Tony Benn’s Greatest Hits
July 24th, 2003Tony Benn’s Greatest Hits is a compilation album of memorable speeches delivered by one of the greatest orators of our time, set to music composed by a 21st century maestro. The first track on the album features a powerful speech made during a House of Commons debate on war in Iraq before the start of the bombing campaign in 1998 - laid over an ambient “groove” that mixes elements of jazz, R&B and classical music.
Christ. Striving a bit too much for the yoof market, isn’t this? Still, it could make the ideal present for the man who has everything.