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What is the most popular song by Tony Harrison?

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The most popular song by Tony Harrison is “Bright Lights of Sarajevo” with a total of 61K page views.


Harrison was born in 1937 in Leeds and educated at Leeds Grammar School. He studied classics and linguistics at the University of Leeds. For some years he has lived in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Much of his poetry is based on memories of his working-class childhood. He is skilled at adapting colloquial speech. His best known collections are... Read More
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