In a bizarre show of solidarity pop industry icons and legends The Beatles have dedicated a track recorded in 1962 in Hamburg to famous Scottish socialist politician and Solidarity party leader Tommy Sheridan.
Listen very carefully to the voice intro and prepare to be amazed.
The lyrics include the repetitive line 'I want your money - that's what I want' this is probably a reference to the pro-war billionaire capitalist Rupert Murdoch who owns a British tabloid newspaper that has as yet failed to pay Mr. Sheridan the £200 000 owed to him arising from his famous legal victory in summer of 2006.
UPDATE 13th January 2007
So how come the Beatles refer to Tommy Sheridan on the Hamburg track?
At the time the Beatles were honing their skills in Hamburg, Brian Epstein was the manager of the music department of a local store in Liverpool. Epstein noticed that numerous people came into the store asking for a record by Tommy Sheridan. In 1960, the Beatles had made their debut on vinyl, backing Tommy Sheridan on a song called "My Bonny." He took it upon himself to go and see the Beatles play and was immediately impressed - the rest as they say is history.
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