Levi Stubbs' Tears

With a mate of mine, a while ago while driving around the glorious Gower peninsular, Pembrokeshire, Wales; at one point he put a fresh CD in the player and said: "listen to this."
So I did.
Stark, choppy, angular guitar work, a Sowff London singer, an awesome trumpet accompaniment toward the end. Once it had stopped, I asked my friend who the singer was. "Billy Bragg," he replied. Then we listened to the song again. Those of a certain age will recognise the name Levi Stubbs: lead singer of the mid-1960s Tamla group The Four Tops. Braggs' song is about the power of music to carry us through when the going gets tough.
Here's the chorus:

"When the world falls apart some things stay in place
Levi Stubbs’ tears run down his face..."

Some things do stay in place. The music other people make, that's one of them. The friends who share their music taste, that's another. In truth, the list is long.

Thanks, Everybody