For British musicians, the Queen was as much cipher as enemy
From the Beatles to the Smiths to Skepta, British musicians portrayed Queen Elizabeth II as everything from bored and lonely to a raging fascist.
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From the Beatles to the Smiths to Skepta, British musicians portrayed Queen Elizabeth II as everything from bored and lonely to a raging fascist.
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