It Was Thirty Years Ago Today...
Yes, it's the 30th anniversary of the Margaret Thatcher's ascendancy to the Prime Minister's office, ushering in a decade of monetarist economic policy, union busting and wars over islands we'd never heard of before. Husband Denis is long gone, but I'm heartened by the idea that the Iron Maiden has lived long enough to see her ideas bring down Western civilization.But I'm feeling in a charitable mood today, so I'm trying to think about the good things her reign at 10 Downing St. brought about. If you've got fond memories of Thatcher's Britain, chip them in here.
I'll go first - Spitting Image.
posted by The Blue Devil @ 12:55 PM
4 Comments:
Joe Jackson's Tango Atlantico.
Nice one, Someone. Definitely the most solid Falklands song around. There was, of course, a real renaissance of agit-prop music during Thatcher's tenure, the highlight being the formation of "Red Wedge" by people such as Billy Bragg, Paul Weller and Jerry Dammers.
My favorite anti-Thatcher tunes are probably the ones by Elvis Costello, including "Shipbuilding" (I prefer the Robert Wyatt version) and his magnificent "Tramp the Dirt Down." Here's the great man describing and performing it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Znn5a-88tY
Oh yes, Tramp the Dirt Down is one vicious song. Pink Floyd had a few disparaging words on the Final Cut also.
Nothing really fond to contribute. But rest assured, the mad old bat doesn't know anything any more. That's why they can't wheel her out for an occasion like this. Too ghastly.
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