Was anyone’s politics changed by “Tubthumping”?

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