Billy Bragg - Levi Stubbs' Tears

"When the world falls apart some things stay in place, Levi Stubbs' tears stay in place". Billy Bragg's account of a young woman in a doomed marriage is a mesmerizing song, referring to the Four Tops singer and the songwriting teams of Barrett Strong/Norman Whitfield and Holland/Dozier/Holland. It's taken from his Bragg's second full album, Talking With The Taxman About Poetry (1986).

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