Levi Stubbs' Tears
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| "Levi Stubbs' Tears" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Billy Bragg | |
| from the album Talking with the Taxman about Poetry | |
| Released | 1986 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Writer(s) | Billy Bragg |
"Levi Stubbs' Tears" is a song by Billy Bragg.[1] It was the first single released from Bragg's 1986 album Talking with the Taxman about Poetry. The song's title refers to The Four Tops lead singer Levi Stubbs, whose music remains a source of comfort to the protagonist through years of abandonment, injury, and domestic violence.[2]
A guitar riff from the song was sampled by Beats International in their 1990 song "Won't Talk About It".
In 2014, NME ranked it at number 207 in their list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[3]
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