Greetings_to_the_New_Brunette

Greetings to the New Brunette

Greetings to the New Brunette

Single

"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]

Quick Facts Single by Billy Bragg, from the album Talking with the Taxman about Poetry ...

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]

Charts

More information Chart (1986–87), Peak position ...

References

  1. [1]
    Kilman, Larry (22 March 1987). "Bragg doesn't hide his message". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Official Charts Company - Greetings to the New Brunette". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  3. [3]
    Packer, Nigel (29 August 1999). "CD Review: Billy Bragg". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  4. [4]
    "Bragg Reissued, Boxed By Yep Roc". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 7 July 2005. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  5. [5]
    "BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs - 1 January 2010". BBC Radio 4. BBC. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  6. [6]
    "Billy Bragg – Greetings to the New Brunette". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  7. [7]
    "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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