Mouth-Off is a podcast for marginalised groups to get their stories heard. Previous episodes have covered a variety of topics from class divides, inequality, and gender, to mental health issues, disability, and religion.

Last week, we released part 1 of a music themed BONUS mini-series called

Be Pure Be Vigilant Behave. It was about Welsh rock band, Manic Street Preachers - a band that we consider to be the ultimate band for marginalised issues. In part 2, Clary Saddler interviewed Leighton Evans - Senior Lecturer in Media Theory at Swansea University, Adam Scott-Glasspool – the co-host of the podcast series What is Music? and Emily Hyatt - the admin of the Facebook group Picturesque - James Dean Bradfield Adoration. In today's episode of Mouth-Off, we discuss the socio and cultural aspects of their body of
work, specifically in relation to Manic Street Preachers’ songs that have referenced class divides, disability, self-harm, substance abuse, gender, race, sexuality and religion.

Credits:

Podcast Artwork Photography – Martyn Simmonds

Intro Music - music by Clary Saddler

Dreaming a City - music by

Bradfield and Moore

Judge Yr’self - lyrics by Edwards and Wire, music by Bradfield and Moore

1985 - lyrics by Wire, music by Bradfield and

Moore

The Masses Against the Classes -

lyrics by Wire, music by Bradfield and Moore

A Design for Life - lyrics by Wire,

music by Bradfield and Moore

Royal Correspondent - lyrics by Wire,

music by Bradfield and Moore

Freedom of Speech won’t Feed my Children - lyrics by Wire,

music by Bradfield and Moore

Natwest-Barclays-Midlands-Lloyds - lyrics by Edwards

and Wire, music by Bradfield and Moore

Anthem for a Lost Cause -

lyrics by Bradfield, music by Bradfield and Moore

30 Year War - lyrics by Wire, music by Bradfield and

Moore

Golden Platitudes - lyrics by Wire,

music by Bradfield and Moore

All Surface, No Feeling -

lyrics by Wire, music by Bradfield and Moore

Epicentre - lyrics by Wire, music by Bradfield and

Moore

My Little Empire - lyrics by Wire,

music by Bradfield and Moore

Stay Beautiful - lyrics by Edwards and Wire, music by

Bradfield and Moore

Australia - lyrics by Wire, music by Bradfield and

Moore

His Last Painting - lyrics by Wire,

music by Bradfield and Moore

I Live to Fall Asleep - lyrics by Wire,

music by Bradfield and Moore

This Sullen Welsh Heart -

lyrics by Wire, music by Bradfield and Moore

People Give in - lyrics by Wire, music by Bradfield and

Moore

Hold me Like a Heaven- lyrics by Wire,

music by Bradfield and Moore

Born a Girl -

lyrics by Wire, music by Bradfield and Moore

Black Dog on my Shoulder -

lyrics by Wire, music by Bradfield and Moore

La Trisessa Durera - lyrics by Edwards

and Wire, music by Bradfield and Moore

Virginia State Epileptic Colony -

lyrics by Edwards, music by Bradfield and Moore

Love Bathes her in a Bath of Bleach -

lyrics by Edwards, music by Bradfield and Moore

4 St 7lbs - lyrics by Edwards and Wire, music by

Bradfield and Moore

Me and Stephen Hawking - lyrics by Edwards,

music by Bradfield and Moore

Outro Music - music by Clary

Saddler

Useful links:

What is Music? Podcast Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-is-music-a-music-podcast-about-music/id1495393991

Thus Sang Manic Street Preachers Philosophy Now Article Link by Leighton

Evans: https://philosophynow.org/issues/80/Thus_Sang_The_Manic_Street_Preachers

Picturesque – James Dean Bradfield Adoration Facebook Group Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/957716347647200/media

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