Squeeze took the opportunity, whilst on set with David Cameron on BBC's Andrew Marr Show, to take a brave dig at the PM, who has just announced plans to demolish sink estates in London.
News that Cameron is investing £140m to blitz what he called "brutal high-rise towers" and "bleak housing" to make way for 'better' homes was reported yesterday in the Guardian.
'70s band Squeeze stuck up for the families living in the houses, and Glenn Tilbrook changed the lyrics in the last verse of their new song 'Cradle To The Grave' to: "I grew up in council houses / part of what made Britain great / there are some here who are hell bent / on the destruction of the welfare state."
In the original lines of the verse they sing: "They say time will wait for no man / They say time is on my side / I could never make my mind up / As it all goes whizzing by."
It was not clear whether the PM, who had no choice but to watch, noticed the protest in the song as he continued to watch without reacting. It was an opportunity well taken by the band, and is likely to please the likes of Alan McGee who argues all too little is said by major artists.
Cameron's plans to take down the estates will force people to be relocated, often hundreds of miles outside of London against their will.