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Chumbawamba – Tubthumping
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In the UK, a tubthumper is a politician. The US equivalent of tubthumping is "stumping" (campaigning). The liner notes on the album Tubthumper, from which "Tubthumping" was the
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Chumbawamba – Homophobia
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“Homophobia” is the third track and second single from Leeds anarcho-pop group Chumbawamba’s sixth LP, Anarchy. The lyrics describe hate crimes directed at gay men, and decry
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Chumbawamba – Amnesia
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“Amnesia” is a song by Chumbawamba. It’s the second single from “Tubthumper,” and was a hit in Canada and the UK, saving the group from one-hit wonder status there. The song
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Chumbawamba – Outsider
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“Outsider” finds anarchist rock group Chumbawamba singing about misfits and, as the title would suggest, outsiders. The accompanying liner notes suggested that the song goes out to
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Chumbawamba – Charlie
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All of nature in its place / By hand of the designer / Comes our Charlie spins the world / From here to Asia Minor / In between the Platypus / And perfect Aphrodite / Charlie come
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Chumbawamba – Drip Drip Drip
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“Drip Drip Drip” was the third single from Chumbawamba’s multi-platinum album “Tubthumper.” The song discusses unethical landlords' practices, though the lyrics can also be
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Chumbawamba – The Day The Nazi Died
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We're told that after the war the Nazis vanished without a trace / But battalions of fascists still dream of a master race / The history books they tell of their defeat in '45
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Chumbawamba – Mary, Mary
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Hail Mary, full of grace / The Lord is with thee / Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb / Jesus, Holy Mary, Mother of God pray for sinners now and at
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Chumbawamba – Bella Ciao
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This song is named after, and heavily inspired by, the Italian folk song adopted by the anti-fascist resistance in the 1940s.
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Chumbawamba – Her Majesty
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Her majesty's a pretty nice girl / But she doesn't have a lot to say / Her majesty's a pretty nice girl / But she changes from day to day / I wanna tell her that I love her a lot
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Chumbawamba – Scapegoat
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“Scapegoat” is the closing track on Chumbawamba’s hit 1997 LP “Tubthumper.” The song’s lyrics mock politicians' dishonesty and refusal to take responsibility for their mistakes
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Chumbawamba – The Big Issue
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The song might have been named after The Big Issue, a street newspaper that was started in London but has since become an international social enterprise spanning four continents
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Chumbawamba – Bad Dog
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Move over Rover / And let alice take over / Puppy eyes puppy eyes tearing claws spitting pride / Roll over! roll over! roll over! roll over! / Pretty please pretty play chase away
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Chumbawamba – Timebomb
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Stop now / What's that sound / Everybody look what's going down / Stop now / What's that sound / Stop now / What's that sound / Everybody look what's going down / Stop now / What's
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Chumbawamba – So Long, So Long
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[Chorus] / So long, so long / You kept me waiting so long, so long / Let me serenade you with one last song / You're back where you belong / So long, so long, so long / [Verse 1
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Chumbawamba – Torturing James Hetfield
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This song refers to James Hetfield’s less-than-disapproving response upon learning that the music of Metallica (and specifically the track “Enter Sandman”) had been used to torture
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Chumbawamba – Georgina
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Is she really going out with him? / Not anymore! / Georgina's cooking supper for her husband / All her friends are coming round to see the show / Cos the thief she calls her
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Chumbawamba – Smalltown
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“Smalltown” is the tenth track from Anarcho-dance group Chumbawamba’s breakout LP, Tubthumper. The lyrics follow a nonconformist who’s planning to flee her narrow-minded small town
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Chumbawamba – An Interlude: Beginning to Take It Back
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[Verse 1] / Words to describe Nicaragua of old / Cash crops and hunger and US control / Coffee and sugar on company land / Made to supply what the boss would demand / [Pre-Chorus 1
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Chumbawamba – Love Me
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“Love Me” is Chumbawamba’s dig at Bono of U2, and specifically of the Zoo TV era. The song mocks Bono’s “ironic” character as being exploitative and parodic of genuine political
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Chumbawamba – Mouthful Of Shit
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[Chorus] (2x) / Can't hear 'cos your mouth's full of shit / Can't hear 'cos your mouth's full of shit / Do something about it / Can't hear 'cos your mouth's full of shit / [Verse 1
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Chumbawamba – How To Get Your Band On Television
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I'm the Boss of the company, / And I've got hunger working for me! / Listen and you'll begin to understand: / I built my profits on stolen land; / It's the economics of supply and
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Chumbawamba – The Good Ship Lifestyle
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On “The Good Ship Lifestyle,” British anarchist rock group Chumbawamba take to task political ideologues who espouse values which they themselves don’t practice. In the liner notes
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Chumbawamba – Give the Anarchist a Cigarette
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The title and repeated line originate in a scene from the 1967 documentary film Dont Look Back, covering Bob Dylan’s 1965 tour of England. In the scene, Dylan’s manager Albert
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Chumbawamba – Shhh
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(Chorus) / Hear nothing, see nothing, feel nothing, say nothing / Hear nothing, see nothing, feel nothing, say nothing / L A U G H I N G laughing / L A U G H I N G laughing / Just
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Chumbawamba – One By One
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One By One offers a left-wing critique of the Labour Party in the late ‘90s under Tony Blair, where it adopted the strategy of “New Labour” and abandoned it’s socialist history
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Chumbawamba – Slap!
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[Intro] / One, two, three, four / Slap! / [Refrain 1] / They say, They say, They say / They say, They say, They say / [Verse 1] / Fleet Street fell in love (Slap!) / But the girl
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Chumbawamba – El Fusilado
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[Verse 1] / Listen close to this crooked mouth / For my story I will tell–o / I lived in Mexico by the name of Wenseslao Moguel–o / Left my home in Santiago / The heart of the city
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Chumbawamba – Unilever - How to Succeed in Business
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(White-whitewash, white-whitewash) / When you don't want to feed the world / When you just want to feed your bank balance / Wash your guilt away (Whitewash) / Unilever washes
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Chumbawamba – Word Bomber
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Strap these words / Around your waist / Open arms / A last embrace / Go make your peace / Commonplace / Take the train / A last goodbye / Throw your rhymes / At passers-by / ‘One
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Chumbawamba – She's Got All The Friends That Money Can Buy
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Turn down the lights / Kick off your shoes / And relax with that special someone / She's got all the friends that money can buy / She's the apple of her daddy's eye / She's got all
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Chumbawamba – Liberation
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There's always been a pattern of struggle and defeat / Never that cycle incomplete / Never enough to tip the scales / Too many people rotting in jails / Or bloodied on the
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Chumbawamba – Enough Is Enough
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Open your eyes, time to wake up / Enough is enough is enough is enough / Open your eyes, time to wake up / Enough is enough is enough is enough / Enough is enough is enough / Give
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Chumbawamba – Introduction
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In the dark times, will we be singing? / Yes, we'll be singing of the dark times / Every new day's dawn / Brings a song of it's own / Waiting to be sung / Every new day's dawn
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Chumbawamba – Creepy Crawling
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(What a wonderful world) / (What a wonderful world) / A loose door-jam, light left on / The oldest national lottery / Enter Johnny-go-darkly / Come to spoil my party / Smell of
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Chumbawamba – Big Mouth Strikes Again
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I caught you with your head down the toilet as you were gulping up dirty words, then later dressed in suit and tie, whilst playing to the laughing crowds, you were gargling
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Chumbawamba – Just Desserts
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And uh, uh, every (security) (no, let him stay) no (let him stay) well at least it's a fruit pie / (let's pray for him right now, Anita, let's pray, Anita, why don't you pray, that
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