You may remember I reviewed Red or Dead’s album a while back.
The folk punks with a conscience are back. The UK Publicity Machine is inspired (inspired sounds too positive – disheartened maybe?) by events surrounding this weekend. The wedding that no-one can escape no matter how hard you try.
The wedding and the constant publicity around it is more of a distraction from the real problems going on in the world. The obscene expenditure is something the taxpayers can ill afford. Especially when you consider the flipside of the events in Windsor this weekend and what the money could be used for.
£50,000 for a cake! Around £300,000 for a dress. Really? (Figures from Daily Express)
So to the flip-side of all the media fawning. The crux of the song is the despicable way the homeless on the streets of Windsor will be treated as a result of the wedding and the influx of tourists & forelock-tuggers lacking in self-respect and dignity. The very thing I’m sure the homeless are looking to maintain or restore in exceptionally trying circumstances.
The UK Publicity Machine
The song, therefore, is obviously a protest song reflecting these events. It is anti-monarchy (among other things) and pro-equality and inclusion and a fair society for all people. In addition to the good intentions and the message behind the song, it is eminently listenable.
UK Publicity Machine has a tango feel to it with flamenco-like Spanish-style acoustic guitar. The summery acoustic feel to the song thinly veils its acerbic lyrics aimed at a number of targets. The mainstream media gets it for the constant publicity overkill, the monarchy and the cost associated & the servile government to the members of the general public who close their eyes to the problem (“if you can’t see us are we not there, a lie told to yourself keeps your conscience clear”).
Get the song from Red or Dead’s bandcamp page – pay what you want – all proceeds to Crisis
“We don’t need no monarchy, the UK publicity machine
Living off people like you and me, we don’t need a king or queen.”
