Bloke on Bloke
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Bloke on Bloke is a 1997 outtakes compilation album
by British rock music
ian Billy Bragg
. It gathers together several outtakes from the sessions for the William Bloke
album. Its title is a play on the Bob Dylan album 'Blonde On Blonde'.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
by British rock music
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
ian Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg
Stephen William Bragg , better known as Billy Bragg, is an English alternative rock musician and left-wing activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, and his lyrics mostly deal with political or romantic themes...
. It gathers together several outtakes from the sessions for the William Bloke
William Bloke
William Bloke is the fifth album by alternative folk artist Billy Bragg, released in 1996, five years after his last studio album.The lyrics to "A Pict Song" are by English poet Rudyard Kipling.-Track listing:#"From Red To Blue"#"Upfield"...
album. Its title is a play on the Bob Dylan album 'Blonde On Blonde'.
Track listing
All tracks written by Billy Bragg except as noted.- "The Boy Done Good" (Bragg, Johnny MarrJohnny MarrJohnny Marr is an English musician and songwriter. Marr rose to fame in the 1980s as the guitarist in The Smiths, with whom he formed a prolific songwriting partnership with Morrissey. Marr has been a member of Electronic, The The, and Modest Mouse...
) - "Qualifications" (originally a bonus track on the vinyl edition of William Bloke.)
- "Sugar Daddy (Smokey Gets in Your Ears Mix)" (remix by Grant Showbiz of the William Bloke track.)
- "Never Had No One Ever" (MorrisseyMorrisseySteven Patrick Morrissey , known as Morrissey, is an English singer and lyricist. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the alternative rock band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career,...
, Marr) (originally recorded for the SmithsThe SmithsThe Smiths were an English alternative rock band, formed in Manchester in 1982. Based on the song writing partnership of Morrissey and Johnny Marr , the band also included Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce...
tribute albumTribute albumA tribute album is a recorded collection of cover versions of songs or instrumental compositions. Its concept may be either various artists making a tribute to a single artist, a single artist making a tribute to various artists, or a single artist making a tribute to another single artist.There...
The Smiths is dead.) - "Sugardubby" (remix by Grant Showbiz of the William Bloke track.)
- "Rule Nor Reason"
- "Thatcherites" (Bragg, TraditionalTraditional musicTraditional music is the term increasingly used for folk music that is not contemporary folk music. More on this is at the terminology section of the World music article...
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