I'm ashamed, 25% turnout, WTAF Manchester??? 75% will be whinging like fuck, C U Next Tuesdays
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@markhwalker.bsky.social
I don't have to sell my soul, he's already in me. Survived GCS 5 and a 4 day induced coma. Left me a bit broken, not broken enough to vote Tory. Didn't vote for the red version either! #SaveOurNHS ๐ช๐บ๐ต๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ #VoteGreen Republic of Mancunia
Been sat in for days more depressed than usual as apparently Moor fires aren't good for my COPD, who knew? Not the C U Next Tuesdays setting fireworks off to start then! A smile on my face? The brilliant @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/mars...
As of 4pm today the candidates were confirmed, & the race for the Clacton by-election is officially on between @countbinface.bsky.social & Farage. Here's our parody of "Englishman in New York" by #Sting - titled "Garbage Can Who Can Talk" - to reflect on the challenger ๐ถ๐#noAI youtu.be/9NH5JpqrIzY
"One day, when we got scuppered by conmen" Once again the brilliant @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social with their take on 10 yrs since Brexshite. bsky.app/profile/mars...
Today's the 10th anniversary of Brexit, one of the most disastrous political events in our lifetime, so since the usual bellends are out celebrating it, weโve pulled together a quick acoustic parody called โBrexit Epiphaniesโ based on "Breakfast at Tiffany's" #Brexit #RejoinEU youtu.be/U0WwEinkJ1I
Once again, the brilliant @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social with their latest take from across the pond. bsky.app/profile/mars...
In the nick of time for the celebratory weekend in the ๐บ๐ธ, here's "Trumpy Doodle" - our 250th anniversary version of "Yankee Doodle" that you can also download as a song on Bandcamp! youtu.be/EnZY_08vnHc #nokings #america250 ๐ถ๐ซ๐โ
"I guess with aid, a maggot gets to fly" Once again the brilliant @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social with their latest take on the couch shagging VP across the pond. bsky.app/profile/mars...
There were two tiers of possible response to the express wishes of Henry Nowak's dignified family in the light of his traumatic murder. One humane and empathetic, the other inhumane and exploitative. This version of "Lyin' Eyes" (Eagles) is for JD Vance and those in the second. youtu.be/2J95CTmZUUM
Israel now occupies more of Lebanon than Russia occupies of Ukraine. But of course that's a 'good' invasion. So there is silence.
Amazing scenes from the British media and political classes yesterday #attenborough
"Just to be the man that told a thousand lies to profit from Reform" Once again, the brilliant @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social with their latest on Fuhrages bribe. youtu.be/z5A0qpWUrfg?...
"5 Million Quid" - Marsh Family parody of The Proclaimers "(I'm Gonna Be) 500 Miles" on Farage gift
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'First cancer then Prince Andrew, now this neanderthal' Once again, the brilliant @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/mars...
Here's a school-night adaptation of the classic military marching song "The British Grenadiers" (popular in both 18th c. Britain and the colonies) wishing #KingCharles luck on his #statevisit - we're calling it: "The British King is Here!" ๐ฅ youtu.be/5gwB0i0HyB8 #royalfamily #USUKRelations
Washington Hilton, where Trump will soon be arriving for the White House correspondentsโ dinner. End the cover-up.
Once again, the brilliant @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social sum up the current shit show across the pond. bsky.app/profile/mars...
Here's a throwback to an iconic #PulpFiction track by #ChuckBerry with some half-arsed Sunday night twisting, 7 some parody reflections (to the tune of "You Never Can Tell") on the Christian White House stories last week - #Hegseth as #SamuelLJackson and the #TrumpChrist image: youtu.be/K2WWjjVlr7M
Listening to the first of this weeks @thetrawl.bsky.social, (highly recommended) @marina-purkiss.bsky.social @jemmaforte.bsky.social dont forget that Jared Kushner couldn't get a security clearance for the WH in tyRumps' first term until the child rapist overulled!
Former political prisoner Nasrin Parvaz reads a letter to Keir Starmer signed by more than 100 pro-democracy, pro-justice and anti-war British-Iranians, including other former Evin detainees Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Aras Amiri. Full list of signatories is at togetherforiran.org
'And the whole fucking Gulf, is kind of escalatin' Once again, the brilliant @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social with their latest on the shitshow across the pond. bsky.app/profile/mars...
Here's our ๐ถ parody version of Barry McGuire's 1965 "Eve of Destruction" that we've modernised to turn to current US adventurism. We're calling it: "Grief and Destruction" ๐ youtu.be/QLBjeM53iBI
"Let's hope the bastards are sweating now and are charged with a sex offemce" Once again, the brilliant @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/mars...
Updated version of the "Grand Old Duke of York" - as of 8.30pm on Sunday 22nd Feb, charting this week's royal #PrinceAndrew news - with ukelele, violin, and djembe for some ๐ถ variation. youtube.com/shorts/DHLi8...
Palantir, a US spy-tech firm, has been given access to millions of NHS patient records. Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'. Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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Once again, the brilliant @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social back this side of the pond with a better on Mandleson bsky.app/profile/mars...
Hereโs a weeknight quick turnaround ๐ถparody on the UK fallout linked to #EpsteinFiles #PeterMandelson's friendship with him, and the bigger implications ... we chose song #mrsrobinson from #thegraduate about vice/virtue! youtu.be/h870VJsLk_c Link to forthcoming album at end: orcd.co/hollowchapters
Once again, the brilliant @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social with their latest on the dystopian mess across the pond. bsky.app/profile/mars...
We hope the good people of #SanFrancisco will forgive us for adapting a song about their city in 1967 to address the shocking and tragic events in #Minnesota in recent weeks. This is dedicated to Renรฉe Good and Alex Pretti, and in solidarity. Our version is called "Minnesota" โค๏ธ youtu.be/BRHxXHZmVAM