Green Eggs & Sham

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Green Eggs & Sham
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Live album by
Released3 August 1999
Genre Punk rock, Oi!
Length36:36
Label Big Ear Music
Sham 69 live and compilation albums chronology
The Punk Singles Collection 1977-80
(1998)
Green Eggs & Sham
(1999)
Live in Italy
(1999)
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Green Eggs & Sham is a live album by punk rock band Sham 69, released in 1999 (see 1999 in music). The album title itself is a parody of Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss.

Track listing

  1. "Rip Off" - 1:22
  2. "Ulster" - 2:54
  3. "Borstal Breakout" - 2:13
  4. "Angels with Dirty Faces" - 2:32
  5. "Tell Us The Truth" - 2:46
  6. "Day Tripper" - 3:28 (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
  7. "Questions and Answers - 3:28
  8. "If the Kids Are United" - 3:31
  9. "What Have We Got" - 1:30
  10. "Red London" - 2:26
  11. "That's Life" - 2:23
  12. "Everybody's Innocent" - 2:00
  13. "Hersham Boys" - 3:11
  14. "Joey's on the Street" - 2:52

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References

  1. "Green Eggs & Sham". Allmusic . Retrieved 12 December 2014.