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It was the night Margaret Thatcher died. My friends and I walked into a Dublin bar and looked at each other in astonishment: they were playing | It was the night Margaret Thatcher died. My friends and I walked into a Dublin bar and looked at each other in astonishment: they were playing "[[Tramp The Dirt Down|Tramp the Dirt Down]]." Elvis Costello's unforgettable, venomous attack on the Iron Lady was released in 1989 on the album ''Spike'' and was the subject of much speculation on social media on the day that the former British PM died, not least as it contained such lyrics as: ''"When England was the whore of the world Margaret was its madam",'' and the final kiss-off: ''"When they finally put you in the ground / I'll stand on your grave and tramp the dirt down."'' | ||
Many wondered on the day that was in it just what Elvis C thought of it all – but his Twitter feed gave nothing away. However, I got to ask the man himself last week when we spoke ahead of his Irish dates next month, including Cork Marquee on [[Concert 2013-06-26 Cork|June 26]] and the Westport Festival of Music and Food, Co Mayo, on [[Concert 2013-06-30 Westport|June 30]]. | Many wondered on the day that was in it just what Elvis C thought of it all – but his Twitter feed gave nothing away. However, I got to ask the man himself last week when we spoke ahead of his Irish dates next month, including Cork Marquee on [[Concert 2013-06-26 Cork|June 26]] and the Westport Festival of Music and Food, Co Mayo, on [[Concert 2013-06-30 Westport|June 30]]. | ||
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Something tells me he's going to have a ball. | Something tells me he's going to have a ball. | ||
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'''Elvis Costello & The Imposters play Live at the Marquee, Cork, June 26; The Venue, Derry, 27; and the Westport Festival of Music, Co Mayo, June 30. | |||
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