London Calling

In response to my version of Killing in the Name Of, one of my friends on Facebook, Olivia Cunningham, pointed my attention to a story about Labour re-releasing The Jam's song "Eton Rifles", in an attempt to evoke class war on the Conservative Party.

Though personally, if we're going to use punk songs to describe the current situation, I think a single from 1979 The Clash would be more appropriate. What better way to take on the national press? Play, read, and feel my sceptic wrath, ye doom-mongering editors...



London Calling (2010)

London calling to the faraway towns,
Now Tories declare the debt must come down
Cameron calling to the underworld,
You need to get married, you boys and girls
Cameron calling, now don't look to us
Looks like New Labour has bitten the dust
Cameron calling, for his 10% swing
We want him as king, all the tabloids sing

The good times are fading, it's all negative spin
Clampdowns expected, the budget's growing thin
Airports stop running, but I have no fear
Cause Cameron's got ideas that he, launched by the river

Lib Dems calling to the immigration zone
Forget it brother, we can go at it alone
Lib Dems calling to the zombies of Clegg
Quit all the hype, he's pulling all your legs

Lib Dems calling, they're demanding more clout
But while they're campaigning, there's a rumour getting out
Lib Dems calling, see it's pie in the sky
Except for that deal no-one's willing to try

The good times are fading, it's all negative spin
Brown's fall expected, the budget's growing thin
Hung Parliament terror, but I have no fear
Cause Nick Clegg and Cable say they, they'll somehow deliver

The whole thing's corrupted, the Sun's sounding grim,
Voters stop caring, and no-one really wins,
We can't have the Euro, we don't want you here,
Just cut all the taxes and then, you're onto a winner

Now get this!

Thatcher calling, we all must vote blue,
'Cos you know what she said? Well, some of it was true!

Thatcher calling from beyond her own time
Take down all the unions, and crack down on crime

Thatcher Calling

Well frankly you can all go hang

go hang

go hang...

Chris