Blitzhoney - America



This is one of the few political songs we've had on Last night From Glasgow. When the band recorded it, it did take a couple of attempts to get all the lyrics out.

I like the lines about how America's enemy's are at their gates, but are already inside, about the rotten heart of America I reckon. And missiles down Main Street is a nice image used several times.

When we recorded it that had a gig that evening at Bar Warhol, we were hoping it would somehow promote the gig, and it took a couple of rehearsals to get the 'finishing the song and running off thing' right at the end. I think Larry forgot about it, so it doesn't come across as too staged.

This is the only show in Blitzhoney's run of shows where Barry wears a hat, I bought it from Mr Bens.

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Other political songs that we've had include my own "This One's for the Kids" and The Plimptons' "Nazi Army"