworks
12.01	Winter Song	Ian Parr	R	1976 injustice of economic downturn and unemployment
12.02	One Miner's Life	Ed Pickford	R	1976 injustice of downturn in mining due to cheap oil
12.03	O Mither Mither	Sheila Douglas	X	1976 mother advises daughter not to fear dexterous musicians
12.04	Belfast Song	Eric Bogle	I	1976 cost of the conflict for families losing sons: wasted lives?
12.05	Isle of May	Matt Armour	P	1976 nine miles off Anstruther in mouth of the Firth of Forth
12.06	Big Mansion House	Eric Bogle	D	1976 mill owner's house reflects class inequality
12.07	Bampton Fair	Paul Wilson	P	1976 Atmospheric song. Mixed feelings about a place
12.08	Factory Lads	Sam Richards	R	1976 tongue-in-cheek picture of ideal working conditions
12.09	Ladybird	Ted Edwards	D	1976 unequal society leaves child wishing on his own
12.1	Sick Note The	Pat Cooksey	S	1976 accident arising from working condition: building site
12.11	Old Grey London	Hamish MacColl	P	1976 changing landscape robs London of it soul
12.12	Generations of Change	Matt Armour	P	1976 changing occupations in NE Scotland & coastal waters
12.13	Nine-Month Blues	Peggy Seeger	O	1976 birth control: a woman's right to choose
12.14	Automobile Song The	Joanna Cazden	U	1976 damage to environment: pollution & resource depletion
12.15	Canine Eneuretic The	Bob Gale and David Everett	Z	1976 dog fouling in Harlow
12.16	Pitside Is Quiet Today The	Ted Edwards	P	1976 dead town: closure Irlam steelworks nr Manchester in 1974
12.17	Car Mechanics Song	Paul Wilson	R	1976 being an all-rounder as a motor mechanic is hard enough; unit replacement will mean fewer of them
12.18	Asbestos Dust	Sam Richards	S	1976 asbestos dust as part of poor working conditions
12.19	Now I'm Easy	Eric Bogle	R	1976 hard life of a cocky farmer is easier because it's nearly over
12.2	Canteen Tea	Alan Lavercombe	H	1976 no escape from poor canteen tea even in heaven!
12.21	Jobs	Ted Edwards	R	1976 labour exchange has lots of jobs but none for you!
13.01	Casuals The	Harry Robertson	R	1977 ups & downs of being on a temporary contract
13.02	Channels The	Graham Penny	S	1977 nervous anticipation & physical sickness when sailors are within a day or two of docking after sea toil.
13.03	Ballad of Real Ale	Kevin Pratt	H	1977 superiority of pump-pulled real ale over bottled ale or pressurised beers
13.04	Black and White	Ewan MacColl	M	1961 anti-apartheid song following Sharpeville massacre
13.05	Home Soldier Home	Wylde	I	1977 a British troops out of Belfast song
13.06	High Clay Lands The	Bob Hughes	P	1977 Suffolk where children are worn out through farm labour
13.07	Simple Life The	Chris Rogers	P	1977 camp-site surroundings: better than the city??
13.08	Mary and Me	Eric Bogle	E	1977 poverty trap: born in the slum die in the slum
13.09	Bold Librarian The	Joy Rutherford	X	1977 warning to village folk who fancy roving librarians!
13.1	Ones That Got Away The	Joy Ashworth	X	1977 unlucky in courting then unlucky when a man wants to stick around.
13.11	Queensland Whalers The	Harry Robertson	L	1977 AU Moreton bay hunting the humpback whale.
13.12	Band Played Waltzing Matilda The	Eric Bogle	L	1977 AU patriots' charter ignores the lessons of war.
13.13	Housewife's Alphabet	Peggy Seeger	O	1976 poor working conditions of housewife
13.14	Workers' Song The	Ed Pickford	D	1977 cast aside by new tech but needed as canon fodder
13.15	Tankerman's Song	Harry Robertson	R	1977 no home life for drivers of big tankers months away at sea for low pay.
13.16	Wild Colonial Guy	Alan Whittle	F	1977 alienation: Birmingham boy goes his own way and ends up in prison
13.17	King Kong	Sam Richards	M	1977 ambition of a S African boxer thwarted due to race
13.18	Song of the Immigrant	Chris Rogers	N	1977 Midlands: refused office work loan. A scapegoat.
13.19	Labouring Man The	Sam Richards	Q	1977 showcasing good labouring practices & lamenting the death of them!
13.2	Trico Strike The	Sam Richards	T	1977 strike victory: equal pay for women in spite of obstacles.
14.01	Voices from the Mountain	Ruthie Gorton	S	1978 harm done by strip mining: environment & black lung
14.02	Song for an Irish Colleen	Kt Movat & L. Mackay	O	1978 pregnant woman leave Ireland for Liverpool no thanks to Pope or the father of her child - not real fathers
14.03	Father's Song The	Ewan MacColl	D	1978 father's lullaby: advice to son on big wide world
14.04	Invader The	Peggy Seeger	V	1978 abuse of the planet: nuclear waste
14.05	Exile Song The	Barry Gilder	M	1976 difficulties of being in exile while struggle goes on
14.06	Economy Game The	David Everett	R	1978 cuts to education and their effects on teachers & pupils
14.07	On the Assembly Line	Miles Wootton	G	1978 assembly lines for every time of life - even death
14.08	Legal Illegal	Ewan MacColl	D	1977 the law is 'a con' supporting the rich and the great.
14.09	Bum Again	David Everett	F	1978 disillusionment in time of heavy government cuts: from school onto the dole
14.1	Miss Heroin	Anon	F	1978 drug addiction: soldiers returning from Vietnam war
14.11	Blast Against Blackguards	Ewan MacColl	D	1977 freedom belongs to the rich: the rightful owners!
14.12	Soweto Song	Barry Gilder	M	1978 the struggle goes on in spite/because of casualties
14.13	Winnie and Sam	Peggy Seeger	O	1978 domestic violence regardless of class background
14.14	Shift-Worker's Lament	Alan Lavercombe	R	1978 harm done by shift work to life including sex life!
14.15	You and I	Ewan MacColl	X	1977 a love song: the joy of being together
14.16	I am Homeless	Anon	O	1978 homelessness trap in context of domestic violence
14.17	Tenant Farmer	Ewan MacColl	R	1977 from agriculture to industrial production line in order to afford the cost of food
14.18	Caged Bird	Ernie Oakleaf	O	1978 offer to take stock and help knock down cage's door
14.19	Today is his Signing Day	George Mitchell	S	1978 unemployment life without a purpose
14.2	Emily	Peggy Seeger	O	1977 a bare refuge is better than domestic violence
14.21	Coldbath Fields	Bill Meek	P	1978 hard labour in a prison
15.01	Bad Beer	Paul Wilson	H	1979 passing the buck for beer so nasty that the chemical mix didn't even succeed as disinfectant.
15.02	What Care I?	Brian O'Keefe	L	1979 AU hard life as a rover/conscript always moving on!
15.03	Where is Your Daddy Son?	Ewan MacColl	M	1978 anti-apartheid struggle tears men from families
15.04	Taxing Pleasures	Paul Wilson	X	1979 bawdy courting using economic jargon
15.05	Kingaroy King	Ewan MacColl	L	1979 AU Joh Belke-Petersen - gerrymandering in Queensland
15.06	Doing Time	anon	L	1979 AU tough conditions in an Australian jail
15.07	Looking for Work	Clem Parkinson	L	1979 AU to politician who blames workers for inflation
15.08	Pit Away Your Fancy Dress	Ian Davison	O	1979 unwanted pregnancy trap: home / job / baby?
15.09	G.M.H. Song	Clem Parkinson	L	1979 AU plea to nationalise US-owned General Motors Holden
15.1	High Street Motorway The	Ian Davison	U	1979 proposed E flank of Glasgow's inner ring-road thru town
15.11	Different Therefore Equal	Peggy Seeger	O	1978 logic of equality of opportunity for women and men
15.12	We'll All be Home & Dry	Roger Wodiss & Denny Kevans	L	1979 AU who gains when unions exercise pay restraint?
15.13	Reclaim the Night	Peggy Seeger	O	1979 women's right to be free from rape & to say No
15.14	Little Girl Child	Peggy Seeger	O	1978 advice to daughter not to accept second best
15.15	Song of the Sheet-Metal Worker	John Dengate	L	1979 AU change to industrial lifestyle imposed by poverty
15.16	When the Bells Ring	Ian Davison	P	1979 Hogmanay - New Year in Scotland
15.17	Bread Makin The	Don Minifie	X	1979 bawdy courting song promoting services of bakers
15.18	It's Really Me to Blame	Scott Clement	B	1979 my abject silence allows global injustice & inequality
15.19	A-30	Miles Wootton	P	1979 rainy environment as an alternative to Costa Brava
15.2	Bill From Exskineville	John Dengate	L	1979 AU ordinary family bloke struggling to survive
15.21	Brass Band Song	Scott Clement	P	1979 listen to your surroundings to make the best music
16.01	Homeless Man	Harry Robertson	E	1980 lonely life trapped as an outcast drifter and drinker
16.02	My Old Man	Ewan MacColl	R	1986 effects of temporary work and unemployment
16.03	Acceptable Risks	Charlie King	V	1957 nuclear testing in Nevada desert: leukaemia
16.04	Four Minute Warning	Peggy Seeger	V	1980 effects if a nuclear war in the south of England
16.05	All Used Up	Utah Phillips	U	1980 using up people to use up the planet!
16.06	Royalty Royalty Shock	John Dengate	A	1980 sympathy for queen surrounded by idiots
16.07	Cargo of Dread	Don Lange	V	1980 transport of nuclear materials
16.08	Androids The	Ewan MacColl	A	1980 Margaret Thatcher - likened to an alien being.
16.09	Blair Peach	Anon	N	1979 NZ teacher died in police custody after anti-Fascist demo.
16.1	Southern English labourer The	Paul Wilson	R	1980 who gets the benefit from almost any labouring job?
16.11	Apathy Joe	Ted Edwards	B	1976 leave the protesting (strikes & Chile) to others!
16.12	Empires of Plenty	Sam Richards	Q	1980 forced to change from agricultural to industrial work to pay for food grown on the land left behind.
16.13	Let Us Praise Famous Men and Women	Ewan MacColl	A	1980 Margaret Thatcher - critique of person & policies
16.14	Trouble in Coal Country	Arthur Smith	T	1978 / 79 attempt to break miners strike in US: Carter
16.15	They All Do It	Sam Richards	X	1980 well argued case for mating!
16.16	Maggie Mary	John Marchant & Ian Dobson	R	1980 unemployment and homelessness
16.17	Agent Orange Song	Muriel Hogan	J	1980 Vietnam - use of chemicals comes home to roost in USA
16.18	F-One-Double-One The	Lyall Sayers & Clem Parkinson	V	1980 the downside of weapons including nuclear
16.19	Plea to the Undeserving A	Ted Power	D	1980 it's alright for some but not all. Fairness please!
17.01	Coal and Albert Berry The	Ted Edwards	S	1981 mining involves fatalities but fighting the coal will continue
17.02	Ballad of Pat Brady The	Don Minifie	F	1981 crime: prison helps to make crime pay!
17.03	Draglines	Deborah Silverstein	U	1981 destruction of homes & habitats from strip mining
17.04	Nobody Knew She Was There	Ewan MacColl	O	1977 Ewan's mother's toil & isolation as a cleaner.
17.05	What The Poet Called Her	Ewan MacColl	O	1980 reject men who cast you into unequal roles. Find one who shares the housework but writes a good poem too.
17.06	Under The Leaves of Life	John Pole	W	1981 make love not war - rich world (love) poor world (war)
17.07	Fishes Need Bicycles	Clem Parkinson	L	1981 AU man courts a flat fish which actually needs a bicycle!
17.08	Vandals The	Ewan MacColl	V	1980 effects of nuclear war: throwing away the planet.
17.09	Misfit's Story	Yan Sharangparni	N	1981 freedom to roam in Brixton without skinhead attack.
17.1	Enough is Enough	Peggy Seeger	V	1981 enough trouble in world without nuclear weapons
17.11	Kilroy Was Here	Ewan MacColl	Q	1980 in praise of the anonymous labour which drives the system
17.12	Uni-Multi-Factors Int.	Paul Wilson & Marilyn Tucker	R	1981 laying off and rehiring with time and motion facilitated by Monopoly power. The Jaeger song.
17.13	I'm a Pneumo	Jim Moreland & Keith Gregson	S	1981 National Coal Boards lame attempts to protect lungs and denials of damage to health.
17.14	Microbe's Picnic The	Clem Parkinson	L	1981 AU pollution of beaches in Port Phillip Melbourne
17.15	Laid Off	Alan Lavercombe	R	1981 no social stigma any more for the numerous unemployed!
17.16	Thi Fayther's Comin' Wom	Ted Edwards	R	1981 work in the pit leaves limited time to play with kids!
17.17	Taft-Hartley Song	Charlie King	T	1981 cooling-off law designed to break strikes 1979 Carter
17.18	Dancing Boilerman The	Charlie King	R	1981 an injection of the dance floor can turn gloom in the boiler room of a golfball factory to a hot delight
17.19	Is the Big Fella Gone?	Rod Shearman	U	1981 finback whale at risk of extinction
18.01	Take The Children & Run	Don Lange	V	1982 accident to reactor in nuclear plant
18.02	Hero of Goose Green The	Denis Kevans	L	1982 AU casualty from The Falklands War
18.03	Goodbye Monday Blues	Si Kahn	S	1982 cotton dust from the mills: dexterity turns to coughing
18.04	New Chum Crutcher	Brian O'Keefe	L	1982 AU lament following inept attempt at sheep-shearing
18.05	Fair Rosie	Di Williams	F	1982 driven by mill town environ into mental home in Lincs
18.06	Marvellous Melbourne	Clem Parkinson	L	1982 AU song about a place loved by Biggs & Stonehouse
18.07	Please Mr Reagan	Peggy Seeger	V	1982 request for missiles (e.g. cruise at Greenham)!
18.08	Nice People Like Us	Sam Richards	D	1982 class divisions needed to sustain nice people!
18.09	Gone Gonna Rise Again	Si Kahn	U	1982 importance of planting seeds to sustain the future
18.1	Blood Upon The Grass	Adam McNaughtan	K	1982 protest at Scotland V Chile fixture.
18.11	Cats Are Taking Over The	Leslie Fish	Z	1982 response to perceived increase in the cat population
18.12	Workers' Control Song	Clem Parkinson	L	1982 AU solution to hard times is to fire those at the top.
18.13	Storm Force Ten	Don Lange	U	1982 oil pollution threat through too many platforms
18.14	Goodbye To St Lawrence	Sam Richards	S	1982 irresponsible mining destroys workforce resulting in closure laying waste to place off Newfoundland
18.15	Oor Hamlet	Adam McNaughtan		1982 Potted version: illustrating lack of realism in ballad plots
18.16	Aragon Mill	Si Kahn	R	1982 mill closure: empty streets & nowhere to go for mid-lifers
18.17	Shopping Around	Alan Lavercombe	O	1982 man proves that he is better at shopping but returns home with the wrong baby. Can't multi-task!
18.18	Old Woman's Song	Claudia Schmidt	F	1982 old woman isolated: fear of going out gets poor treatment from young left behind by her family
18.19	People Like You	Si Kahn	Y	1982 tribute to fighter - probably a campaigner to emulate
18.2	Talking Neutral Gender Blues	Kristin Lems	O	1982 need for gender equality in language - turned tables!
19.01	Go to Work on Monday	Si Kahn	W	1984 shot down i World War II but still forced to work
19.02	Men Who Make the Missiles The	Kevin Littlewood	W	1984 arms industry - a job's a job or is it something worse?
19.03	Way Down The Road	Craig Johnson	J	1984 stark choice between hard labour (e.g. mining) or war
19.04	Urchin's Song	Clem Parkinson	L	1984 AU children's role models: helluva fighter v helluva singer
19.05	I Cried	Ruth Pelham	Y	1984 effect on children when parents separate
19.06	Song of My Da	Paul O'Brien	T	1984 support the union (not their wars) demand what is yours.
19.07	Tune of Death	Jock Purdon	W	1984 stuff your medals. No one wins the war
19.08	Fifty-Nine Cents	Fred Small	O	1984 discrimination against women in jobs and pay
19.09	Maggie Wants a Missile	Sam Richards	A	1980 Margaret Thatcher - protect & survive years
19.1	Layabout Song	Gill Booth	V	1984 sketch on how others see Greenham women
19.11	Carry Greenham Home	Peggy Seeger	V	1983 Greenham Common Peace Camp - bring the message home
19.12	Henry The Accountant	Paul Kaplan	G	1984 a human brain versus a calculator: the human wins but dies through overwork and is sorely missed!
19.13	Wimmin's Ball The	Clem Parkinson	L	1984 AU warning to men who gatecrash women only events
19.14	Anthracite	Tommy Patten	S	1984 dangers of mining to all but the songwriter who is warm because he has fuel to burn!
19.15	Still Ain't Satisfied	Bonnie Lockhart	O	1984 moves towards gender equality are only token.
19.16	Damned Piney Mountains	Craig Johnson	S	1984 dangers of logging: loss of fingers
19.17	Just Lukewarm	Martin Brown	V	1984 Christmas island nuclear tests of 1958: cancer
19.18	Working in the Hospital	Ian Davison	P	1984 calypso style description of process of being a patient
19.19	When the Glory's All Gone	John Pole & Banner of Birmingham	W	1982 Falklands War: French missile. Uk trained pilot.
19.2	Ode to Bob Hawke	Clem Parkinson	L	1984 AU critique of hollow promises to end the class war
19.21	You Ain't Been Doin' Nothin' If You Ain't Been Called a Red	Elliott Keenan	B	1984 better to field your opponents' jibes than not be involved in the struggle!
19.22	Tomorrow	Peggy Seeger	V	1984 Peggy's court statement: acting for the future!
19.23	Lovely Little Island	Peggy Seeger	J	1984 Cuba 1950s Grenada 1983 and Greenham !983
19.24	Armanent Lullabye	Bob Bossin	W	1984 the horrible weaponry we give to fathers!
19.25	Bits and Pieces	Anon	A	1980 Margaret Thatcher - friend with Reagan & Pope
20.01	Little Boxes - new version	Colin Bargery & Graham Goffe	G	1985 human workers replaces by unreliable computers
20.02	To Our Town	Sue Edmonds	R	1985 cost of mine closures to the community. Class divide
20.03	Bobby I Hardly Knew You	John Quiggin	L	1985 AU Bob Hawke: move to right went in red came out blue.
20.04	If You Want The Bomb	Peggy Seeger	V	1985 the true cost of nuclear weapons in terms of bills cuts in social services etc
20.05	Ode to a Scab	Bronwen Westacott (music Peggy Seeger)	T	1985 reflect on where breaking the !984 strike will get you!
20.06	Tales of '81	Andy Victor	R	1985 youth unemployment: no plans or dreams even at 17
20.07	Storm The	Sandy Kreuzer	J	1985 rich world poor world. Can the level of greed last much longer?
20.08	Daddy What Did You Do in The Strike?	Ewan MacColl	T	1984 miners' strike. Which side were you on?
20.09	Media The	Ewan MacColl	C	1984 propaganda especially during the miners' strike
20.1	Temperance Shearers	Clem Parkinson	L	1985 AU Sheep shearing without beer = despair & confusion.
20.11	Only Doing Their Job	Ewan MacColl	D	1984 unflattering tribute to police as props for the rich
20.12	Stitch in Time A	Mike Waterson (tune: Martin Carthy)	O	1985 drunken wife-beating husband gets stitched in sheets and whacked by his wife.
20.13	Nobody Cares About That	Larry Penn	R	1985 closure of machine tool company. All quiet now.
20.14	Wishes	Maria Tolly	W	1985 peace would be wish no. 1 in a divided world
20.15	Blackleg Mining Man	Jock Purdon	T	1985 unflattering portrait of strike breaker
20.16	Upwardly Socially Mobile	Kerith Power	L	1985 AU We are now fully politicised so get out of the way!
20.17	Hamster Sid	Ed Pickford	U	1985 solution to generating green power from hamster!
20.18	Divil's Advice The	Paul O'Brien	I	1985 amusing reference to devil on earth (Belfast!). Guess who!
20.19	Down Along the Soo Line	Craig Johnson	P	1985 US railroad. Passenger services eliminated 1961 merger
20.2	Miner's Wife	Ewan MacColl	T	1984 Contribution of wives and women from other industries to miners' picket line
20.21	My Kitchen And My Loo	Jan Bessent & Bill Murphy	G	1985 bureaucracy: improvement grants fail to target needs
20.22	Screen Printer	Irene Scott	Q	1985 showcasing screen printing - worker now redundant
20.23	Anti-Nuclear Angels	Stan Patman	V	1985 we're on strike. No entry to man until he replays evolution
20.24	My Get Up and Go	Pete Seeger	Y	1985 Old age: little energy but golden memories.
20.25	Liberation Road	Kerith Power	O	1985 through anger (women only) to calm (both sexes)
20.26	Which Side Are You On 1984?	Dick Gaughan	T	1985 miners' strike. It will be your occupation next!
20A.01	Andy	John Quiggin	L	1985 AU lampoon Andy Peacock takes Lib Opposition Party to the right
20A.02	Because Of The Cold	Betsy Rose	V	1985 Money on nuclear weapons while trains delayed by cold weather
20A.03	Child's Song	Colin Bargery	R	1985 unemployed dad - family supported by grandad’s pension
20A.04	Don't Be Surprised	Ewan MacColl	A	1980's Jim Callaghan made a baron for selling out workers
20A.05	Forty-Five Eighty-Five	Peggy Seeger	D	1985 class war sharply into focus again: poll tax etc
20A.06	Holy Joe From Scabsville	Ewan MacColl	T	1984 warning to strike-busters
20A.07	Back On The Grog Again	Clem Parkinson	L	1985 AU Bob Hawke lampoon
20A.08	Lady Dracumag	Ewan MacColl	A	1985 Margaret Thatcher - depicted as a female Dracula
20A.09	Laughing Policeman	Ian Campbell	D	1985 tongue in cheek description of the perfect policeman
20A.10	Still Losin' Jobs	Larry Penn	R	1985 ups and downs of temporary employment: layoffs
20A.11	Matter Of Degree A	Peggy Seeger	A	1985 Margaret Thatcher - search for an honorary degree
20A.12	Mild Colonial Boy The	Vonnie Clearskye	L	1985 AU author = daughter of a railway signalman
20A.13	Overtime	Larry Penn	R	1985 ups and downs of temporary employment
20A.14	Public-Funded Workers The	Dave Smith	T	1985 resistance to abolition of the GLC
20A.15	Horo The Iron Maiden	Bruce Dunnet	D	1985 opposition to rate capping by Mrs Thatcher
20A.16	Shoulda Been A Champion	Denis Kevans	L	1985 AU road sweeper active in youth could have been footballer - succumbs to drink
20A.17	Super Nuclear Shelter	John Pole	V	1985 mocks the government’s concept of a nuclear shelter
20A.18	Lambeth Children	Malvina Reynolds	U	1965 fifty children on branches force woodmen to spare trees
20A.19	Talking Wheelchair Blues	Fred Small	N	1983 discrimination through both attitudes & accessibility
20A.20	Tenosynovitis	Edith MacIndoe	S	1985 health effects of too much typing - poor working conditions.
20A.21	Villain's Chorus	Peggy Seeger	T	1984 style of policing during the miners' strike
20A.22	Votecatcher In The Rye	Peggy Seeger	A	1984 Ronald Reagan - visit to Ireland for roots or votes
20A.23	We Ain't Gonna Give It Back	John Connors	T	1985 song for US workers' unions adapted as well for use in England
20A.24	We Hate To See Them Go	Malvina Reynolds	D	1958 dream: bankers & diplomats going into the army!
20A.25	Workers' Song	Ed Pickford	D	1981 laid off when new tech; cannon fodder when war

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