John Baine , better known by his stage name Attila the Stockbroker, is a punk poet, multi instrumentalist musician and songwriter. He performs solo and as the leader of the band Barnstormer 1649, who combine early music and punk. He describes himself as a "sharp tongued, high energy social surrealist poet and songwriter." He has performed over 3,300 concerts, published eight books of poems and an autobiography and released over forty recordings .
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was Gotcha!”
"The Bible according to Rupert Murdoch", from attilathestockbroker.com http://www.attilathestockbroker.com. Retrieved 2007-03-26.
Rupert Murdoch took over William Collins, one of whose publications is The Bible. "Gotcha" was the headline in Murdoch's The Sun when the General Belgrano was sunk in the Falklands War.
"Contributory Negligence", from Cautionary Tales for Dead Commuters (1985)
"Contributory Negligence", from Cautionary Tales for Dead Commuters (1985)
"The Iraqui Weapons Inspectors' Report" (2002-12-09), from attilathestockbroker.com http://www.attilathestockbroker.com. Retrieved 2007-03-26.
"Every Time I Eat Vegetables...", from Cautionary Tales for Dead Commuters (1985)
"My Wardrobe", from Cautionary Tales for Dead Commuters (1985)
"The Bible according to Rupert Murdoch", from attilathestockbroker.com http://www.attilathestockbroker.com. Retrieved 2007-03-26.
"Contributory Negligence", from Cautionary Tales for Dead Commuters (1985)
Written for a judge who said a raped woman hitchhiker had been guilty of "contributory negligence". In the poem, Attila hitches a lift with a judge, attacks him and uses the ruling in his defence.
"Supermodel" (1999-11-29), from attilathestockbroker.com http://www.attilathestockbroker.com. Retrieved 2007-03-26.
"Russians in the DHSS", from Cautionary Tales for Dead Commuters (1985)
DHSS = Department of Health and Social Security, a British government department.
"Holiday in Albania", from Cautionary Tales for Dead Commuters (1985)
Based on the Sex Pistols song, "Holiday in the Sun".
