Refugee Blues first of ten poems grouped together in "Ten Songs", which also includes the above-mentioned "Calypso". Refugee Blues "Refugee Blues" is a poem by W. H. Auden, written in 1939, one of a number of poems Auden wrote in the mid- to late-1930s in blues and other popular metres, for example the meter he used in his love poem "Calypso", written around the same time. The poem dramatizes the condition of Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany in the years before World War II, especially the indifference and antagonism they faced when seeking asylum in the democracies of the period. In some
Stop the Clocks shown in November 2006 around the world in selected picture houses, theatres and cinemas to winners of fans competitions and the press. It was also broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK. In Japan, a box set was also released of all their singles to coincide with the album. The cover was designed by Sir Peter Blake, best known for his design of the sleeve for The Beatles' album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", but also well recognised within the genre for his work on the cover of Paul Weller's "Stanley Road" album. According to Blake, he chose all