Protection (Graham Parker song)
| "Protection" | ||||
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| Single by Graham Parker | ||||
| from the album Squeezing Out Sparks | ||||
| B-side | "Mercury Poisoning" "I Want You Back (Alive)" | |||
| Released | 23 February 1979 | |||
| Recorded | Lansdowne Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Rock, new wave | |||
| Label | Vertigo | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Graham Parker | |||
| Producer(s) | Jack Nitzsche | |||
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"Protection" is a song by British rock musician Graham Parker, recorded with his backing band the Rumour. The song was released on his 1979 album, Squeezing Out Sparks.
"Protection" was lyrically inspired by a Winston Churchill line and featured a stripped-down arrangement. The song was released as a single in the UK in 1979, but did not chart there. The song has since become one of Parker's most famous songs.