The Proclaimers - But It Is

The Proclaimers - But It Is – The second single from the You May Offend album.
https://proclaimers.lnk.to/youmayoffend

Video by director Douglas Mackinnon is a homage to the Imagine video of the world John Lennon & Yoko Ono dreamed of in 1971.

The spirit of 85-year-old John returns to find the hypocrisy of Western countries and the tragic and sad world it is politically now.

Rugged Island Films x Peter Anderson Studio
Director: Douglas Mackinnon
Creative Director: Peter Anderson
Director of Photography: Fred White
Modelling and Set Design: Heather Shaw
Puppets: Mabel Westwood
Editor and VFX: Alexander Knowles
Producers: Michaela Šocová and Chloë Hastings
VFX Assistance: James Sayer
Gaffer: Jasmine Suivi
Puppeteers: Heather Shaw, Mabel Westwood
Additional Crew: Vacharin Vacharopast, Tim Gent, Hanna Csori, Mabel Wynne
Kit Rental: Cinepups, Greenkit

But It Is - Composed by Reid/Reid

Published by Sentric Music Ltd
Produced and mixed by Dave Eringa for 365 Management
Engineered by Tim Lewis & Dave Eringa
Recorded at Rockfield Studios
Mastered by Ed Woods
Vocals - Craig Reid
Vocals & Acoustic Guitar – Charlie Reid
Keyboards – Steven Christie
Bass – Garry John Kane
Drums & Percussion – Clive Jenner
Guitars – Zac Ware & Sean Genockey
Acoustic guitar picking - James Dean Bradfield
String Arrangements – Andrew Walters
Violin – Tanwen Evans
Violin – Rebekah Alan
Viola – Niamh Aston
Cello – Nathan Stone

P&C 2026 The Proclaimers under exclusive licence to Cooking Vinyl Limited.

But It Is

We say that’s not who we are
But it is
Injustice rising, de-civilising
We say that’s not who we are
But it is
Our collective conscience
Is proven nonsense
Every minute of the day

I’ve watched these years of decline
Now I’m an old man
I’d like to say things would get better
I don’t think that I can

We say that’s not who we are
But it is
When did we decide to aid a genocide?
We say that’s not who we are
But it is
Causing hunger, following warmongers
To the deepest pits of hell

We talk of barbarism
Like we left it in the past
While we elect malignant scoundrels
Each one as bad as the last

We lecture others on morality
While wi’ the deil we sup
We say we face down terror
Just hold a mirror up

We say that’s not who we are
But it is
Injustice rising, de-civilising
We say that’s not who we are
But it is
Our collective conscience
Is proven nonsense
Every minute of the day

Nonsense every minute of the day

Дата на публикация: 12 септември, 2026
Категория: Музика
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