And… Billy Bragg is with us, too

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Now, Billy Bragg is a folk musician I do listen to. He wrote a classic tune for Minneapolis in the past few days as well. If you haven’t listened to Billy Bragg before, I recommend you remedy with that below.

When they came for the immigrants
I got in their face
When they came for the refugees
I got in their face
When they came for the five-year-olds
I got in their face
When they came to my neighborhood
I just got in their face.

I will bear witness to terror
I will bear witness to tyranny
I will bear witness to murder
I will bear witness to fascism.

For reference, a five-year-old was used for bait by ICE to arrest his father. They wouldn’t let the young boy go into the house, and then they took him to Texas with his father against judge’s orders.

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11 responses to “And… Billy Bragg is with us, too”

  1. lyndhurstlaura Avatar
    lyndhurstlaura

    Respect to Billy Bragg for this, and to all those in Minneapolis resisting these out-of-control thugs. Stay safe, Michael.

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    1. michael raven Avatar
      michael raven

      He’s a decent kind of man, Billy is. Staying safe for the kiddos is my number one priority right now.

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  2. chrisnelson61 Avatar
    chrisnelson61

    I’m not a fan of his music, but he has a lot of respect from me for being someone who is honest and principled.

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    1. michael raven Avatar
      michael raven

      I have to be in the right mood (similar to DCD), so I understand what you’re saying. He’s got a weird punk edge to his folk that can be off-putting to some folks. His apparent values are largely shared with mine, however.

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      1. chrisnelson61 Avatar
        chrisnelson61

        Yeah, me too.

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  3. lodestarwytch Avatar
    lodestarwytch

    I hadn’t heard of this Artist so I’ll have to look it up – I did just listen to Bruce Springsteens song for Minneapolis. Thanks for sharing 👍

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    1. michael raven Avatar
      michael raven

      I wish I could recall where in your fair country Billy Bragg made his debut. I think someplace off to the southwest, but I might just be thinking of my friend from that area that introduced me to him eons ago.

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      1. lodestarwytch Avatar
        lodestarwytch

        I listened to Billy – really good song. I did find your email – rudely in junk….which I check once every few months so I’m glad you asked! Just wanted to let you know I’ll be sitting down to send a proper reply later 😊 I already consider you a blog friend but it would be lovely to be friends 💙

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        1. michael raven Avatar
          michael raven

          Glad you liked the song.

          I know from personal experience that your email provider dislikes “young” domains and tends to filter with bias against them. You might have to whitelist my email if you haven’t already.

          Looking forward to your reply and agree it would be great to connect as friends outside the blog world. 💙

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          1. lodestarwytch Avatar
            lodestarwytch

            Reply sent 😊 and thank you for the timely reminder to whitelist you 😅 you shouldn’t be waiting months for a reply now 😂

          2. michael raven Avatar
            michael raven

            Lol. I’ll read it in a bit! 💙

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