Ideology

Billy Bragg

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study scholarship or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: (Gilbert McErlane) Ideology - Billy Bragg (Talking to the Taxman about Poetry) ----------------------------------------------------------- - chords - (lyrics from cs.uwp.edu) Brilliant Bragg-style ringing chords in this one (for which I don’t know all the names) - so give it laldy!! E 022100 E2 002200 B 004400 577655 B2 799877 When one voice rules the nation Just because they’re top of the pile Doesn’t mean their vision is the clearest (repeat pattern) The voices of the people Are falling on deaf ears Our politicians all become careerists They must declare their interests But not their company cars Is there more to a seat in the Parliament Than sitting on your arse (pattern 1) And the best of all this bad bunch Are shouting to be heard Above the sound of ideologies clashing (pattern 1) Outside the patient millions Who put them into power Expect a little more back for their taxes (pattern 1) Like schools booksbeds in hospitals And peace in our bloody time All they get is old men grinding axes (pattern 2) Who’ve built their private fortunes On the things they can rely The courtsthe secret handshake The Stock Exchange and the old school tie (pattern 1) For God and Queen and Country All things they justify Above the sound of ideologies clashing (pattern 1) God bless the Civil Service The nations saving grace While we expect democracy They’re laughing in our face And although our cries get louder Their laughter gets louder still Above the sound of ideologies clashing finish on C#m more to come - eventually. ** Gil McErlane Management Information Services - Physical Resources Team University of Glasgow E-mail: "If you’re not part of the solution then you’re part of the precipitate" - Steven Wright

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La chanson aborde la question de la voix des élites dirigeantes et du fossé qui les sépare des préoccupations du peuple. Elle critique le fait que ceux qui détiennent le pouvoir ne semblent pas toujours être à l'écoute des attentes de la population, se concentrant plutôt sur leurs propres intérêts et ceux d'un système établi qui favorise les finances personnelles plutôt que le bien commun. Les promesses de justice sociale et d'amélioration des services publics sont souvent éclipsées par des luttes internes et des idéologies en conflit. Le contexte de cette chanson semble s'inspirer d'une période de désillusion politique, où les citoyens commencent à remettre en question l'efficacité de leurs représentants, ce qui est une thématique récurrente à travers l'histoire. Les attentes d'un changement positif, en échange des impôts et du soutien public, se heurtent à la réalité d'un système qui privilégie les intérêts particuliers.

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