Heartland - The The

I really like the politically engaged songs of the Eighties - or at least some of them. The The released Heartland in 1986 at the height of Thatcher's regime - or should I say dictatorship? - in the UK, demolishing all that was social and likeable about the country. The statement 'This is the 51st state of the U.S.A.' is still relevant today, with both the UK and the whole of Europe walking alongside the guiding hand of America.

The The reached number 29 in the UK singles chart with this provocative single. They established themselves as a firmly political band with the accompanying album 'Infected'.

My collection: 7" single no. 1342

Found: Record fair, October 18, 1990

Cost: 6 guilders

Tracks: 'Heartland' / 'Born in the new S.A.'