One of the endlessly fascinating things about music is how, using the same tools, some people can create magic and some create dross.
Whenever I go back and listen to Billy Bragg I'm taken aback at how he created tension, passion and heartbreak using the simplest of palettes. Totally at odds with the prevailing production values of the time.
Maybe it's the storytelling or the intensity - who knows, but this is a magical record.
* Okay, there's a bit of tambourine towards the end and some bongo and flute on the outro.
Download Billy Bragg 'Levi Stubbs' Tears' (indie mp3) (Mediafire)
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