The band who are staunch republicans had their most famous song removed from a Coronation playlist
Craig said he had first heard at the end of last year that the song had been suggested for use at Coronation celebrations.alongside Queen, The Beatles, David Bowie, Kate Bush, Electric Light Orchestra and some other top UK artists.
"I don't think it's the royals themselves that do it, I think they probably get a company to cobble together whatever," he added. "I didn't give it a second thought and then a few weeks ago they said that it's been taken off because of our republican views." The brothers have been outspoken in the past about the monarchy, describing their 2007 song In Recognition as "our overwhelming contempt for people on the left in this country who snipe against the Royal Family and then end up taking honours".
But while they describe themselves as lifelong republicans, Charlie Reid said they had nothing to do with the decision to remove the song from the playlist."Maybe somebody at a newspaper does it to create a story and I believe these things go on. We'll never really know and it's better that we don't."
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