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Peaceboy		2012-07-09 05:17:03 PM

Nah. They may be knocked down, but they'll get up again.

scottydoesntknow		2012-07-09 05:18:43 PM

I will piss the night away in their memory

Chariset		2012-07-09 05:24:48 PM

Don't cry for me, next-door neighbor

Rev.K		2012-07-09 05:25:25 PM

I f*cking hate Chumbawumba. Good riddance.

Some one hit wonder breaks up and that ends the 90s?

F*ck that noise. Subby must be 14.

olddeegee		2012-07-09 05:52:30 PM

Wow, Rev's taking the breakup pretty hard. He must have listened to them in his youth while doing a lot of "tub-thumping".

FloydA		2012-07-09 05:59:27 PM

It's hard to be an anarcho-punk when you're in your 40s or 50s, thinking about your mortgage, and then your knees start giving out. But they gave it a good run. Cheers.

Rev.K: I f*cking hate Chumbawumba. Good riddance.

Do you know anything other than Tubthumping?

I Have The Touch of a Shocked Monkey		2012-07-09 06:05:30 PM

One of the more forgettable one-hit wonders of the 90s, good riddance.

(My ear doesn't lend itself to punk too much either, which is why I haven't bothered to delve into the rest of their catalog.)

Staffist		2012-07-09 06:08:52 PM

FTA: A farewell tour is planned for later this year.

Of course there is.

Then a reunion tour, an oldies tour, a reality show appearance, and then a Chumbawambawamba cruise with the one original member's son and three hacks.

Rev.K		2012-07-09 06:11:39 PM

FloydA: Do you know anything other than Tubthumping?

No I don't, but unfortunately for them that is their legacy.

Such is life in entertainment.

Triumph		2012-07-09 06:15:35 PM

Staffist: FTA: A farewell tour is planned for later this year.

Of course there is.

Breaking up as a revenue strategy. Better come out - you'll never get to see them again.

dickfreckle		2012-07-09 06:20:23 PM

"Tubthumper" is my penis' nickname.

I Have The Touch of a Shocked Monkey		2012-07-09 06:34:33 PM

Triumph: Staffist: FTA: A farewell tour is planned for later this year.

Of course there is.

Breaking up as a revenue strategy. Better come out - you'll never get to see them again.

Compare that to just before "Tubthumping" went big and the female singer told their fans to steal their records if they felt like to, just to fark with the record companies and their greedy ways...

cman		2012-07-09 07:45:54 PM

I GET KNOCKED DOWN, BUT I GET UP AGAIN, YOU'RE NEVER GONNA KEEP ME DOWN

/Pissing the night away

sigdiamond2000		2012-07-09 07:49:29 PM

cman: I GET KNOCKED DOWN, BUT I GET UP AGAIN, YOU'RE NEVER GONNA KEEP ME DOWN

/Pissing the night away

Yep. Those were the lyrics to that song.

hubiestubert		2012-07-09 07:52:23 PM

These folks weren't so much one hit wonders, as anarchists who didn't give a rat's butt about promoting themselves. They've been touring pretty much straight.

The Day the Nazi Died

Their dedication to Tony Blair--NSFW lyrics

The Digger's Song

Cutty Wren and a few other Rebel Songs

World Turned Upside Down To be fair, Billy Bragg did the definitive version in most folk's minds, but this is a great version.

Bankrobber A fun cover

dletter		2012-07-09 08:23:46 PM

In honor of this.... TMBG covering them

Three Crooked Squirrels		2012-07-09 09:08:02 PM

My friend's sister thought it was "I get no doubt, a rub a dub a dub, never gonna keep me out." Just thought i'd add that to the conversation for no particular reason.

Ed Finnerty		2012-07-09 09:35:06 PM

I saw them at First Avenue many years ago (when they were semi-popular). A friend won tickets for the show on the radio and we got to go early to meet the band. I didn't really know who they were and I was drinking a lot then so why not?

We're all sitting at a table in the empty place, having our drinks and waiting around. Reluctantly, the really haggish looking woman comes shuffling out and mumbles some type of greeting, then wanders off backstage. The rest were apparently too important to be bothered.

Their opening band, A-3 (Alabama 3), came out and bought us all a few rounds of beers and shot the shiat for a while. Just small talk and no one had really heard of them (this was before The Sopranos).

Later, the show started and A-3 blew my mind. Brilliant lyrics, great bluegrass/rock/blues/house/gospel sound and really impressive set.

Chumbawumba eventually wandered out to do their "set", which was about four crappy songs and 20 minutes of the idiot singer changing outfits.

Good riddance, Chumbawumba.

Thanks for the hypo full of love, A-3.

Mentat		2012-07-09 09:42:44 PM

Peaceboy: Nah. They may be knocked down, but they'll get up again.

That's garbage.

And anyway, the 80's revival is just about out of gas. Start investing in flannel futures now.

dickfreckle		2012-07-09 09:56:25 PM

Ed Finnerty: Their opening band, A-3 (Alabama 3), came out and bought us all a few rounds of beers and shot the shiat for a while. Just small talk and no one had really heard of them (this was before The Sopranos).

If anyone has never heard "Mao Tse Tung Said," now is the time to do it.

Seriously, what's not to like about an unhinged Jim Jones rant set to a good beat and an organ? pops

jekxrb		2012-07-09 10:13:44 PM

They were still together?

FloydA		2012-07-09 10:40:19 PM

Three Crooked Squirrels: My friend's sister thought it was "I get no doubt, a rub a dub a dub, never gonna keep me out." Just thought i'd add that to the conversation for no particular reason.

I get knocked down
By Suffaluffagus
I'm never gonna live it down!

I get knocked down
By Suffaluffagus
I'm never gonna live it down!

He drinks an Ernie drink
He drinks an Elmo drink
He drinks an Oscar drink
He drinks a Cookie drink
He sings the songs that remind him of the back streets
He sings the songs that remind him of Sesame street

(Don't cry for me, Mister Hooper.)

I get knocked down
By Suffaluffagus
I'm never gonna live it down!

I get knocked down
By Suffaluffagus
I'm never gonna live it down!

12349876		2012-07-09 11:20:08 PM

MagSeven		2012-07-09 11:20:55 PM

Rev.K: I f*cking hate Chumbawumba. Good riddance.

Some one hit wonder breaks up and that ends the 90s?

F*ck that noise. Subby must be 14.

If subby was 14, he'd have been around 1 when this song came out.

rotorschnee		2012-07-09 11:27:19 PM

I like the version from The Simpsons

I take a whisky drink
I take a vodka drink
And when I gotta pee
I use the kitchen sink

Car_Ramrod		2012-07-09 11:37:43 PM

I don't care what anyone says, I love that goddamn song. I actually just sang it at karaoke this weekend.

endtimethirtyfour		2012-07-09 11:41:03 PM

dickfreckle:

If anyone has never heard "Mao Tse Tung Said," now is the time to do it.

Seriously, what's not to like about an unhinged Jim Jones rant set to a good beat and an organ?

or just jam with the choir: "something's got a hold of me" is quite a toe tapper...

Link

Virtual_Mischief		2012-07-09 11:42:30 PM

Who?

Lee's_Austin		2012-07-09 11:44:12 PM

So...what's the latest with Marcy Playground?

Pfighting Polish		2012-07-09 11:46:33 PM

They do have one other song you would recognize, if only for the intro, which was common in commercials and the background of TV show stingers:

Amnesia

Ironically, most of you don't remember.

W.C.fields forever		2012-07-09 11:48:13 PM

Lee's_Austin: So...what's the latest with Marcy Playground?

Hangin 'round.
Downtown.

HotWingAgenda		2012-07-09 11:53:10 PM

Rev.K: F*ck that noise. Subby must be 34.

FTFY.

fusillade762		2012-07-09 11:54:05 PM

Ed Finnerty: Chumbawumba eventually wandered out to do their "set", which was about four crappy songs and 20 minutes of the idiot singer changing outfits.

Must have been an off night. I saw them at the Fillmore in SF and they were pretty good.

pocketrubbish		2012-07-09 11:58:58 PM

I was deep in Crass Records stuff for awhile but at the end of the day the only Anarcho-Punk I listen to anymore is Chumbawamba. First two albums had some damn good songs.

Stagnation / Liberation

dutiful servants and political masters

CygnusDarius		2012-07-10 12:41:03 AM

At least we still have the Hanson girls.

TheJoe03		2012-07-10 12:53:36 AM

Rev.K: I f*cking hate Chumbawumba. Good riddance.

Some one hit wonder breaks up and that ends the 90s?

F*ck that noise. Subby must be 14.

You HATE them? Really? Pretty irrelevant band to put so much hatred and passion into. Plus I doubt anyone under 20 remembers that song.

DancingElkCondor		2012-07-10 01:01:30 AM

The 90's aren't over until Paula Cole shaves her armpits

mariner314		2012-07-10 01:03:09 AM

Savage garden

Fastball

Cisco

/am I doing this correct?

mariner314		2012-07-10 01:04:14 AM

DancingElkCondor: The 90's aren't over until Paula Cole shaves her armpits

I saw her open for matchbox 20. She was good live.

GypsyJoker		2012-07-10 01:05:25 AM

"Don't Try This at Home" was a pretty good song.

ferro_man		2012-07-10 01:08:34 AM

Readymades still gets heavy rotation in the ferro_man household

/there's always someone else for you to blame

Ooba Tooba		2012-07-10 01:08:46 AM

Who? I thought this word was just something made up from one of the mtv vj's. The '90s ended when Layne Staley died.

Special J		2012-07-10 01:09:28 AM

A farewell tour is planned for later this year.

Hey Chumbawumba...fark off.

Not_Todd		2012-07-10 01:16:39 AM

The problem with socialist bands is that sooner or later you run out of other people's listeners.

/sounded funnier in my head

TKM		2012-07-10 01:17:07 AM

Dragged to a free show at The Whisky a Go Go back in the day.

They came out on stage dressed as nuns drinking Jack from the bottle.

Not sure if they were trying to blend in or shock a sensibility somewhere.

I recall peeing on the construction fence in front of LA City Hall. It was like looking up at Sgt. Joe Fridays badge, 454 feet high.

stoli n coke		2012-07-10 01:18:11 AM

Not_Todd: The problem with socialist bands is that sooner or later you run out of other people's listeners.

/sounded funnier in my head

It wasn't funny there, either.

Lee's_Austin		2012-07-10 01:24:17 AM

stoli n coke: Not_Todd: The problem with socialist bands is that sooner or later you run out of other people's listeners.

/sounded funnier in my head

It wasn't funny there, either.

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You. That's you there.

Representative of the unwashed masses		2012-07-10 01:26:16 AM

Somebody hold subby Dow whilst I beat some headline originality into him... In my day people didn't just copy and paste headlines!

Canton		2012-07-10 01:29:06 AM

Ahh, figures. I really enjoy this band. They can really pull off the a capella stuff, and whether or not one agrees with their views, they are a lot of fun to listen to. Excellent harmonies.

And no, I haven't seen them live. But '90s nostalgia shall never die. Never!