Greetings to the New Brunette

"Greetings to the New Brunette"
Single by Billy Bragg
from the album Talking with the Taxman about Poetry
Released1986 (1986)
GenreRock
LabelGo! Discs
Songwriter(s)Billy Bragg
Producer(s)John Porter

"Greetings to the New Brunette" is a song by Billy Bragg from the 1986 album Talking with the Taxman About Poetry.[1] It was the second single from the album, following "Levi Stubbs' Tears", and reached No. 58 on the UK Singles Chart in October 1986.[2] The song features Johnny Marr on electric guitar,[3] and vocals by Kirsty MacColl.[4]

It was voted number 38 on the 1989 Triple J Hottest 100 poll of most popular songs by the listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J and number 59 on the 1990 Triple J Hottest 100 poll.[5][6] The song was selected by actor David Tennant as one of his Desert Island Discs in 2010.[7]

  1. ^ Kilman, Larry (22 March 1987). "Bragg doesn't hide his message". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Official Charts Company - Greetings to the New Brunette". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  3. ^ Packer, Nigel (29 August 1999). "CD Review: Billy Bragg". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Bragg Reissued, Boxed By Yep Roc". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 7 July 2005. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Hottest 100 1989". Triple J. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  6. ^ "Hottest 100 1990". Triple J. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  7. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs - 1 January 2010". BBC Radio 4. BBC. Retrieved 13 February 2019.