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"Part of the Union" is a song by English band Strawbs featured on their 1973 album Bursting at the Seams and was the band's most successful single, peaking at number 2 in the UK Singles Chart. The writing credits are given to Richard Hudson and John Ford, but the song may be an adaptation of the Woody Guthrie/Almanac Singers' song "Union Maid". The lyrical resemblance is striking although it is set to different music.
The song was included on the album Bursting at the Seams but is not considered typical of the songs on that album. Indeed, the track was originally recorded without a contribution by band leader Dave Cousins and was to be released under the name of "The Brothers". It demonstrates the different, more commercial direction the writing partnership of Hudson and Ford was taking within the band.
The song was unofficially adopted by the trade union movement, and it is widely considered to be a proud folk anthem for the working man. The lyrics may also be read, however, as somewhat sarcastically anti-trade union. Rick Wakeman, who was in the band from March 1970 to July 1971, and a strong supporter of the UK's Conservative Party, has since claimed that the lyrics were meant to be sarcastic.
Thesong resurfaced on the UK television advertisement for insurance company Norwich Union in 1998. The song is also currently being played in the stadium at the conclusion of Major League Soccer's Philadelphia Union games.
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"Part of the Union" is a song by English band Strawbs featured on their 1973 album Bursting at the Seams and was the band's most successful single, peaking at number 2 in the UK Singles Chart. The writing credits are given to Richard Hudson and John Ford, but the song may be an adaptation of the Woody Guthrie/Almanac Singers' song "Union Maid". The lyrical resemblance is striking although it is set to different music.
The song was included on the album Bursting at the Seams but is not considered typical of the songs on that album. Indeed, the track was originally recorded without a contribution by band leader Dave Cousins and was to be released under the name of "The Brothers". It demonstrates the different, more commercial direction the writing partnership of Hudson and Ford was taking within the band.
The song was unofficially adopted by the trade union movement, and it is widely considered to be a proud folk anthem for the working man. The lyrics may also be read, however, as somewhat sarcastically anti-trade union. Rick Wakeman, who was in the band from March 1970 to July 1971, and a strong supporter of the UK's Conservative Party, has since claimed that the lyrics were meant to be sarcastic.
Thesong resurfaced on the UK television advertisement for insurance company Norwich Union in 1998. The song is also currently being played in the stadium at the conclusion of Major League Soccer's Philadelphia Union games.
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