Talking about excess and gluttony, Attila the Stockbroker was featured on the BBC Radio 4 programme Off the Page yesterday. He quoted from a couple of his songs about bankers and the financial crisis, including from a new song Bye Bye Banker, a hard hitting critique of bankers’ greed as lyrics such as the following make clear:

They say we’ve got to keep a hold of all our bankers
Cos they’re so clever and so talented you know
And if we don’t give them their bonuses of millions
Then they’ll just pick up their briefcases and go …
And the government is frightened by their puny little threats
But the rest of us just wanna scream and shout

Chorus

Go, go, just sod off now and go
But you can all leave your passports at the door
And the same goes for your houses, your money, and your cars
Cos you’re not welcome in this country anymore …

The full lyrics can be found at http://www.reverbnation.com/artist/song_details/9816640, and the programme will be repeated on Monday 14th November at 23:00

As so he so frequently does, Attila the Stockbroker has perceptively, concisely, and accurately summed up a very topical issue. In Looters he sings about Dazza, “a looter in trainers and a hood”, and about Gazza, “a looter in pinstripe, brogues and tie”. Whilst Dazza wrecks the corner shop, Gazza makes millions on the sly by short selling in the city. Attila’s assessment of the situation comes in the chorus, which starts with that infamous quote from Maggie Thatcher

There’s no such things as society
So steal and cheat and loot
Just one thing to remember though –
Make sure you wear a suit.