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True Blue Songs


Songs from the musical True Blue about Margaret Thatcher performed by Eldred Stevenson and Antonia Beamish including: Eyes like Caligula No such thing as society Tina When Margaret's around Gotcha Normal Norman Tebbit Day I wasn't meant to see Bersham fields / Fuck the north Together we can do the greatest things Geoffrey's lament Assassin I'm still a lady More details on True Blue at www.fandmpublications.co.uk

Episodes

  1. Votive Offerings Released 25 Nov 2009 Reading of Votive Offerings
  2. I'm still a lady Released 16 Nov 2009 Margaret finally realises the game is up and sings mournfully of her triumphs and with some bitterness of her betrayal. "I started with Sir Kieth when Heath was chief and we...
  3. Assassin Released 16 Nov 2009 Margaret finally has a challenger also blonde and clever in Micheal Heseltine. Here they vie for the support of the conservative MPs. "they're gathering the beasts from cou...
  4. Geoffrey's Lament Released 16 Nov 2009 The final betrayal of Geoffrey Howe. Geoffrey sings his heart out to the house and delivers the crushing blow to Margaret Thatcher's premiership. "I went out to bat but the w...
  5. Together we can do the greatest things. Released 16 Nov 2009 Duet between Maggie and Ronnie. The greatest story never told. She promised to follow him to the end of the world, he promised to organise it. The other great love in Margaret T...
  6. Bersham Fields / F&ck the North Released 16 Nov 2009 The mournful and heartrending Bersham Fields which depicts the struggles of Britain's mining community gives way to the triumphant bouncy city of London number sung by a crowd o...
  7. The day I wasn't meant to see Released 14 Nov 2009 Brighton bombing. Margaret faces an assasination attempt from the IRA which kills and injures her colleagues. Margaret survives and this is the end of the first act. "explosi...
  8. Normal Norman Tebbit Released 14 Nov 2009 Norman Tebbit announces himself in characteristically boisterous style. Norman Tebbit the clown prince of the cabinet. Essex man made song. "Good evening I'm from Essex, and ...
  9. Gotcha! Released 14 Nov 2009 Gotcha! Sun headline and jazz funk classic. This jaunty song is the turning point of Margaret's premiership as the vsinking of the Belgrano with the loss of hundreds of lives sh...
  10. When Margaret's around Released 14 Nov 2009 When Margaret's around. Denis Thatcher sings of his love for Margaret Roberts the grocer's daughter. Denis is the love of Margaret's life and the mainstay for her. "we met w...
  11. TINA (there's no alternative) Released 13 Nov 2009 Tina. The manifesto and defiant song of Margaret Thatcher on the ropes in the early part of her premiership. "she's the new broom that'll sweep the room of unions and the lax"
  12. No such thing as society Released 13 Nov 2009 No such thing as society. The motif of the Thatcher years explains the philosophical underpinning of the Thatcher years. Margaret Thatcher musical True Blue. A news vendor sings...
  13. Eyes like Caligula Released 13 Nov 2009 Eyes like Caligula. Opening song of True Blue introduces the heroine Margaret Thatcher who sings of her life and ambition. The title comes from a description by Francois Mittera...