Was anyone’s politics changed by “Tubthumping”?

also milo that is excellent, do you like cider now?

He likes a cider now
He likes a vodka now..

Big fan of dry ciders

The Brassed Off sample at the start of this has at times genuinely made me reconsider the things in my life that I prioritise, and reminded me to get my head out of my computer and to try to actually do a better job of connecting with the people in my life. So, kinda?

was really curious about this album when I was 13 but could not bring myself to buy it with that godawful cover

They Might be Giants covered this song for AVClub and they actually did a pretty good job with it. fits right into their style.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QbWHQUzKGs

that rules

agreed

I heard them once or twice described as "one of the Crass bands" so I assumed they shared a band member or two. I just did a quick 60 second Google search and it looks like they have an indirect crossover. They're on a few of the same comp releases, probably played shows together at some point.

TIL napalm death, another one of the crass bands, played their first gig with chumbawamba

whose path ended up changing more hearts and minds? idk

aiui "Crass bands" refers to bands who were on the label - a lot of bands put out one release and then formed their own labels after, I think that may have been a deliberate label policy

also good q about who changed more people, I love 'em both but Chumbawamba has an emotional impact for me that Crass doesn't.

the left has certainly "pissed away" the good will it built up in the post-trump, post-brexit era, when people felt open to alternatives to the neoliberal status quo. the moment has passed, tubthumping again becomes the most prescient song of the era or something.

there is the outline of a tweet thread here, for sure.

I have no idea what you are talking about

lol

great revive

Wait.

ffs

previously I was not going to get up again, but this song convinced me that I should

aiui "Crass bands" refers to bands who were on the label - a lot of bands put out one release and then formed their own labels after, I think that may have been a deliberate label policy

yes, although one they (Crass) kind of circumvented by having another label they put out subsequent records on (Corpus Christi), and there were a few bands that had more than 1 record on Crass records - Dirt, Poison Girls, KUKL

first they came for the Tubthumpers, and I did not speak because I got knocked down but couldn't get up