Since 4 September 2024 there is a brand new – completely overhauled – edition of this now available:
Moses, Marx & Margaret Thatcher
[First written on 8th December 2020, re-published as 4th edition on 15th April 2022]
This has brightened up my day considerably.
And there are not many bright spots these days, be it for the season or the handling of the problems at hand (i.e. the pandemic).
Soooo – well done and I will keep coming back to here and check for more bright spots.
Cheers
Peter, not dead yet 😉
Thanks. I’m glad you enjoyed it. Yeah, writing this was a bright spot for me too, as it kept my mind occupied with lovely things instead of despairing over the pandemic
This was a joy to read. I’m a big history nerd and I love franks music mainly for his amazing lyrics, he’s definitely my favourite lyricist for sure! I found out some new information reading this so thank you!
This is art!
This was amazing!!! I love how linear it was, with great transitions! So creative. Fabulous work!!!!
Awww, thank you, this means a lot. xo
This was so lovely to read. Thank you for compiling Frank’s history references like this. 🙂
Love this! I had never made the “cruel April into may” connection before, just goes to show how seamlessly Frank weaves the references into his lyrics.
Can I suggest an addition to the list? The Fisher King is a figure from (I think) Arthurian legend, and a part of Eliot’s The Waste Land, and is, of course, featured in Frank’s Fisher King Blues.
I’m grateful for suggestions to add items and am already jotting down notes for a follow-up post. Thanks for your input. I sort of knew about the Fisher King, but didn’t think of it this time
Great post!….big Frank Turner fan.
Love the way you write
JJ
Thank you, how kind of you to say
Really great piece of writing, I’m a little bit jealous that I didn’t think of doing it as I’m a huge history nerd and a huge Frank fan! I learned a lot and enjoyed it greatly. Well done!
Thank you. It was fun to do it and I also learned a lot.
I have NOT YET read this, but since I’m not dead yet, I guess I have time 🙂
I haven’t followed any blogs lately, but like you, I used to be an avid blogger. Sometimes I even got up to 60 hits a day. Perhaps it’s something I too should reconsider in the new year.
And like you, mid-40’s and sort of figuring things out. Nice to “meet” you fan girl!
Hi, thanks for checking in. Have fun reading the history, it’s been fun to put this together
Finally, came back to this – better late than never?
So impressed! How much time do you think you spent in total compiling all of this? As a high school English teacher, it’s appreciated!
Hope you’re doing well 🙂
Wow! An incredible piece of writing. Thank you from another big FT fan.
I only wish there was an index by song so I could come back to this while listening.