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If It Happens Again
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Wikipedia article
"'If It Happens Again'" is a song and single written and performed by British group, UB40.
It was featured on their album 'Geffery Morgan' and was released in 1984 reaching 9, on the UK charts, staying for eight weeks. It also made 9 on the Irish charts and 8 on the Dutch charts.
The song was written as the group's response to Margaret Thatcher's Conservative Party's victory in the 1983 UK election. It contains the lines "If it happens again I'm leaving, I'll pack my things and go... I won't say I told you so" and is considered a protest song of the time.
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Category:1984 songs
Category:UB40 songs
Category:Protest songs
Category:Reggae songs
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