After A Subaltern's Love Song.
Joan Armatrading,
Joan Armatrading,
In your velvet jacket
With military braiding.
Singing your mind-numbing
A.O.R.
On your poncey, roundbacked
Ovation guitar.
Joan Armatrading,
Joan Armatrading,
Indifferent to the countries
We are invading.
While sectarian militias
In Basra riot,
You pointlessly sing about
Dropping the pilot.
Joan Armatrading,
Joan Armatrading,
In Baghdad and Kabul
The troops are parading.
While you wail your songs for
Middleclass simpletons
And cohabitate with
Valerie Singleton(s)
Joan Armatrading,
Joan Armatrading,
Geo-political conflict
Evading
You sing not a word of
Iraqi invasion -
You're not in love...
....but you're open to persuasion.
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I often wonder what would have happned if Betjeman had been born say, around, 1965. Would have been interesting, to say the least.
ReplyDeleteHa ha ha, that's sticking it to the Tory-supporting old bag.
ReplyDeleteShe made a million bedsits a living hell.
Expressing yourself through song I like it :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting thought Billy. He would probably have formed a group. Philip Larkin on bass? Pete Doherty drums and occasional vocals?
ReplyDeleteJohn Osborne on drums, methinks - a sort of addled Jett Black type figure.
ReplyDeleteNo sleep 'til Slough!!
OK. How about Kingsley Amis on harmonica (and occasional vocals)?
ReplyDeleteFine by me Dster - if you can keep him off the turps.....
ReplyDeleteRock And Roll, Swipey!
ReplyDeleteThat Philip Larkin; he was from Hull you know! (university library)