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NAE PASARAN!: “In 1970s Chile, military dictator and darling of Thatcherism, General Pinochet, used the might of his armed forces to seize power from the democratically elected Salvador Allende and create a brutal regime that rained down bombs wherever peaceful protests challenged his unlawful coup. Opposition leaders were murdered, imprisoned and tortured and the Hawker Hunter bombers haunted the skies. Until their engines conked out. Sent to an aircraft engineering plant in East Kilbride, Scotland, the planes were instantly blacklisted by trade union leaders of integrity, humanity and principles. This song tells the story of these ordinary heroes and the impact of their actions far away in South America” BOLSHIE

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Nae Pasaran!

In Chile 1970
A nation warm and friendly
Voted democratically
For Salvadore Allende

In 73
A wind of change
A military coup
Financed by the USA
So tell me something new
A cruel regime in uniform
Filled the land with dread
Allende to escape the storm
Put a bullet in his head

Pinochet your planes won’t fly
You’ll drop no bombs
On your native land
When Santiago’s people died
They all downed tools in East Kilbride
No drop of blood will stain their celtic hands
Nae Pasaran!
Nae Pasaran!
Nae Pasaran!

Far away in bonny Scotland
At the Rolls Royce factory
The news rolled in that one man
Had destroyed democracy
As Pinochet’s cruel Junta
Wreaked havoc over there
He sent his Hawker Hunters
For Scottish workers to repair

Pinochet your planes won’t fly
You’ll drop no bombs
On your native land
When Santiago’s people died
They all downed tools in East Kilbride
No drop of blood will stain their celtic hands
Nae Pasaran!
Nae Pasaran!
Nae Pasaran!

The allies of Allende
The enemies of brute force
The defenders of democracy
They still fought for the cause
They found themselves surrounded
They were tortured and detained
While their Scottish comrades grounded
All the General’s precious planes

Pinochet your planes won’t fly
You’ll drop no bombs
On your native land
When Santiago’s people died
They all downed tools in East Kilbride
No drop of blood will stain their celtic hands
Nae Pasaran!
Nae Pasaran!
Nae Pasaran!

The shop stewards and the foremen
Had every Hawker engine blacked
While the war machines lay dormant
They were warned they would be sacked
But in skies now free of bomb raids
They tuned in secretly
To the news of unknown comrades
And their solidarity

Pinochet your planes won’t fly
You’ll drop no bombs
On your own native land
When Santiago’s people died
They all downed tools in East Kilbride
No drop of blood will stain their celtic hands
Nae Pasaran!
Nae Pasaran!
Nae Pasaran!

You won’t hit no more targets
Your planes are down for good
While Thatcher rolls out carpets
Stained red with Chile’s blood

Nae Pasaran!
Nae Pasaran!
Nae Pasaran!
Nae Pasaran!
Nae Pasaran!
Nae Pasaran!

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from BARD COMPANY: 'Raising The Standards', released November 11, 2019
WORDS: Tony Kinsella
MUSIC: John Kettle

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