Song · Billy Bragg
“She's Got A New Spell” by Billy Bragg
From the album Workers Playtime (1988)
“She's Got A New Spell” by Billy Bragg appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2002 and 2003. It was first released in 1988 on the album Workers Playtime. Its best result is #1271 on the Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,779 alternative song of all time.
Billy Bragg wrote "She's Got a New Spell" on his own and cut it for Workers Playtime, the 1988 album that came out on Go! Discs as his third full-length record. He sings it and plays acoustic and electric guitar alongside Wiggy, who adds acoustic, electric and 12-string guitars and produced the track with Joe Boyd. Bruce Thomas plays bass and Tony Maronie handles percussion, with Martin Hayles engineering.
The album wore its attitude on the sleeve: the cover carried the subtitle "Capitalism Is Killing Music", a dig at the British Phonographic Industry's "Home Taping Is Killing Music" campaign, and like his earlier records it had a price printed on it telling shops the most they could charge, no more than £4.99 for the LP in the UK.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1271 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1978 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
Also listed as: She's Got a New Spell.
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