Closer to Free
There has been a fair bit of chat recently about campaign songs. While they undoubtedly have zero effect on the result, TB thought he would share his two cents. While he is grumpy that they would steal and slaugter such an epic tune, Labour would be stupid not to use Journey's "Don't Stop Believing". The Tories flirted with "You Can Get It If You Really Want" TB has a much better idea...
Everybody wants to liveIf there are more appropriate lyrics than the Bodeans "Closer to Free" to describe the partcular brand of conservatism Dave offers then TB would be very surprised. And finally a campaign free of U2.
How they wanna live
And everybody wants to love
Like they wanna love
And everybody wants to be
Closer to Free
Everybody wants respect
Just a little bit
And everybody needs a chance
Once in a while
Everybody wants to be
Closer to Free
Everybody wants to live
How they want to live
And everybody wants to love
Who they want to love
And everybody wants to be
Closer to Free
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No. I refuse point blank to surrender "Don't Stop Believing" to those odious swampies and their attempt at an evil socialist invasion. We cannot let them butcher this classic! #savejourneyfromtheswampies
How about Pulp's Mis-shapes? Truly Jarvis is a Tory prophet.
We'd like to go to town but we can't risk it
Oh 'cause they just want to keep us out.
You could end up with a smash in the mouth just for standing out.
Oh really. Brothers, sisters, can't you see?
The future's owned by you and me.
There won't be fighting in the street.
They think they've got us beat, but revenge is going to be so sweet.
We're making a move, we're making it now, we're coming out of the side-lines.
Just put your hands up - it's a raid yeah:
We want your homes, we want your lives,
we want the things you won't allow us.
We won't use guns, we won't use bombs
We'll use the one thing we've got more of - that's our minds.
Check your lucky numbers, that much money could drag you under, oh.
What's the point of being rich if you can't think what to do with it? 'Cause you're so f***ing thick.
Oh we weren't supposed to be, we learnt too much at school now
we can't help but see.
That the future that you've got mapped out is nothing much to shout about.
May I suggest 'Join With Us' by the Feeling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoBz54K4wzU
From the corevise:
Is it really what you want?
Is it really what you need?
Is it really what you choose?
The world is in your hands
The world is in your hands
The world belongs to those of us
Who still believe we can
And it matters what you do
Though they all look down on you
Cos it's better that you've come from nothing
Than nothing comes from you
Come with us, come with us
Join with us, join with us
The verses:
Don't make a sound
Count your pennies, count your pounds
There's no way out
What will you do when all love gives up on you
Can't turn around
We've got a place and it's here for you
Though all we ever wanted was a different view
I never knew somebody live with so much pain
If you open your heart
Come with us and we'll take you away
Half past eight and you're late
Coffee's cold, what a state
They've dragged you down
Fate's got you scraped
Work to death
Can't you turn them words around
I'd go for Taylor Swift's Change as a Tory anthem
Eton boating song of course
Swing swing together,
With your bodies between your knees,
Swing swing together,
With your bodies between your knees.