Underplayed Classics

[paula.mcewan]

Thank you Moo, for your Rebel Girl Song dedication. It means a lot to know that I have at least one woman comrade.

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[Moo]

Thank you, Pauline (although, you probably don’t remember why because it was so long ago).

Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon

Apparently, the first lyric of this song was voted the best opening lyric in music history. Here it is:

“I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand, walking through the streets of Soho in the rain. He was looking for the place called Lee Ho Fook’s. Gonna get a big dish of beef chow mein.”

[Moo]

Sorry I got your name wrong, Paula (my next-door neighbour is called ‘Pauline’).

This song is dedicated to you & the other women in the World Socialist Movement:

Rebel Girl – Rachel Hardy
(beautiful version of a Joe Hill song)

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[Moo]

Feels like Heaven – the Urban Cookie Collective

[paula.mcewan]

The Party can be an unfriendly place, this is for you Moo X

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[Thomas_More]

The Ballad of Bill Miner.

[Moo]

Big Time Sensuality – Bjork (Top of the Pops performance)

Bjork is proof you can be cute and scary at the same time.

[Moo]

Venus as a Boy – Bjork

https://youtu.be/7Z5aPaDwAkU?si=ta5MXwGOadxnoj5W

[imposs1904]

Nuts that this was only an album track on The Gift.

[Thomas_More]

The Tiller’s Tale
(Monmouth Rebellion, 1685).

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[Moo]

Won’t get Fooled Again – the Who

The Who’s iconic anthem from 1971’s Who’s Next album, performed here on B-Stage at Shepperton Studios on 25 May 1978 Filmed by Jeff Stein for the closing sequence of The Kids Are Alright. Sadly, this was to be the very last performance ever by Keith Moon.

Thanks go to D.A. for helping me decide which song to post next in Underplayed Classics, via his article in the February 2026 Socialist Standard.

Best lyric: “Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss”

[Thomas_More]

Kett’s rebellion against enclosures, 1549.

[Thomas_More]

Bound for Van Diemen’s Land.

[Thomas_More]

Toast the Crew, Curse the Crown!

Pirate song.

[Author]

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