Don't Try This at Home

Don't Try This at Home is the fourth album by urban folk artist Billy Bragg. The song "Cindy of a Thousand Lives" is about photographer Cindy Sherman. "Tank Park Salute" is about his father, Dennis Bragg, who died of lung cancer when Bragg was 18. He said that for a show in Barking, where he grew up, he was so moved by the presence of his mother and brother in the audience that he kept a copy of the lyrics in case he forgot them while performing.... more

Don't Try This at Home is the fourth album by urban folk artist Billy Bragg. The song "Cindy of a Thousand Lives" is about photographer Cindy Sherman. "Tank Park Salute" is about his father, Dennis Bragg, who died of lung cancer when Bragg was 18. He said that for a show in Barking, where he grew up, he was so moved by the presence of his mother and brother in the audience that he kept a copy of the lyrics in case he forgot them while performing. R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe and Peter Buck contribute to "You Woke Up My Neighbourhood." Johnny Marr of The Smiths co-wrote one song, and helped produce two tracks. The song "God's Footballer" is about former professional football player Peter Knowles who spent his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers before voluntarily ending his football career to become a Jehovah's Witness. Along with a remastered album, a second bonus disc was released by (in the U.S.) Yep Roc and (in the U.K.) Cooking Vinyl in 2006. The new tracks include demos of songs on the... less