Billy Bragg - Levi Stubbs Tears (Official Video)

Done in one take

I bought a cassette, travel in Canada, in 1987, at a Record Store “greetings to the new brunette” that had “Levi Stubbs tears” on it. It was suggested by the store staff, in Windsor to be “cool” new music. I bought Midnight Oil’ “diesel and dust” two. I was 18 years, and my mind was changed by the social activism of those two albums.

I don’t know nobody could touch that voice in this day and time. Just ASK THE LONLEY❤❤😢

There was an independent radio station in Rio that used to play this song, back in the 80s. It was amazing to hear this song. Pure elevation.

Kind of proud I had such good taste in music as a teenager. I loved this song when I was 17. It is beautifully melancholy and just perfection.

This song chokes me up every time I hear it 😪

I call billy England patriot because he fought to remind us of love. He did his best to remind us we are not machine we are people … he fought his own war …. And I believe he won

I call billy englands patriot because he fought a war for hearts the love of the English he fought to remind people we’re not just machine

Mr and Mrs football
You better be working together

Thankyou Billy Bragg!

As in cassette tape

One of the first numbers I ever learned on my Daddy's guitar.

This was from an album, that was famous for costing £300 or so to record?.

Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong
Are here to make everything right that's wrong
Holland and Holland and Lamont Dozier too
Are here to make it all okay with you..... Brilliance

The lyrics are amazing right out of the gate "With the money from her accident. She bought herself a mobile home. So at least she could get some enjoyment. Out of being alone." That opens enough loose ends to write a novel and somehow Billy Bragg ties it together in under 3 minutes.

Absolutely devastating. ❤

With the money from her accident, she bought herself a mobile home
So at least she could get some enjoyment out of being alone
No one could say that she was left up on the shelf
"It's you and me against the world, kid," she mumbled to herself

When the world falls apart, some things stay in place
Levi Stubbs' tears run down his face

She ran away from home in her mother's best coat
She was married before she was even entitled to vote
And her husband was one of those blokes
The sort who only laughs at his own jokes
The sort a war takes away
And when there wasn't a war, he left anyway

When the world falls apart, some things stay in place
Levi Stubbs' tears run down his face

Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong
Are here to make everything right that's wrong
Holland and Holland and Lamont Dozier too
Are here to make it all okay with you

And one dark night he came home from the sea
And put a hole in her body where no hole should be
It hurt her more to see him walking out the door
And though they stitched her back together, they left her heart in pieces on the floor

When the world falls apart, some things stay in place
She takes off the Four Tops tape and puts it back in its case
When the world falls apart, some things stay in place
Levi Stubbs' tears

Das waer eine Offenbarung ein Mann eine Gitarre in der DDR. Grandios

Prefer a zip. Facetious!

Viva la brigadas Internacionales

Billy Bragg,excellent.👍😎🎸

just brilliant. is that a trumpet or a flugelhorn for the outro? either way its great.

My mum founded and ran what used to be called a battered wives home back in the early 1970's, grew up being sadly aware of what men can do, everything about this song reminds me of the women my mum used to help sadly

Hey Billy how you getting on with your mask wearing? Still doing it in supermarkets, you know, cos you care about people? How many boosters you had? Keep taking them buddy cos as you know - the government is our friend and always tell the truth. You’ve always been an idiot, but you surpassed yourself with this! Keep singing all those ‘edgy’ political and social songs bill - hahaha 🤣 What a pussy

Radio Damon w,once upon a time we were happy kids going to night clubs not giving a shit . I saw him the only time ever here at the forgotten
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Anyone know what guitar that is Billy is playing ?, looks (and sounds) amazing, never seen a headstock like that.

This one vs Boys Don't Cry

“And when there wasn’t a war he left anyway”

His early stuff. Shakespeare with fender and barking accent

for the short time it gets on the track, that fluegelhorn solo adds so much.

Socialism the idiology that keeps giving. Lol.

It didn't get much better for Billy - this is wonderful.

I'm new to Billy Bragg. He's got a unique sound. That's for sure. I especially like the muted bass sound.

The French horn at the end. I love this

Too good. The whole album is an absolute rocket.

Levi Stubb's would feel proud.
The Four Tops were awesome

Danke

One of the best songs ever written. End of story.

RIP Barrett Strong (1941-2023)

Our Billy ❤

Recently got his 3rd LP on vinyl , to be exactly a weird east german version only entitled "Billy Bragg".
It's just bloody awesome. The former owner probably has not listened to it very often. Still sounds great.

One of the best songs ever written

Cannot abide Bragg. Asshole who the Guthrie family should never have entertained

Piss taker. Made a career out of being a socialist and now he's a tory.

So this guy was the original Frank Turner. Nice!

Pay attention here, modern music (in general). Do you hear it? That’s Jedi level use of a hook in a song. Make them listen to the song again to catch the hook. Not flog it until it’s just a bloody stump.

At least the husband makes jokes

Just brilliant

The price of love can put holes in women- and some men: all them holes hurt. But our male gender does it at alarming rates. And no u blokes-we are all far from being the bad guy-but power imbalances when u feel entitled can end up this heartbreaking. Peace please...

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