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Manic Street Preachers returned as a three piece in 1996.
The single, 'A Design For Life' hailed the
(ever-decreasing) capabilities of the British welfare
system, with its opening line, "libraries gave us power ".
A tremendous ballad awarded an Ivor Novello songwriting
award, it reached No.2 in the UK charts in April 1996.
Their fourth album, 'Everything Must Go' captured and
revealed the turmoil of the band's recent history and won
them increasingly wider appeal (and their first two Brit
Awards for Best Album and Best Band).

The fifth Manics album, 'This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours',
took its title from the Welsh social revolutionary Aneurin
Bevan, the architect of the welfare state. Its references
included the Spanish civil war ('If you Tolerate This...'),
the Hillsborough fo More...

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  • 1985 Lyrics
  • 4st 7lb Lyrics
  • A Design for Life Lyrics
  • A Song For Departure Lyrics
  • A Vision of Dead Desire Lyrics
  • Ain't Goin' Down Lyrics
  • All Alone Here Lyrics
  • All Is Vanity Lyrics
  • Always / Never Lyrics
  • Another Invented Disease Lyrics
  • Archives of Pain Lyrics
  • Are Mothers Saints Lyrics
  • Australia Lyrics
  • Autumn Song Lyrics
  • Baby Elian Lyrics
  • Bag Lady Lyrics
  • Be Natural Lyrics
  • Been A Son Lyrics
  • Behave Yourself Baby Lyrics
  • Black Dog on My Shoulder Lyrics
  • Black Garden Lyrics
  • Black Holes for the Young Lyrics
  • Bored Out of My Mind Lyrics
  • Born a Girl Lyrics
  • Born to End Lyrics
  • Bright Eyes Lyrics
  • Buildings for Dead People Lyrics
  • Can't Take My Eyes Off You Lyrics
  • Cardiff Afterlife Lyrics
  • Charles Windsor Lyrics
  • Close My Eyes Lyrics
  • Comfort Comes Lyrics
  • Condemned To Rock 'N' Roll Lyrics
  • Crucifix Kiss Lyrics
  • Damn Dog Lyrics
  • Dead Martyrs Lyrics
  • Dead Passive Lyrics
  • Dead Trees and Traffic Islands Lyrics
  • Dead Yankee Drawl Lyrics
  • Democracy Coma Lyrics
  • Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel Lyrics
  • Die in the Summertime Lyrics
  • Donkeys Lyrics
  • Door To The River Lyrics
  • Doors Closing Slowly Lyrics
  • Drug Drug Druggy Lyrics
  • Elvis Impersonator: Blackpool Pier Lyrics
  • Emily Lyrics
  • Empty Souls Lyrics
  • Enola/Alone Lyrics
  • Epicentre Lyrics
  • Everything Must Go Lyrics
  • Everything Will Be Lyrics
  • Facing Page: Top Left Lyrics
  • Faster Lyrics
  • First Republic Lyrics
  • Forever Delayed Lyrics
  • Found That Soul Lyrics
  • Fragments Lyrics
  • Freedom of Speech Won't Feed My Children Lyrics
  • From Despair to Where Lyrics
  • Further Away Lyrics
  • Glasnost Lyrics
  • Gold Against the Soul Lyrics
  • Hanging On Lyrics
  • Hibernation Lyrics
  • His Last Painting Lyrics
  • I'm Just A Patsy Lyrics
  • I'm Not Working Lyrics
  • I Live To Fall Asleep Lyrics
  • If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next Lyrics
  • Ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthforonedayitsworldwouldfallapart Lyrics
  • Imperial Bodybags Lyrics
  • Indian Summer Lyrics
  • Interiors Lyrics
  • Intravenous Agnostic Lyrics
  • It's So Easy Lyrics
  • Jackie Collins Existential Question Time Lyrics
  • Journal For Plague Lovers Lyrics
  • Judge Yr'self Lyrics
  • Just A Kid Lyrics
  • Kevin Carter Lyrics
  • La Tritesse Durera Lyrics
  • Last Christmas Lyrics
  • Last Exit on Yesterday Lyrics
  • Let Robeson Sing Lyrics
  • Leviathan Lyrics
  • Life Becoming A Landslide Lyrics
  • Little Baby Nothing Lyrics
  • Love's Sweet Exile Lyrics
  • Love Torn Us Under Lyrics
  • Marlon J.D. Lyrics
  • Mausoleum Lyrics
  • Me And Stephen Hawking Lyrics
  • Methadone Pretty Lyrics
  • Miss Europa Disco Dancer Lyrics
  • Montana/Autumn/78 Lyrics
  • Motorcycle Emptiness Lyrics
  • Motown Junk Lyrics
  • Mr. Carbohydrate Lyrics
  • My Guernica Lyrics
  • My Little Empire Lyrics
  • Nat West - Barclays - Midlands - Lloyds Lyrics
  • Never Want Again Lyrics
  • New Art Riot Lyrics
  • No One Knows What It's Like to Be Me Lyrics
  • No Surface All Feeling Lyrics
  • Nobody Loved You Lyrics
  • Nostalgic Pushead Lyrics
  • Ocean Spray Lyrics
  • Of Walking Abortion Lyrics
  • Out Of Time Lyrics
  • Patrick Bateman Lyrics
  • Peeled Apples Lyrics
  • Picturesque Lyrics
  • Pretension / Repulsion Lyrics
  • Prologue to History Lyrics
  • P.C.P. Lyrics
  • Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head Lyrics
  • Ready for Drowning Lyrics
  • Removables Lyrics
  • Rendition Lyrics
  • Repeat Lyrics
  • Revol Lyrics
  • Rock and Roll Music Lyrics
  • Roses in the Hospital Lyrics
  • Royal Correspondent Lyrics
  • RP McMurphy Lyrics
  • Sculpture of Man Lyrics
  • Send Away The Tigers Lyrics
  • Sepia Lyrics
  • She Bathed Herself In A Bath Of Bleach Lyrics
  • She is Suffering Lyrics
  • Slash n' Burn Lyrics
  • Sleepflower Lyrics
  • Small Black Flowers that Grow in the Sky Lyrics
  • So Dead Lyrics
  • So Why So Sad Lyrics
  • Socalist Serenade Lyrics
  • Solitude Sometimes Is Lyrics
  • Sorrow 16 Lyrics
  • Soul Contamination Lyrics
  • Spectators Of Suicide Lyrics
  • Starlover Lyrics
  • Stay Beautiful Lyrics
  • Stay With Me Lyrics
  • Strip it Down Lyrics
  • Suicide Alley Lyrics
  • Symphony of Tourette Lyrics
  • S.Y.M.M. Lyrics
  • Take the Skinheads Bowling Lyrics
  • Teenage 20/20 Lyrics
  • Tennessee Lyrics
  • The Convalescent Lyrics
  • The Drowners Lyrics
  • The Everlasting Lyrics
  • The Girl Who Wanted to Be God Lyrics
  • The Intense Humming of Evil Lyrics
  • The Love Of Richard Nixon Lyrics
  • The Masses Against the Classes Lyrics
  • The Second Great Depression Lyrics
  • The Year of Purification Lyrics
  • Theme from MASH Lyrics
  • There By The Grace Of God Lyrics
  • This is Yesterday Lyrics
  • This Joke Sport Severed Lyrics
  • To Repel Ghosts Lyrics
  • Too Cold Here Lyrics
  • Train in Vain Lyrics
  • Tsunami Lyrics
  • Under My Wheels Lyrics
  • Underdogs Lyrics
  • Us Against You Lyrics
  • Valley Boy Lyrics
  • Velocity Girl Lyrics
  • Virginia State Epileptic Colony Lyrics
  • Wattsville Blues Lyrics
  • We Are All Bourgeois Now Lyrics
  • We Her Majesty's Prisoners Lyrics
  • What's My Name Lyrics
  • William's Last Words Lyrics
  • Winterlovers Lyrics
  • Working Class Hero Lyrics
  • Wrote For Luck Lyrics
  • Yes Lyrics
  • You're Tender and You're Tired Lyrics
  • You Love Us Lyrics
  • You Stole the Sun from My Heart Lyrics
  • Your Love Alone Is Not Enough Lyrics
  • Yourself Lyrics
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    1985 by The Manic Street Preachers | Reviewer: L
        ------ About the song 1985 performed by Manic Street Preachers

    In 1985..

    I was 9 years old and remember the times; Coalmines being shutdown, lively-hoods and communities destroyed. All against the backdrop and constant reminder of an Olympic Gold a year earlier. A truly amazing rhetoric here from the Manics.


    wow | Reviewer: sammi
        ------ About the song 4st 7lb performed by Manic Street Preachers

    this song isn't subtle like some other ana/mia songs, just talking about not eating and pushing away food. it's graphic and raw and a total slap in the face. anyone who has ever joked about eating disorders should hear this song.


    :O | Reviewer: Jade.
        ------ About the song 4st 7lb performed by Manic Street Preachers

    This song is incredible. Tbh, this perfectly describes what anorexia is like to me, and if you analyse the lyrics, you get a whole other understanding. I love how the Manic's lyrics are almost like prose, but they always sound so lyrical and fit so well, and run so smoothly :) XOXO


    tragic | Reviewer: Hardy
        ------ About the song Ocean Spray performed by Manic Street Preachers

    After numerous sessions of listening, it was articles on the net that helped me to understand that this song had a tragic, yet strong origin. The song was about Bradfield's mother's battle against cancer. The lyrics reflect deep sadness, yet also reflect strength in facing the tragedy. The trumpet solo helped to create the sympathetic atmosphere. Very nice.


    the working class | Reviewer: Hardy
        ------ About the song A Design for Life performed by Manic Street Preachers

    I agree that the song is somewhat tragic. I think it describes how the working class is. How frustrating it is for not being the upper classes.
    I love how they put "libraries gave us power, then work came and made us free", to me, it seems to reflect how you studied hard, got your job, but it's not really enough. This is one of the Manics greatest.


    you idiot | Reviewer: chris
        ------ About the song The Love Of Richard Nixon performed by Manic Street Preachers

    richard nixon was the us president from 1968-1974 (i think, i will be quoted on that), during the cold war. russian radio will be playing that because they still hate america, like nearly the whole planet does.


    It's about Nixon, people | Reviewer: frank
        ------ About the song The Love Of Richard Nixon performed by Manic Street Preachers

    It's a sympathetic look at the Nixon presidency - why are all these russian people asking about the legitimacy of the song or "what was the point of it?" - they're a politically motivated band and they write political songs...it's like asking what's the point of any of their songs?


    Beautifull | Reviewer: Alex
        ------ About the song 4st 7lb performed by Manic Street Preachers

    I love this song. I can relate to it, especially the sentance: this discipline's so rare so please applaud
    just look at the fat scum who pamper me

    .


    The song: | Reviewer: Synphetamine
        ------ About the song The Love Of Richard Nixon performed by Manic Street Preachers

    It's a fantastic song, The band however dates back to early 90's possibly late 80's, They started off on political issues in the early days but after the death of one of the band members they became more mainstream, If you wish to judge them then it seems like someone who listens to Russian Pop "Which please note is more polished than any other pop with people like Tatu and Serebro tarnishing Russia, This band has some fantastic songs like

    - Tsunami
    - You stole the sun from my heart
    - If you tolerate this, then Your children will be next
    - Design for life

    All of which would suit anyone who likes the pop/rock/indie scene.

    As for this song, I actually don't see the point in it either however it's has the sort of music you could listen to over and over again, They have never been the greatest lyric workers however they have always been great with instruments able to capture emotions through them.


    cheers | Reviewer: Adie
        ------ About the song Roses in the Hospital performed by Manic Street Preachers

    This is a beautifully written song, with a great deal of obvious emotion. Richey Did a wonderful Job.


    Brilliant | Reviewer: Tessa
        ------ About the song Another Invented Disease performed by Manic Street Preachers

    I love their lyrics. And the song is excellent. James Dean Bradfield is one of the best rock singers out there today


    Epic | Reviewer: Joe
        ------ About the song A Song For Departure performed by Manic Street Preachers

    Beautiful and epic, a truly masterful song. I love it every time i hear it, so powerful with it's piano lines and lyrics 'this is a song to break your heart to', every true. One of my faves from one of the favorite bands ever.


    damn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | Reviewer: ridwan
        ------ About artist/band Manic Street Preachers

    you damn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!manic street preaches
    holy bible album is the best


    furry good... | Reviewer: furesa
        ------ About the song Your Love Alone Is Not Enough performed by Manic Street Preachers

    i heard dis song when dis song came up as numero uno in d radio in my town. once i heard dis song, i felt strange wit d music, but after twice and three times listen to dis song carefully, it sooooooo awesome, moreover the lyrics that sounds "your love alone is not enough" sounds whoaaaaa....


    oh really? | Reviewer: BlueBerry Pick'n
        ------ About the song The Love Of Richard Nixon performed by Manic Street Preachers

    well, that's disturbing.

    "The Love of Richard Nixon" with Dianetics advertising.

    well, isn't *that* interesting.



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    MSP with a story to tell | Reviewer: ASF
        ------ About the song Montana/Autumn/78 performed by Manic Street Preachers

    Unabomber Kaczynski cited in another MSP classic. Much like kevin Carter immortalised in another masterpiece from these misunderstood Welsh rebels. Rates among their greatest songs, critically? Discuss...


    What's the Point? | Reviewer: Doug
        ------ About the song The Love Of Richard Nixon performed by Manic Street Preachers

    I am working in Rostov-on-Don in Russia, and one radio station plays this song every morning (or nearly so). The station is Radio Rostov. I wonder what is the point of this song, and even stranger, why this Russian radio station plays it nearly every morning? I cna't imagine who would even buy something from this band. But the name Manic Street Preachers, is also too much!!! Well, someone here must like the song, or they wouldn't play it nearly every day. When I here the song I change the station to Russian pop.


    Review | Reviewer: Alex
        ------ About the song A Design for Life performed by Manic Street Preachers

    The song itself is so tragic. Basically these people have given up on any chance on making something of their lives, so they just get drunk and think about what could have been. But the music is really lovely. Enough strings to be really effective, but they don't go overboard. A personal favorite.


    No departure, an arrival! | Reviewer: Magnus Ydhag
        ------ About the song A Song For Departure performed by Manic Street Preachers

    One of the strongest songs ever from MSP! I just can´t stop listening to it and it feels in my spine that this is "one of those songs", one of those you wont get tired of after 50 listenings or so. This song is up there alongside with "no surface all feeling", and that says the most...
    Yours sincerely//Magnus


    1985 - Manic Street Preachers | Reviewer: Dai
        ------ About the song 1985 performed by Manic Street Preachers

    Containing footage from both the local area where the Manics spent their early years growing up and from what I believe to be the Falklands War, this is a typical Manic Street Preachers video. No over the top footage and no special effects, yet the video is still compelling, particularly as I am from the same area as the Manics. A very nitty gritty video that shows the collapse of the local mining and steel industries and this is shown equally as much in the lyrics in the song, if at first u dont understand them, just read deeper into them and it talks about the detremental effect that the years surrounding 1985 have had on life in the South Wales valleys. The Manics back to their best?...not quite, but still class. (9/10)



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