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  • May 1, 2015 at 2:39 am #83812
    alanjjohnstone
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    I came across this singer who did an album of William Morris 'Chants for Socialism' by Darren Hayman

    Here he is discussing the background to the makiing of the album. 

    Appropriately for today 1894 May Day

    May 1, 2015 at 9:16 am #110795
    BTSomerset
    Participant

    Great find Alan.  Nice music too.

    May 1, 2015 at 12:21 pm #110796
    Ozymandias
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    Didn't think much of his song about Mayday. Like many pop/rock singers his diction was appaling . Just couldn't make  out what he was singing about. And to use William Morris' Walthamstow mansion as a backdrop kind of defeats the purpose. Morris was a Mine Owner and a Capitalist at the end of the day. 

    May 1, 2015 at 12:22 pm #110797
    Ozymandias
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    Albeit a very enlightened one. 

    May 1, 2015 at 1:32 pm #110798
    imposs1904
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    Nice find. I always had a soft spot for Hayman's first band, Hefner, and their *cough* classic, 'The Day That Thatcher Dies'. Before people chime in with the view that the song was in poor taste, it dates from 2000. 

    May 1, 2015 at 2:19 pm #110799
    Anonymous
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    Ozymandias wrote:
     Like many pop/rock singers his diction was appaling . 

     cheeky bugga

    May 1, 2015 at 2:29 pm #110800
    Ozymandias
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    Dahling!

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