You can’t trust Theresa May – and Liar Liar’s success shows millions agree | Captain Ska
by Captain Ska from on (#2S5NB)
Despite a media blackout, we're at No 4 in the UK charts, with over 2.5m views on YouTube. It looks like young people are into political music after all
Six months after the coalition government came to power, the first version of Liar Liar was written out of a deep frustration with austerity politics. David Cameron promised that "we're all in this together" - but the aggressive cuts to public services coupled with banker bailouts told another story. We wanted to put the anger of many Britons to a beat and become an outlet for protest, while providing levity and solidarity in grim times.
Liar Liar is an anomaly in the charts - no tantalising sexual lyrics, and Tory politicians in the video
Related: 'She's a liar, liar': anti-Theresa May song heads to top of charts
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