Helen Love – Beat Him Up

Helen Love - Beat Him Up

In her various bands, Amelia Fletcher has regularly sung about sexual harassment, often rather subtly. Back in 1995, Helen Love of the eponymous Welsh band was less subtle: “We’re gonna find him soon and beat him up”. Which is only fair given that he “stuck those bruises all over you”. More than three decades on, the song hasn’t become any less relevant and the fact that it is also a great song in the Ramones-y indie punk tradition Helen Love is known for feels almost unimportant to mention.

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