Ken?
Val McDermid replies to the question of whether Scots should abandon the English language. With guitar!
Articles by Tommy Mackay
Iggy Pop’s Parrot
I tell you Iggy Pop’s parrot is a cockatoo Iggy Pop’s parrot knows what to do Iggy Pop’s parrot’s gonna throw some shapes And why not? Iggy Pop’s parrot (It’s a cockatoo!) It likes…
We Don’t Need This Fascist Groove Thang (Sturgeon mix)
Did you see her on the news? Trying to be human Evil people, racist views Not one brain cell between them Don’t just sit there on your ass Unlock that funky chaindance Brothers, sisters…
Elected ’21
I’m your top prime cut of meat in Scotch pies You wannae be elected, aye? I like my caramel logs deep fried You wannae be elected, aye? The kids want independence too You wannae…
I Get So Drunk I Don’t Know Who I’m Voting For
I get so drunk I don’t know who I’m voting for I’m plastered in the polling booth and pissing on the floor I appreciate it’s probably against electoral law But I get so drunk…
Let’s Do It
Birds do it, bees do it Even educated fleas do it Let’s do it, let’s declare independence Even the United States did it United Arab Emirates did it Let’s do it, let’s declare independence…
Pacific Quay Cowboy
I’ve been on the BBC so long Reportin’ the same old song I know every crack in the dirty politics of Scotland But bias is the name of the game And facts get washed…
Put A Phone In Your Pocket/Laura
Laura got a tory nut, she bought him for a line Peston had another one, he paid for all the time She put a lie on the internet, she made it all up While…
Eating Figs from A Brown Paper Bag
A fruity musical interpretation of an extract from Lanark, Chapter 31 – Nan. Reading by Tam Dean Burn. from the album Lanarky by Tommy Mackay
Chaos
I wish I was a duck on Alexandra Park pond I could swim, and fly, and walk and have three wives, and everything I wanted But I’m a man. I have a mind, and…