Greetings to the New Brunette
| "Greetings to the New Brunette" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Billy Bragg | |
| from the album Talking with the Taxman about Poetry | |
| Released | 1986 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Label | Go! Discs |
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Bragg |
| Producer(s) | John Porter |
"Greetings to the New Brunette" is a song by Billy Bragg from the 1986 album Talking with the Taxman About Poetry.[1] It was the second single from the album, following "Levi Stubbs' Tears", and reached No. 58 on the UK Singles Chart in October 1986.[2]
The song features Johnny Marr on electric guitar,[3] and vocals by Kirsty MacColl.[4] The song was selected by actor David Tennant as one of his Desert Island Discs in 2010.[5]
The lyrics "Whoops, there goes another year / Whoops, there goes another pint of beer" echo the "Oops, there goes another rubber tree plant... Oops, there goes a billion kilowatt dam" lyrics from the 1959 Frank Sinatra song "High Hopes" composed by Sammy Cahn and James Van Heusen.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Kilman, Larry (22 March 1987). "Bragg doesn't hide his message". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ "Official Charts Company - Greetings to the New Brunette". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ Packer, Nigel (29 August 1999). "CD Review: Billy Bragg". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ "Bragg Reissued, Boxed By Yep Roc". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 7 July 2005. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs - 1 January 2010". BBC Radio 4. BBC. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
