Arthur Hill has shared his tongue-in-cheek summer single ‘Hot Sprite’•

Syd has announced her new album ‘Beard’ and shared lead single ‘Callin’ featuring Blu June•

Cara Delevingne has released a Jessica Lee Gagné-directed short film alongside her debut singles•

Nieve Ella turns humiliation into revenge on new single ‘Bite Back’

•

aespa's 'LEMONADE' arrives with guest appearances from Becky G, Ty Dolla $ign and G-DRAGON•

alt-J’s Joe Newman shares ‘Mr Alligator’ as his debut JJerome87 solo album nears•

Keo introduce their debut album 'Put A Smile On For Me' with new single 'That’s Me'•

Blood Orange samples Sky Ferreira’s ‘Everything Is Embarrassing’ on his new song ‘Essex_Honey.mp3’•

Ravyn Lenae says “fuck all of that” on her new album ‘Blue Island’•

Lily Allen has teamed up with JADE for a new version of ‘Beg For Me’•

Skye Newman returns to South East London on her new project ‘SE9 Part 2’•

Perrie’s new single ‘Passenger Princess’ was inspired by wanting someone else to take the wheel•

Watch MUNA perform ‘Mary Jane’ in a new live session•

Ezra Collective have announced their fourth album 'Here Because of Hope'•

Role Model's new album 'Chuck Timely & The Hourglass' is coming this August•

Audrey Hobert has unveiled a new video for 'Sex and the City' as she begins her headline tour•

The Dork 2025 Readers' Poll nominations are in, featuring CMAT, Turnstile, Wolf Alice, Djo, Hayley Williams and loads more•

flowerovlove has released her first-ever first Christmas track, 'wishlist'•

Mighty Hoopla and Olly Alexander have announced Trans Mission, a concert for trans solidarity•

JADE has announced a deluxe edition of her debut album, 'THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY! THE ENCORE'•

Arthur Hill has shared his tongue-in-cheek summer single ‘Hot Sprite’•

Syd has announced her new album ‘Beard’ and shared lead single ‘Callin’ featuring Blu June•

Cara Delevingne has released a Jessica Lee Gagné-directed short film alongside her debut singles•

Nieve Ella turns humiliation into revenge on new single ‘Bite Back’•

aespa's 'LEMONADE' arrives with guest appearances from Becky G, Ty Dolla $ign and G-DRAGON•

alt-J’s Joe Newman shares ‘Mr Alligator’ as his debut JJerome87 solo album nears•

Keo introduce their debut album 'Put A Smile On For Me' with new single 'That’s Me'•

Blood Orange samples Sky Ferreira’s ‘Everything Is Embarrassing’ on his new song ‘Essex_Honey.mp3’•

Ravyn Lenae says “fuck all of that” on her new album ‘Blue Island’•

Lily Allen has teamed up with JADE for a new version of ‘Beg For Me’•

Skye Newman returns to South East London on her new project ‘SE9 Part 2’•

Perrie’s new single ‘Passenger Princess’ was inspired by wanting someone else to take the wheel•

Watch MUNA perform ‘Mary Jane’ in a new live session•

Ezra Collective have announced their fourth album 'Here Because of Hope'•

Role Model's new album 'Chuck Timely & The Hourglass' is coming this August•

Audrey Hobert has unveiled a new video for 'Sex and the City' as she begins her headline tour•

The Dork 2025 Readers' Poll nominations are in, featuring CMAT, Turnstile, Wolf Alice, Djo, Hayley Williams and loads more•

flowerovlove has released her first-ever first Christmas track, 'wishlist'•

Mighty Hoopla and Olly Alexander have announced Trans Mission, a concert for trans solidarity•

JADE has announced a deluxe edition of her debut album, 'THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY! THE ENCORE'•

Hype-THE BEST NEW NAMES, FIRST

Upset-DORK'S HOME FOR ALL THINGS LOUD

Dork Radio

Live

Live 24/7

Dork Radio

Festival Guides-YOUR ESSENTIAL FESTIVAL COMPANION

Hype-THE BEST NEW NAMES, FIRST

Mixtape-DORK'S BEST NEW TRACKS

Play-DORK'S NEW MUSIC FRIDAY EDIT

Upset-DORK'S HOME FOR ALL THINGS LOUD

Playlist Covers

Playlist Directory

Before Doors-LIVE SESSIONS

Music Video Directory

Down With Boring-THE DORK PODCAST

Chart Attack-UK NUMBER ONES, DISSECTED

Down With Boring

Join thousands of music lovers getting the best new tracks, exclusive interviews, and breaking news delivered straight to your inbox every week.

In print now

June 2026

Latest issue variants

Dork, June 2026 (Bleachers cover)

Bleachers

Dork, June 2026 (Myles Smith cover)

Myles Smith

Dork, June 2026 (Towa Bird cover)

Towa Bird

|

Privacy Policy|

Cookie settings

© 2026 The Bunker Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.

Advertise on this site.

Richard Thompson – Life’s a Bloody Show (2024) | Track profile | Dork

Tracks
Richard Thompson
Ship To Shore
Life’s a Bloody Show

TRACK

Richard Thompson

Life’s a Bloody Show

Release date: 2024

From Ship To Shore

Track 10

3:54

Folk Music Country

Spotify Apple Music More on Richard Thompson

About This Track

"Life’s a Bloody Show" is a track by Richard Thompson, from the album Ship To Shore, released 2024. The track is 3:54 long.

About the Artist

Richard Thompson

Richard Thompson

Track details

From Ship To Shore

3:542024

Listen

Album

Richard Thompson

Track number

10

Release year

2024

1Freeze
3:20
2The Fear Never Leaves You
4:45
3Singapore Sadie
3:54
4Trust
4:18

More from Richard Thompson

Albums & EPs

Acoustic Classics II + Rarities

Live From Austin TX

Front Parlour Ballads

Some Enchanted Evenings

Explore

More tracks by Richard Thompson

2024 World Championship Theme

FreezeShip To Shore

The Day That I Give InShip To Shore

The Fear Never Leaves YouShip To Shore

What’s Left To LoseShip To Shore

The Old Pack MuleShip To Shore

Turnstile CasanovaShip To Shore

Lost In the CrowdShip To Shore

Singapore SadieShip To Shore

TrustShip To Shore

MaybeShip To Shore

We RollShip To Shore

As Soon As You Hear The BellBloody Noses

If I Could Live My Life AgainBloody Noses

She's A Hard Girl To KnowBloody Noses

SurvivorBloody Noses

What's Up With You?Bloody Noses

The FortressBloody Noses

The Storm Won't Come13 Rivers

The Rattle Within13 Rivers

Her Love Was Meant For Me13 Rivers

Bones Of Gilead13 Rivers

The Dog In You13 Rivers

Do All These Tears Belong To You?13 Rivers

My Rock, My Rope13 Rivers

You Can't Reach Me13 Rivers

O Cinderella13 Rivers

No Matter13 Rivers

Shaking The Gates13 Rivers

Trying13 Rivers

Acoustic Classics IIAcoustic Classics II + Rarities

She Twists The Knife AgainAcoustic Classics II + Rarities

Genesis HallAcoustic Classics II + Rarities

GethsemaneAcoustic Classics II + Rarities

Jet Plane In A Rocking ChairAcoustic Classics II + Rarities

A Heart Needs A HomeAcoustic Classics II + Rarities

Keep Your DistanceAcoustic Classics II + Rarities

Meet On The LedgeAcoustic Classics II + Rarities

DevonsideAcoustic Classics II + Rarities

The Ghost Of You WalksAcoustic Classics II + Rarities

Bathsheba SmilesAcoustic Classics II + Rarities

Crazy Man MichaelAcoustic Classics II + Rarities

Guns Are The TonguesAcoustic Classics II + Rarities

Why Must I Plead?Acoustic Classics II + Rarities

Acoustic RaritiesAcoustic Classics II + Rarities

What If?Acoustic Classics II + Rarities

They Tore The Hippodrome DownAcoustic Classics II + Rarities

Seven BrothersAcoustic Classics II + Rarities

Rainbow Over The HillAcoustic Classics II + Rarities

View all tracks by Richard Thompson →

2024 World Championship Theme
A Heart Needs A HomeAcoustic Classics II + Rarities
3:27
Acoustic Classics IIAcoustic Classics II + Rarities
Acoustic RaritiesAcoustic Classics II + Rarities
As Soon As You Hear The BellBloody Noses
4:20
Bathsheba SmilesAcoustic Classics II + Rarities
3:33
Bones Of Gilead13 Rivers
Crazy Man MichaelAcoustic Classics II + Rarities
4:24
DevonsideAcoustic Classics II + Rarities
3:06
Do All These Tears Belong To You?13 Rivers

Showing 10 of 50

If you like Richard Thompson

Richard & Linda Thompson

Richard & Linda Thompson

Fairport Convention

Linda Thompson

Sandy Denny

Steeleye Span

Fotheringay

June Tabor

John Hiatt

John Hiatt

Nic Jones

Loudon Wainwright III

Loudon Wainwright III

READ MORE ABOUT RICHARD THOMPSON

READ MORE ABOUT RICHARD THOMPSON

READ MORE ABOUT RICHARD THOMPSON

READ MORE ABOUT RICHARD THOMPSON

No coverage available for Richard Thompson yet.

5The Day That I Give In

6The Old Pack Mule

7Turnstile Casanova

8Lost In the Crowd

10Life’s a Bloody Show

3:54

11What’s Left To Lose