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Besides their fondness for ‘sarcasm and cinema verité’, Welsh writers never shied away from politics. Most made a bee-line for it, with the likes of Gwyn Thomas never happy unless they were documenting, with coal-black humour ideally suited to the task, the desperate plight of the working class from the Rhondda to the Asturias. In this, the new Feudal Age, every song should be a protest song. Lyrically, this one invokes the spirit of Archie Lush, the Welsh philosopher-politician and advisor to Aneurin Bevan, indicting the ruling elite for the ‘ruination of the Welfare State’. Musically, it acknowledges the debt owed by popular music to Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass.

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Conversation Robot, what big metal ears you’ve got
The better to appreciate my narration
About a boy who’s on probation
For stealing cars in a one-horse town
After his brother got himself sent down
Now there was a man with a mission
But he did he do what he did of his own volition, Conversation Robot?

Did he orchestrate the ruination of the Welfare State?
You can’t blame him for being greedy
When the rich and the powerful trample on the needy
However they spin it they couldn’t care less
But we’ve all got a hand in this dreadful mess
Conversation Robot, it’s such a gas
Radix malorum est cupiditas

Conversation Robot, you can acquiesce or you can put me on the spot
A growing sense of apprehension
When you’re only fifteen years away from your pension
Middle-aged on the minimum wage
Looking down the barrel of a twelve-gauge
Conversation Robot, it’s such a gas
Radix malorum est cupiditas

Conversation Robot, I’m ready for this conversation
Even if you’re not

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THE HEPBURNS Wales, UK

The Hepburns are a Welsh indie band from Llanelli, South-West Wales. They have recorded thirteen albums, two EPs, one single and three BBC sessions. 'Electric Lliedi Land' was released in September 2020, followed by a cover version of Vic Godard's 'I'll Find Out Over Time'. They also contributed to three Corona Underground Projects. A new album feat. Estella Rosa is due for release in Oct. 2021. ... more

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