Things will only get better? Not on the back of our song, Sir Keir... D:Ream will NOT allow Starmer to use their song that Tony Blair played as a victory anthem after his 1997 landslide
Daily MailThe band behind New Labour anthem Things Can Only Get Better last night said they would not allow Sir Keir Starmer to use it. D:Ream's 1993 hit became a victory anthem for Tony Blair and has remained popular at Labour discos for decades. Asked if they would allow Sir Keir to use one of their songs, Mr Mackenzie said: 'There's no way – our songs and politics, never again.' The band behind New Labour anthem Things Can Only Get Better last night said they would not allow Sir Keir Starmer to use it D:Ream's 1993 hit became a victory anthem for Tony Blair The song had a revival last month when anti-Tory protester Steve Bray blasted it from speakers near No 10 in a bid to drown out Rishi Sunak as called the July 4 election He said he would be 'voting to get the Tories out', but added: 'I don't really want the song to be linked to that.'
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