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2 unusual facts about Brewing Up with Billy Bragg


Brewing Up with Billy Bragg

The cover of the original album has the subtitle "A Puckish Satire On Contemporary Mores," a quote from the Woody Allen film Love and Death, in which Allen's character reviews an army play presented to Russian soldiers to prevent them from becoming infected with venereal diseases while at war.

These tracks included covers of "Back to the Old House" by The Smiths (with Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr playing guitar) and "The Last Time" by The Rolling Stones.


Saint Swithun in popular culture

English folk singer Billy Bragg released a song entitled "St. Swithin's Day" on his 1984 LP Brewing Up with Billy Bragg.


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