Greetings to the New Brunette

"Greetings to the New Brunette" is a song by Billy Bragg from the 1986 album Talking with the Taxman About Poetry.^[1] It was the second single from the album, following "Levi Stubbs' Tears", and reached No. 58 on the UK Singles Chart in October 1986.^[2] The song features Johnny Marr on electric guitar,^[3] and vocals by Kirsty MacColl.^[4]

"Greetings to the New Brunette"
Single by Billy Bragg
from the album Talking with the Taxman about Poetry
Released	1986 (1986)
Genre	Rock
Label	Go! Discs
Songwriter(s)	Billy Bragg
Producer(s)	John Porter

It was voted number 38 on the 1989 Triple J Hottest 100 poll of most popular songs by the listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J and number 59 on the 1990 Triple J Hottest 100 poll.^[5][6] The song was selected by actor David Tennant as one of his Desert Island Discs in 2009.^[7]

Charts

Chart (1986–87)	Peak position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8]	6
UK Singles (OCC)[9]	58