Levi Stubbs' Tears

blackwifeo here sneaking a quick post.
Soooooo I was listening to this song last week. And as I was remembering how bloody good the song was and how I hadn't listened to Billy Bragg in ages, I randomly clicked onto a news site an saw this headline that Levi Stubbs had JUST passed away. Cosmic significance for sure. So while petero is packing for his trip to Jordan (At least he is not flying this time, so the misery level is lower than normal). I am going to post Tuesday's Video of the Week.


Blackpetero and I saw Billy Bragg in Houston, TX around 1988 (Freshly married, no kids and he wore actual colors then). The "gig" was at Fitzgeralds, an old converted bank in the Heights and we sat at a table RIGHT in front on him. We were just amazed at how close we were. Here was the English protest singing god and we could actually touch him. Not only that, but the opening act was Michelle Shocked who we had never heard of, but she blew us away as well.
I will ignore rumors that Bragg wrote this song about a Starsky and Hutch episode as that is just ridiculous, and will instead give you this quote from the man:

"...It may be that someone here's building a nuclear power station at the end of your road or it may be that when you get up in the morning and go for a piss it hurts. Whatever your problem is, this is the answer to it. All you have to do, all you have to do boys and girls is go home, put a kettle on, make yourself a nice cup of tea, sit down, put on a record by The Four Tops - everything is going to be alright".
Malmo, Sweden
10th October 1986.