Songs that mention PMs other than Thatcher

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Maggie's gotten her share of namechecks, but how about the others...?

"Taxman," the Beatles (Harold Wilson, Ted Heath)
"Wonderful World, Beautiful People," Jimmy Cliff (Harold Wilson)
"I Want To Kill Somebody," S*M*A*S*H (John Major)

― Jason Toon, Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:18 (twenty years ago)

Life 'Bush And Blair'

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:22 (twenty years ago)

Desmond Dekker - "D'Israelites"

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:23 (twenty years ago)

Lloyd George Knew My Father

― Britain's Jauntiest Shepherd (Alan), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:23 (twenty years ago)

Everything But The Girl - Eden

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:26 (twenty years ago)

Wu Tang Clan 'Gravel Pit(t)'

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:26 (twenty years ago)

what was the song by Walpole Tudor?

― Britain's Jauntiest Shepherd (Alan), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:27 (twenty years ago)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Prime_Ministers_of_the_United_Kingdom

! Marquess of Rockingham (XI)

― Britain's Jauntiest Shepherd (Alan), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:29 (twenty years ago)

Bruza, Sway & Baby Blue "London"

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:31 (twenty years ago)

Asian Dub Foundation- New Way New Life

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:40 (twenty years ago)

"Mack The Knife"

(Harold MacMillan's nickname)

― zebedee (zebedee), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:41 (twenty years ago)

That Beatnuts song that goes "I give a speech like Tony Blair"

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:41 (twenty years ago)

MC Paul Barman- A Somewhat New Medium

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:43 (twenty years ago)

!!!, "Shit, Scheisse, Merde" (Blair)

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:43 (twenty years ago)

Third World War, "Teddy Teeth Goes Sailing"
D.O.A., "Smash The State" (Pierre Trudeau!)

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:49 (twenty years ago)

Elvis Costello, "Peace in Our Time":

Out of the aeroplane stepped Chamberlain
With a condemned man's stare
But we all cheered wildly
A photograph was taken
As he waved a piece of paper in the air

― The Mad Puffin (The Mad Puffin), Thursday, 18 August 2005 15:52 (twenty years ago)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Prime_Ministers_of_the_United_Kingdom
I think I am going to start a band called Ministry of All the Talents.

― Ludo (Ludo), Thursday, 18 August 2005 18:40 (twenty years ago)

trad fiddle tune: Old Joe Clarke ('nother non-Brit PM, of course).

― pauls00, Thursday, 18 August 2005 18:47 (twenty years ago)

Blaggers ITA - "Here's Johnny"
Blaggers ITA - "Thatcher Chillin'"
Dead Kennedys "Kinky Sex Makes the World go Round"

― Ben Dot (1977), Thursday, 18 August 2005 23:12 (twenty years ago)

Dizzee Rascal - Hold Ya Mouf

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 18 August 2005 23:15 (twenty years ago)

elvis costello -oliver's army (churchill)

― Lucy Labella (lucy), Thursday, 18 August 2005 23:16 (twenty years ago)

Chumbawamba - "Tony"

― sleeve (sleeve), Friday, 19 August 2005 01:01 (twenty years ago)

the whitlams - gough

― gem (trisk), Friday, 19 August 2005 01:08 (twenty years ago)

The Jam--"Time for Truth" (Callaghan)

― late adopter, Friday, 19 August 2005 01:45 (twenty years ago)

The Fall - Tempo House (Churchill)
The Kinks - Mr. Churchill Says (self-explanatory!)
The Kinks - She Bought a Hat Like Princess Marina (Anthony Eden!)

― Diddyismus (Dada), Friday, 19 August 2005 07:52 (twenty years ago)

Album title:

Cream - Disraeli Gears

― Diddyismus (Dada), Friday, 19 August 2005 09:43 (twenty years ago)

I've been racking my brains trying to remember this one:

The Rutles - Back in '64

And as you find yourself all on your own
You may wistfully recall
How Benjamin Disraeli said that
"Life is too short to be small"

― Diddyismus (Dada), Friday, 19 August 2005 09:46 (twenty years ago)

Which leads on to:

Bonzo Dog Doodah Band - The Intro and the Outro

"In the groove with Harold Wilson, violin..."

― Diddyismus (Dada), Friday, 19 August 2005 09:51 (twenty years ago)

However, sad to report that John Cale's "Mr. Wilson" is actually about Brian not Harold.

― Diddyismus (Dada), Friday, 19 August 2005 09:55 (twenty years ago)

"The Duke of Wellington's March" (fiddle tune)

― Diddyismus (Dada), Friday, 19 August 2005 10:11 (twenty years ago)

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