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WCDT 2976-2980 (8 - 12 June 2015)

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chaospersonified:
the mention of alcohol =/= the abuse thereof, though considering everything, listening to the song again, it definitely seems that's what's happening.

The title of this song, I find bizarre, considering they chose a political title, then describe a dude getting drunk. Maybe there's context to this "Danny Boy" that we don't know. Who the eff was this Danny, and why did Chumbawamba care that he did not cry for them? :psyduck:

jwhouk:
...You obviously have no idea who Chumbawumba is.

"Irish Anarchist Punk" would be the best description.

chaospersonified:

--- Quote from: jwhouk on 12 Jun 2015, 19:28 ---...You obviously have no idea who Chumbawumba is.

"Irish Anarchist Punk" would be the best description.

--- End quote ---

Never claimed I did. Wikipedia calls them Irish Anarcho-punk, which is more information than I cared about. The song's catchy as eff. Not especially quality, but damn fun. That's what I care about

Kugai:
Aaaand

I'm getting 'This Video is not available' on that

Timemaster:
Aah, Chumbawamba. I´ve got the CD with the song on it. The booklet says about tubthumping:


--- Quote ---"Tubthumping" is shouting to change the world (than having a drink to celebrate). It´s stumbling home back from your local bar when the world is ready to be PUT RIGHT...

--- End quote ---

There is also a quote of the poem "Get Drunk" by Charles Baudelaire:


--- Quote ---Always be drunk.
That's it!
The great imperative!
In order not to feel
Time's horrid fardel
bruise your shoulders,
grinding you into the earth,
Get drunk and stay that way.
On what?
On wine, poetry, virtue, whatever.
But get drunk.
And if you sometimes happen to wake up
on the porches of a palace,
in the green grass of a ditch,
in the dismal loneliness of your own room,
your drunkenness gone or disappearing,
ask the wind,
the wave,
the star,
the bird,
the clock,
ask everything that flees,
everything that groans
or rolls
or sings,
everything that speaks,
ask what time it is;
and the wind,
the wave,
the star,
the bird,
the clock
will answer you:
"Time to get drunk!
Don't be martyred slaves of Time,
Get drunk!
Stay drunk!
On wine, virtue, poetry, whatever!

Charles Baudelaire, 1866

--- End quote ---

I saw Chumbawamba life about 15 years ago. A big dissapointment. Uninspired and obviously they only wanted to get over with the gig. No encore even thought the audience shouted for one.
But the album is still very nice. Sometimes, when I´m in a bad mood there is nothing better than catchy social-critical songs about what in the world has to be PUT RIGHT!

TM

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