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Stiff Little Fingers: (F)Ireland Rockers

Garry Bushell, Trouser Press, July 1979

"TAKE A LOOK where you're living/You got the army on your street/ And the RUC dog of repression is barking at your feet..." Jake Burns sounds in physical pain, yelping his words at the mike like he's involved in a life or death argument. "Is this the only life we're gonna have? What we need is an ALTERNATIVE ULSTER..."

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