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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Interviews by Henry Yates

Banned from the radio after Princess Diana died: how Levellers made What a Beautiful Day

Group portrait of The Levellers band members in Brighton, 1995
‘There was a tangible optimism’ … Levellers in 1995, (from left) Simon Friend, Jeremy Cunningham, Charlie Heather, Mark Chadwick and Jon Sevink. Photograph: Martyn Goodacre/Getty Images

Mark Chadwick, vocals/guitar/songwriter

John Lennon once said that everything he wrote was two songs in one. I’ve always stood by that. So you can take What a Beautiful Day at face value, like: “Oh, he’s having a lovely day.” But the song is essentially about revolution and bringing down the government.

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