Since I offered up an extraordinarily happy song last time, Paul Simon’s irrepressible Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard, it became necessary to restore balance to the Cosmos, and there are few songs occupying the other end of the emotional spectrum that are anywhere near so genuine, and moving in their sadness, as today’s selection. Tank Park Salute is about losing a loved one when you’re far too young to be prepared for it, in this case a father. It’s always been my impression that he was killed in a war, I suppose because of the title, but apparently … Continue reading Song of the Day: Billy Bragg – Tank Park Salute