The Proclaimers... another reason to love them

This Is The Story that has what it takes to Make My Heart Fly. So pleased Craig and Charlie are prepared to speak the Beautiful Truth and hope at last the myth that reality is a far-right preserve is finally Over And Done With.

Pink Leggings no more.

I'm not surprised. They're Fifers: they know what's being going on here: Upton, Green, Scott, Dolatowski.

Absolutely this. Their heads have been filled with this rubbish, which is about as far removed from socialism as you could imagine. Any real socialists would be saying, why the hell aren't the trades unions supporting Sandie Peggy and the Darlington nurses and Jennifer Melle. And voices of sanity from anyone in the music industry are surely very welcome.

ETA: grammar.

Their new single “You May Offend” ❤️

As you breathe
As you grow
As you ascend
You'll lose count of the fools, you may offend
Just by giving out the thoughts in your head
You may reach a point where some will wish you dead
Speech is free, so are we
I am assured
But too much rational thought
Needs to be cured
So suppress the fact that you prey upon your mind
For the greater good of always being kind
That old street called tolerance
Runs both ways, or makes no sense
As you breathe
As you grow
As you ascend
You'll lose count of the fools, you may offend
Just by giving out the thoughts in your head
You may reach a point where someone will wish you dead

m.youtube.com/watch?v=YkjUNubagRs&ra=m

I had a quick look on Bluesky .. it's amazing seeing Dorian Lynsky posting about them with such disappointment. These once seemingly intelligent people are totally infantilised by this crap. Yet we're the ones who've been radicalised.. yeah right.

I laughed so loud at this I woke the toddler up 🙄

But thank you (all soothed back to sleep now)

I love the Proclaimers but wouldn’t have purchased their new album but will now, thanks for the thread

off topic but if you’ve seen them live recently check out Erica their fabulous fiddle player https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erica_Nockalls

So, in "On My Way" do you go 1 and 3 or 2 and 4 with the 'uh-huh's'? 🤣

Thats good, but they'll probably be 'cancelled'

So many sensible Scottish voices here.
Can I recommend a watch of "The Cheviot, The Stag and The Black Black Oil". Its brilliant.
As are The Proclaimers.

As you were.

Here you

Been a fan from the start. Used to live not far from them when they started their career.
Outstanding musicians and singer songwriters. Been to many of their concerts.
Agree 100% with their stance on this.
"Those fucking bairns" indeed.

Absolutely brilliant - truthphobic is exactly right. Whenever the accusation of “transphobia” is hurled, the counter of “truthphobia” is the perfect retort.

those f---ing bairns

It’s going to be very hard to watch the original film series without thinking of this now.

Evan's twinkly laugh and sniggers are a total give away to how impartial he isn't on any given subject. The more his voice catches the worse it is.

Love the Proclaimers and they have always been political.

one of my favourite (although not as well known) songs is Cap in Hand. It just really describes Scotland at the time. I’m not even a Nationalist but that one gets me going every time.

Same . Cast my first vote for an old Communist Party candidate years ago. Don't think I've changed a whole lot. Whereas a lot of young woke types don't seem to know much about socialism , or care for that matter. Their politics come in a bundle , largely unexamined. Off the peg so to speak. It's a bit depressing really. Gwan Craig and Charlie!

He is always like that. Not only is he a TRA but he is a twat (idiot).

I once wrote a complaint about how he sniggered his way through quite a sensitive issue report, and he was making the BBC look unprofessional.

They rejected by complaint saying it was an opinion!

Exactly what I thought when I started to read this

Yes! There's such an enormous sense of relief when people point out the obvious like this. I'm left wing AND I give a shit about women. I'm gender critical AND I think anyone can wear any clothes/hair/makeup they like.

I really like that bit about anti-woke and left wing. It’s just so refreshing to hear celebrities say such a thing. Especially when those celebrities are well known as being socialist/left wing. I feel like I’ve been waiting for someone to say it publicly for such a long time. In real life, if I say I’m left wing but I see problems with ‘woke’ ideologies, people very often don’t seem to get it and just assume I’m lying about being a leftie.

I absolutely love squeeze but did not buy tickets on principal because Billy brag is supporting them

I have long adored them.
I listen to "In Recognition" whenever the New Years Honours are announced.
Also "Shadows Fall" has to be one of the finest songs ever written.

Hopefully like a bucket of cold (insert revolting substance HERE).
If we are very lucky it might render him completely speechless for about half a minute.

I’m going to see the Proclaimers in Portsmouth in November 🙂

and seeing Squeeze at the same venue in December 🙂

Squeeze are supported by Billy Bragg . . . 🙁