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"Steve Earle's sense of humour is droll and laconic and born of a deep sense of observation. His anger at social injustices led to songs such as The Rain Came Down for a Farm Aid benefit and Nothing But A Child for an organisation providing for homeless children. "Since coming here I've gone to a couple of Socialist Workers' meetings, and I am a believer in Marx's economic theories."