“It would be untrue, however, to say that the British today have entirely lost their talent for subversive song. The title of this book is lifted from a band, the Smiths, who are a good example of a British pop culture that has been a world leader for much of the last forty years, certainly in tackling difficult subjects through song.” - Chris Roberts in the Introduction to their book Heavy Words Lightly Thrown: The Reason Behind The Rhyme

“It would be untrue, however, to say that the British today have entirely lost their talent for subversive song. The title of this book is lifted from a band, the Smiths, who are a good example of a British pop culture that has been a world leader for much of the last forty years, certainly in tackling difficult subjects through song.” - Chris Roberts in the Introduction to their book Heavy Words Lightly Thrown: The Reason Behind The Rhyme