I swear more songs were written about Thatcher than any other politician

[malaise]

in history
UB40 - "Madam Medusa"

[boston bean]

1. all i can think of is this song

but I'm sure it wasn't about maggie thatcher.

[malaise]

2. Great song

Not about Thatcher

[sweetloukillbot]

4. Loads of them

Pink Floyd's "Pigs" and "Fletcher Memorial Home"
Billy Bragg's "Thatcherites" and "Between the Wars"
Elvis Costello "Shipbuilding" and "Tramp the Dirt Down"
Morrissey "Margaret on the Guillotine"
Martin Carthy "A Question of Sport" "A Begging I Will Go" and "Company Policy"
and countless punk tunes...

[Johonny]

14. Pink Floyd's Final Cut album all about the Falklands War

What have we done, Maggie what have we done?
What have we done to England?
Should we shout, should we scream
"What happened to the post war dream?"
Oh Maggie, Maggie what have we done?

[Spider Jerusalem]

15. "Shipbuilding" was Robert Wyatt

n/t

[sweetloukillbot]

21. Wyatt did it first but Costello wrote it

Wyatt's is probably the better version, but Costello's has an amazing trumpet part from Chet Baker.

[Swamp Lover]

3. one?

[malaise]

5. 13 more

http://louderthanwar.com/top-13-anti-margaret-thatcher-songs/

[Swamp Lover]

12. better

[HipChick]

6. Classic UB40...I saw them perform in the Caribbean a few back

Even then, the crowd was united in their Maggie hate..

[malaise]

7. Hadn't heard it in years

Great song indeed

[sweetloukillbot]

8. I'm not a big UB40 fan but I've always loved this song.

Haven't heard it in years, thanks!

[malaise]

9. Have you seen this Steve Bell cartoon?

[Arugula Latte]

10. This was always my favorite ... Gawd I miss the ska from that era ...

[malaise]

11. LOL

Those were the days

[Arugula Latte]

13. Dave Wakeling is still touring a lot as The English Beat

Just saw him and his band recently. Good fun.

Ranking Roger plays in England as The Beat.

I miss the two of them together, though.

[marmar]

16. Another one......

[Common Sense Party]

18. Isn't that an old Bob Dylan song?

I always loved U2's version at LiveAid.

[marmar]

20. Yes. The Specials tweaked it for Thatcher.

[arely staircase]

19. Pigs (Three Different Ones) - Pink Floyd

Bus stop rat bag, ha ha charade you are.
You fucked up old hag, ha ha charade you are.
You radiate cold shafts of broken glass.
You're nearly a good laugh,
Almost worth a quick grin.
You like the feel of steel,
You're hot stuff with a hatpin,
And good fun with a hand gun.
You're nearly a laugh,
You're nearly a laugh
But you're really a cry.

[XemaSab]

22. Yup

[malaise]

23. Black Stalin's Bun Dem had a line for her and Reagan

around 2.33