#chumbawamba

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miscellaneous (niche?) band blinkies

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"Nothing ever burns down by itself, every fire needs a little bit of help"

Sticker spotted in Bournemouth, UK

[fatmagic]

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Chumbawamba - Farewell to the Crown

Poacher come with his poacher's gun Out in the woods to shoot someone "My lord your time has come" Right between the eyes! Fell his master not by chance Away with pomp and circumstance Come join our merry dance To the rhythm of goodbye Farewell the jewel crown Farewell the velvet gown Watch it all come tumbling down Goodbye to the crown Goodbye to the crown! Goodbye to the King of Nothing, really Wave of a hand, not a life of Riley Part Nazi, part King Billy Goodbye to the crown Goodbye to the dear old mum Mummified on gin and rum Smile and wave and just play dumb Goodbye to the crown Farewell the jewel crown Farewell the velvet gown Watch it all come tumbling down Goodbye to the crown Goodbye to the crown! Goodbye to the media whore And all her pious work for the poor And all the faces that she wore Goodbye to the crown Goodbye to the royal We And all its famous pedigree Let's put this dog to sleep! Goodbye to the crown Farewell the jewel crown Farewell the velvet gown Watch it all come tumbling down Goodbye to the crown Goodbye to the crown!

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[doyoulikethissong-poll]

Do you like this song? #82

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Voting ended onDec 11, 2023

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Chumbawamba - Tubthumping 1997

"Tubthumping" is the lead single from Tubthumper, the eight studio album by British anarchist punk band Chumbawamba. It is the band's most successful single, peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart, held off the top spot by Will Smith's "Men in Black". It topped the charts in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand and reached number six on the US Billboard Hot 100. At the 1998 Brit Awards, "Tubthumping" was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Single.

Vocalist Dunstan Bruce retrospectively observed that, before the group wrote it, they "were in a mess: we had become directionless and disparate". He credited "Tubthumping" with changing that, telling The Guardian, "It's not our most political or best song, but it brought us back together. The song is about us – as a class and as a band. The beauty of it was we had no idea how big it would be." Chumbawamba's anarcho-communist political leanings led them to have an irreverent attitude toward authority, and to espouse a variety of political and social causes including animal rights and pacifism (early in their career) and later regarding class struggle, Marxism, feminism, gay liberation, pop culture, and anti-fascism. In July 2012, Chumbawamba announced they were splitting up after 30 years.

"Tubthumping" recieved a total of 86,3% yes votes!

[blessedscavengers]

nothing ever burns down by itself every fire needs a little bit of help

made in 2025

[aldrine-joseph-25]

Get knocked down, get up again, rinse and repeat

You couldn't find a more fitting song to describe him than that.