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# The Mekons

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The Mekons are a British post-punk band formed in 1976 as an art collective. They are one of the longest-running and most prolific of the first-wave British punk rock bands. Although the Mekons' lineup has changed from time to time over the years, the core line-up includes Jon Langford, Sally Timms

##  Quotes by The Mekons

> [“The English love for China tea/brought deficit to the economy. What could we sell back?/Send in the army to deal some smack.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-mekons/the-english-love-for-china-tea-brought-deficit-to-the-economy-what/)

[The Mekons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/the-mekons/)

[English love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/english-love/)

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