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Manic Street Preachers

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13. Manic Street Preachers — If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next

The Manic Street Preachers formed in Blackwood, South Wales in 1986 — James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Sean Moore, and Richey Edwards, who disappeared in February 1995. This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours (1998) was their sixth album. "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" was the lead single — it reached number one in the UK in August 1998. It references the Welsh volunteers who fought against Franco in the Spanish Civil War.

The date connection: On May 29, 1997 — one year before this track was released — the Manic Street Preachers won the Ivor Novello Award for A Design For Life at the 42nd ceremony. The same day, Jeff Buckley disappeared while swimming in the Mississippi River near Memphis, singing Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love." His body was found six days later.

Placement: Closes the Moment in History segment. The track comes from the same band at their commercial peak, the year after the Ivor Novello. The Jeff Buckley detail sits in the background — weight without announcement.