A new England

[lorcan58]

I'm sure most of you already know this but I never realised that Billy Bragg's iconic opening lines:

I was 21 years when I wrote this song
22 now but I won't be for long

were actually lifted from a 1967 Simon & Garfunkel song "The Leaves That Are Green". You can listen to the original here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeTMPyLP5YM

Mind you, I always wondered how he aged a year between the first and second lines...

Lorcan