Leyton Orient’s house band Steve White and the Protest Family, truly radical folk with fire in their souls … deliver the goods with Trickledown Town, a ranting, dancing howl of rage at the state of the Tory nation…The royal family get nailed, the “anti-woke” right-wing media get nailed and a host of downtrodden characters get upbeat support.
What I do like though are the punchy and vibrant Dead End Friends and the crackling Supersonic, which is no relation to the Oasis song of the same title; but I think Noel wishes he could still write a song as insightful as this is.
He was a broker, not a banker Now the bank thinks he’s a wanker (An easy rhyme, from time to time Is not a crime, if so inclined) But don’t shower them with applause When they also bank the Ingram-Moores Who used the Captain Tom Foundation To fund their own recreation And tried to build a swimming pool Not a hospital or school ‘Til subject to overwhelming Social media ridicule But to the case in hand Bank-less racist Brexit man Who’s crying, woe is me The wokerati, I’m cancelled see ‘Cause there’s reputational damage To be linked with folk like Farage*
Nigel ain’t politically exposed Nigel’s cash is just a little indisposed Nigel went and got his account closed Cause Nigel’s running out of money
Nigel ain’t a victim of persecution He’s just having issues with his contribution Nigel’s pile’s suffering from diminution Seems Nigel’s running out of money
Nigel ain’t a martyr he’s just a bit skint If you wanna bank at Coutts you’d better have a mint Nigel, it seems didn’t wanna take the hint That Nigel’s running out of money
Now wait for Nigel to pull a Yaxley-Lennon They’re picking on me, is what he’s gonna tell ‘em So please send cash and excuse the indiscretion Cause Nigel’s running out of money
Donny got fired and Donny didn’t like it Donny was so mad that he organised a riot Donny stole secrets and kept them in the toilet And Donny says he wants the job again
Donny got arrested and said he didn’t do it Donny says politically they’re out to misconstrue it Reading secrets in the khazi there’s no better place to do it And Donny says he wants the job again
They all sent flowers And all the flowers died And I understood flowers For the very first time A gift of something dying Gently saying this is normal We’re all beautiful but fleeting And this is how it goes
They all sent roses And all the roses died Their petals dropping quietly One at a time We watched the petals falling Gently saying this is normal We’re all beautiful but fleeting And this is how it goes
They all sent lilies And all the lilies died But the scent of the lilies Stayed around for a while A gift of something dying Leaving echoes this is normal We’re all beautiful but fleeting And this is how it goes
They all sent flowers And all the flowers died Some faded far too quickly Some others took their time A gift of something dying Gently saying this is normal We’re all beautiful but fleeting And this is how it goes
Steve White & The Protest Family 