Folks who were around in the late 90′s (or have seen Home Alone 3) are familiar with the Billboard #6 hit Tubthumping by Chumbawamba.
It was #12 on Rolling Stone’s 20 most annoying songs list. I think it should have been higher.
Though you undoubetedly recognize the song, I bet you didn’t know that Chumbawamba has been around since the mid 80′s, and considers themselves an “Anarcho-Punk” band- a band that promotes Anarchist policies. They are also anti-corporation (despite being signed to a major record label).
Tubthumping, which is mostly about drinking, is described as “an anthem written to celebrate ordinary people’s ability to have a good time despite being constantly knocked down by poverty and inequality.”
And since I know you’ve been wondering: a tub-thumper is a slang term for a politician in the UK.
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You have obviously never sung that song at karaoke in Japan with several drunk Australians.
That is a correct assumption, yes.
I think the Rolling Stones list is wrong. I think some of those songs are correct, but in the wrong order, and some should be on a different ‘most overplayed songs’ list.