Yes 2 great songs nominated by some listeners to the program tonight we're asking on the show what election coming up next do you have a favorite track which is go above a political theme and those 2 songs really do for the. The Sex Pistols in the u.k. From 1977 from the Debbie album Never mind the you know what he says is inspirational but still is relevant today if anything more than ever and it's also been nominated by Robert Maguire a near he's thanking us for a great show. 1900 from the Debbie album inflammable material a great record which is some fantastic tracks like suspect device wasted life by wire love and of course that great cover of the Bob Marley composition join he was but this was trying number 12 nominated by Jon Hamilton who reckons that the song quite rightly caused quite a stir when it was released a way back in 1979 and that was a sale f. And a great track called alternative Also if you want to go and see the band The good news is they're going to be coming your way in the month of March they're going to be playing their traditional sent Patrick's night celebration of the bonding was going the 17th of March and 2 nights later you can cease to flow from those at Troon concert hall this is Billy slaughter on b.b.c. Radio Scotland Greg I hear it with you until 1 o'clock in the morning and we're asking the program tonight do you have a favorite track which is a go but of a political flavor and if you want to send your nomination sends a text to 0295. Send us an e-mail to Billy Sloan show b.b.c. Dot co dot u.k. And on Facebook and Twitter the search is quite simply Billy slowing down he says hope at 10 commandments by the specials Heather Hunter says Hooverville for me by the Christians between Night choice Rob spark impressed with his nominee to kick over the store by the Redskins the statues rather by the Redskins shiny Punk says wasted life Bice the flow fingers This is a song which gets to the very heart of the Troubles in Northern Ireland and both joy in Glasgow and in Ted Mackenzie pick a classic tracks from the 1960 s. Eve of destruction by Barry McGuire and in Ted says the song is a snapshot of the political world in the 1960 s. And Kenneth McKenzie has nominated one in 10 by you be 40 and working class hero by the late great John Lennon and to keep the pot boiling I'm going to choose the strike it comes from an album released in 1989 called Spike the beloved entertainer it was the album by Elvis Costello and it's a great record which includes the hit single Veronica co-written of course with Paul McCartney but the strike when it was released it caused a bit of us though because when the lady in question the subject of the song passed away a few years ago it was kind of released and caused a controversy all over again this is Elvis Costello and the politically charged trump the dot down. Where he's been. The study. 6 is there. You. Know all the pretty. Clear is coming. That Chad is. Bad Good. Too soon. I've had a lot of soup a bit on sin and. Try to. Do. Spirit. We just. Promise. a. Long. I think I did good. And. Bad if you. Could. Lead. To air. Yeah I think it's fair to say having heard those lyrics are way back in 1009 the Elvis Costello was not make fun of the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher but it's one of his finest over compositions in my humble opinion a great track from Spike the beloved entertainer cold trump the doctrine and it's also the nomination of Ian Wilson who also a chooses killing the cabinet by the trash can Sinatra's and a liar by the Sex Pistols asking in the program tonight with the election looming on Thursday do you have a particular favorite pop song that's been inspired by some kind of politic political figure or political agent if you want to send a text send it to easier to 95 send us an e-mail to Billy Sloan show b.b.c. Taco dot you can and Facebook and Twitter the sepsis Billy Sloan show Alex King says although it's probably unplayable Holbert party political beep beep beep by distorted truth don't know Lot one Buttrick Oh and also Bruno says Herbert Jeremy bipedal John a quick mention to Susan and organ like she says one might be glossy or by John Grant particularly the references to what we call democracy being more like hypocrisy I think it's an absolutely fantastic song and she also nominee is another track which he reckons sums up what we're talking about in the program tonight and it's manifesto the title track of the Roxy Music album she says it's just an all time classic uplifting and inspiring lyrics to to rock you to the grave all I can tell you hang on to your hearts isn't because we've got Bryan Ferry trite lined up and about 3 or 4 songs Donald and Arc none data hope I'm pronouncing that correctly says hello Billie and they smell suggestions and I hope it lies by g.g. Kill all the best and a quick mention to Craig and Jenny who are listening to the program on the way home to Dundee from a superb gig backstage at the green with chain a crises Eddie and Gary saw them a few years ago and Glasgow they're absolutely fantastic and Genting Donahoe says I had a great day I went to see a lot and Mary held the pan taught me a real community hall it was great fun is on until the 30th of December and she says My choice would be give me some. Truth by John Allen in war but on the subject of pronto and choose the night I went to see Jack in the bin stop with the king's Alene see Smith Jonathan Watson and Johnny white what an absolutely fantastic form and if you're going to go and see one of the punters go and give all the punters stars just support they really are working very hard and theatres all across the country Ok talking again I. Don't at all and more in Glasgow and saw a guy live in concert I hadn't seen for something like 30 or 35 years and it was good to see the legendary Graham Parker bike plying his trade in the city celebrating the 40th anniversary of what I think this is best album a great record from 1971 called squeezing out sparks and he was performing a say largely made up of trite from that particular obl to a packed house or more on Wednesday night after the show in a St Some albums etc etc say tight the fans and I bought a copy of a brand new album that is just released called squeezing out sparks the solo acoustic 40th anniversary where he's basically going into the studio and recorded acoustic versions of all the tracks on a particular I will and I'm going to play one for you know this is one of the highlights of the shore and more on Wednesday night this is Graham Parker and I agree acoustic version of passion is no ordinary What. Hour. Me. And you. Bad choose not. Not just another sound on. Going to hear. Not just another sign up. To here. Not just this. There's the general election across the b.b.c. Spare a few minutes a good time will you be voting in the general election with so many voices vying for your attention during the election why she's Murty. To get lost in the noise. But you can cut through it all. For the election explained to check the facts and to make sense of it all go to b.b.c. Documentary u.k. Slash election the power is yours yeah we're asking on the program tonight do you have a favorite politically charged song and we get a great reaction and it ever since Sco struck a says high billing Grego he says What a great start to the show with the b. 52 success on the subject of political songs I suggest stand though Margaret by the beat which he reckons is a great try Chrissie boy says Excellent topic tonight I'd nominate Washington Bullets by The Clash from their album Sandinista or London Calling the track in question would be the brilliant club don't know and far far says the streets by the poor as he says in the mid 1980 s. I love my annual pilgrimage at this time of year to see the band at the bar and in Glasgow at the height for me of the life powerhouse and Jimmy in. The pilot John arbitrating he says her birthday next week and I reckon that's a great song and Jimmy MacDonald gets in touch from our he says it was great to hear the on the program a little of course we played the band's brand new single which is a great song called I don't want to get wise and if you want to go and see the who are going to be touring with an orchestra that should be pretty interesting they're going to clean live the hydro in Glasgow on March the 20 thought of 2020 and Jimmy reckons that the still making great records after all these years the Brian yob I'm cold quite simply who has been getting rave reviews across the board and he says I'm going to suggest an artist with a real local connection and the artist in question is Gil score heroin whose dad once played for Celtic and Jimmy quite rightly says he's performed many political and. Protest songs over the length and breadth of his incredible career he says but I'm going to pick the Revolution Will Not Be Televised and also Johannesburg he says both are great songs on the still hit the spot today and I guess is listening and for more draws on and he is nominated what side by Jackson Browne vicious circle by lorries and of course the obligatory and the very well deserved and well received Paul Kelly weekly strike it is a great song called from what things big things grow and it's a very powerful political song about giving land back to the Aborigines Ok I promise at the start of the program the brown you single from the brand new Glasgow man to a cold ankle in the going to be releasing their debut album alley in 2020 and this is the title track from of the follow up to fame shame which we played a few weeks back on the program this is on killing and a brand new song called Casino. Yair fine but assuming that that's the Glasgow band ankle in their brand new single continentally also the title track of their forthcoming Debbie album featuring color Gaffney and vocals and a great new song Coco seen if you want to go and see the band like the slot in some days I can tell you that in l.a. February the 15th of February to be exact they're going to be doing a gig a place called the dread north and Bathgate so get along and check them out this is Billy Sloan on b.b.c. Radio Scotland here with into 1 o'clock in the morning exactly 25 minutes of the program remaining and I'm asking in the show tonight with the election looming and Thursday do you have a favorite politically inspired chart strike Morgan some great really great air responses from a al McKenzie says Herbert power to the people by the great John Lennon Gene Jones says band deal or also by the like in Viva La Quinta gadda hope I'm pronouncing those 2 trucks correctly by Christy Moore and also freedom come all ye by Him who is gin points it was actually a song that was performed on the previous show and she says a I also think these tracks more than firmly pen my colors to the mast also Sean was gets in touch he says Enjoying the show tonight just back from seeing Martin Joseph who was superb as usual and he says Herbert has song Here come the young or lays in the balance by Jackson Browne and on the subject of a Jackson Browne. Angus gets in touch for more dross and they he has of course nominated Jackson Byrne as a tool to a few moments ago and it was a track call that site also Nancy in front of listening in from Galashiels and they have nominated a great track by Craig and Charlie Reid The Proclaimers a brilliant song co-captain and an alice of care says her Genesis get ammo by Friday it's as relevant today as it was in 1973 and James McMillan says it make Mark an Rather says great theme as per usual Billy Herbert the new madness strike building than boys he says is bang on for the times we live in Ok I promise you something from Bryan Ferry The good news is the just announced a 60 Yukito and he's coming here we can see him. Live at the armadillo on the thought of March and this is a song from his broken album release in 2007 he's a huge fan of Bob Dylan and he released his 12 shitty album which is a great record cold Dylan esque and which he did favorite doll Bob Dylan classics things like just like Tom Thumbs blues Knocking On Heaven's Door positively 4 sheets in him but 3 also for me was one of the pick of the bunch on album and I cannot recommend highly enough from 2007 Bryan Ferry and a great new song called The Times not a new song of the Bob Dylan classic The Times They Are a change. Lamie I wonder if not try to be in the set when he plays the armadillo in the 3rd of March 2020 from the album Dylanesque in 2007 a trike which could there definitely be a topic strike on the program this week Bryan Ferry and his version of the Dylan classic The Times They are changing quite shirt to Chris Anderson he says Herbert Frankie Goes To Hollywood to tribes maybe not 100 percent political Bush certainly anti war a nordo in that the political class is of course if you remember the American president Robert Ray Ronald Reagan was portrayed in the video of Governor Kaine a fistfight and a son per. Above a gravel pit with their mayor that the Russian president same was a fantastic video and David McMillan says Herbert shipbuilding by Elvis is still on the track that we played previously in the program trump the Dr he says both were blatant attacks on Margaret Thatcher and also a quick mention to can drum children from Manchester said there are so many money street preacher song to choose from we would choose a gold against the soul of America and socialist Serenade and also on the subject of the manic Simon MacQueen he says freedom of speech won't feed my children or imperial body bags are both political in the broad sense and there's a fair amount of both in both of those 2 songs by the money Street Preachers Ok the Brian Yaba from our show does a great record called faults non-dance this is trying number one asteroid and poison reaction. Yeah great stuff the combined talents of Willie Campbell and Charlie Clark the band a cold Astrid from the album fall stand dance and a great new song called Poison reaction Billy Sloan on b.b.c. Radio Scotland 15 minutes of the program remaining still asking you to nominate your favorite trite which is go above a political flavor and a in some sense says oh but Creedence Clearwater Revival Fortunate Son written of course by the great John Fogarty He says it's one of my favorite songs over and Dame operatory gets in touch regular listeners to the program he says How about Ken by Kate Bush that was a cain of a novel a song I guess she could. That was written for an episode of the comic strip which was about the g.o.c. Was akin to make you think of the g.o.c. In London and it was all about Ken Livingstone and also. Bloody revolutions by cross he says I think this is how well people fell about politics this particular year Ok it's a brain I'll blow but let's go back to the 1960 s. One of the soul classics of all time this is fun tell Abbas on the sons of Rescue Me. Yeah a classic single from the 1960 s. 1965 to be precise from an album called the new look on the legendary Chess Records label the Center for intel about us and a great song of her own ball say that their land taken deservedly so a great track called it Rescue Me quick mention to Brian Dawe he could get in touch Normally it's his favorite politically charged song would be nothing ever happens by Delany tree he says Justin Curry was referring to the effects of politics on society and the brilliant lyrics for the song and also Scott Mike in touch gets in touch from Fife and says elite one because I've been to the chain a crisis but will listen to the shore again on sones up by I would choose one get filled again by the who that would be my choice of course it was mentioned by some the l. In the program and includes the immortal line meet the new boss same as the old boss don't forget the who are going to be live at the Hydro in Glasgow on the 23rd of March 2020 talking of the hydro this pond are going to be there on the 11th of March the previous night they're going to be playing live at the p. And g. Arena and their March and Aberdeen and it's all to fly the fly for Bryan Young which is a great record cocaine there are a lot of shitty album This is Kelly joins and stereophonic the brand new single from the album this is the stereos with Don't let the devil take another day. Hellenic From the band's 11 studio album all kicked off for them in 1997 of the great debut Cold War tickets are owed but that's the follow up single to bust this tunnel which we recently played in the program that's Kelly Jones stairway phonics and a great new song called Don't let the devil take another day in as a said I'm going to be live in Aberdeen of the arena on the 10th of March on the following night March the 11th life of the hydro in Glasgow a couple of quick final messages we have Bill Kennedy who says we don't need another fascist group flying by Heaven 17 he says much of the band's output had a real political edge he says and this one would be my choice and also a quick mention to Frederick Michael has low he would know many It's Alright Ma I'm only bleeding by Bob Dylan he says as a visceral subdominant Hardage deconstruction of American political and social morality and it's surprise an unsurprising and my humble opinion well I hope you've enjoyed the show all been slightly shorter form this week Greg and I will be back next Sunday night to do all again and I hope you have a very good week maybe own a boat see a couple of gigs and let's finish with an I'm a politically charged. Trying Let's go back to 980 the 5th album by the legendary Patti Smith was a great record cold dream of life and this was the big single from the Koran with the late husband Fred Sonic Smith the strike was absolutely brilliant at the time and used a way back in 2014 by you to as the intro tape on their Innocence and Experience world it's a classic song we're going to play it with and this is party Smith on the side of people have the power. Radio. From across the. Arm door to. The menus on 5. Promises to give a lifetime ban to anyone found guilty of racist abuse after yesterday's Dolly. Redemption for. The heavyweight champion of the wild once again listen to this program by downloading. Music. But you subscribe to the program so you don't miss the next episode this is b.b.c. 5. Live. Thanks doth announced the Josh was reclaimed his world heavyweight title in his remarks against the rules junior more nuts in sports in a minute says it's been inundated with reports of racist abuse during yesterday's Manchester Darby Man City says he is working with police to find those responsible and anyone found guilty will be handed a lifetime ban our correspondent John Morey was at the at the at it was during the 2nd half when Manchester United were leading to know that midfielders frayed and Jesselyn God went over to take a corner Fred was struck by one of several objects thrown from the stand and the United manager early going to social confirmed afterwards both players were the target of racist chanting by one man in the crowd the anti racism organization kicked out said they were inundated with reports of alleged racist abuse the conservatives are pushing for a plan to allow entrepreneurs to come to the u.k. Even if they don't have a job offer if the party wins next week's election it wants to implement a point based immigration system that would also be a fast track for people working in the n.h.s. Labor is focusing on social care on the final push for votes ahead of Thursday Jeremy cauldrons promising free personal care at an angle and an extra 10000000000 pounds funding scientists are warning that climate change and pollution are depleting oxygen in the oceans threatening many species of fish they've identified about 700 sites with low oxygen compared with 45 in the 1960 s. Back at Hobart is from our fish which campaigns for Sustainable fishing. 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