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… Read More

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Amnesia Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Goodbye to the summer
Sold down the river
Unhappy ever after
Well, did you ever?

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Did you ever reach for the glued-down penny?
Same old joke and it's not funny
Burns are red, bruises blue
Out with the old, cheated by the new

[Chorus]
Do you suffer from long-term memory loss?
(I don't remember)
Do you suffer from long-term memory loss?
(I don't remember)

[Verse 2]
You sing the same old verse
Stick like glue, for better or worse
What goes around comes around
Again, again, again

[Pre-Chorus 2]
This heart, pulled apart
Hydra fighting, head-to-head
Burns are red, bruises blue
Out with the old, cheated by the new

[Chorus]
Do you suffer from long-term memory loss?
(I don't remember)
Do you suffer from long-term memory loss?
(I don't remember)

[Bridge]
(Ooh-ooh)
Amnesia
(Ooh-ooh)

[Chorus]
Do you suffer from long-term memory loss?
(I don't remember)
Do you suffer from long-term memory loss?
(I don't remember)

[Outro 1]
Do you suffer from long-term memory loss?
(I don't remember)
Do you suffer from long-term memory loss?
(I don't remember)

[Outro 2 / Interlude]
Cut the head in half using a bandsaw and scoop the brains out
Blast the brain out with water or air
Suck the brain out through a hole in the head
What about free speech?
What about free speech?
What about free speech?
Look, that's not the point, you're giving this place a bad name, I've got my position to think of

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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 examines the un-trustworthiness of politicians, and how they continue to get elected despite their broken promises. It has also appeared as the theme song to YouTube music critic Spectrum Pulse’s weekly series Billboard Breakdown.

“Amnesia” is specifically a broadside against New Labour and especially Tony Blair. This would become a familiar subject for Chumba, with future songs including “Tony Blair” and “Jacob’s Ladder (Not in my Name)” attacking the War on Terror and the neoliberal establishment reinforced by New Labour.

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What did Chumbawamba say about "Amnesia"?

In an interview with MTV, Chumbawamba’s Alice Nutter stated “We wrote "Amnesia' before the general election in England, and we basically wrote it about Blair’s new labor.”

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