Friday May 8, 2020 “Tubthumping” Chumbawumba

It’s another frivolous Friday and we are truly jumping the shark today with a song that Rolling Stone has listed as number 12 of the ‘20 Most Annoying Songs Ever Recorded.’ Frankly I would have listed it much higher but then I could only guess how bad the most annoying song could be if there are eleven other songs more annoying than ‘Tubthumping’ before you get to number one. And if you were interested enough you might check out the list yourself here just to see if you agree with their choices or would like to add any of your own selections.

In case you were wondering, the name Chumbawumba came to one of the band members in a dream where he saw restrooms labeled Chumba and Wumba instead of Ladies and Gentlemen and felt that was an appropiate moniker for their band which contained both men and women. And tubthumping is ‘expressing opinions in a loud and violent or dramatic manner.’

Amazingly uncreative lyrics with the chorus repeating 27 times and just like the corona virus, when this song gets into your head you will need medication (hopefully not hospitalization) to get it out of your system.

If only they didn’t get back up when they were knocked down…

Stay safe and well...and I apologize.

(The truth it mattered)

(I thought mattered.)

(But does it? Bollocks! Not compared matter)

(We'll be singing, when we're winning, we'll be singing)

I get knocked down, but I get up again

You are never gonna keep me down

I get knocked down, but I get up again

You are never gonna keep me down

I get knocked down, but I get up again

You are never gonna keep me down

I get knocked down, but I get up again

You are never gonna keep me down

(Pissing the night away)

He drinks drink

He drinks drink

He sings him of the good times

He sings him of the best times

(Oh Danny Boy)

I get knocked down, but I get up again

You are never gonna keep me down

I get knocked down, but I get up again

You are never gonna keep me down

I get knocked down, but I get up again

You are never gonna keep me down

I get knocked down, but I get up again

You are never gonna keep me down

(Pissing the night away)

He drinks drink

He drinks drink

He sings him of the good times

He sings him of the best times

(Don't cry for me, next door neighbour)

I get knocked down, but I get up again

You are never gonna keep me down

I get knocked down, but I get up again

You are never gonna keep me down

I get knocked down, but I get up again

You are never gonna keep me down

I get knocked down, but I get up again

You are never gonna keep me down

I get knocked down, (we'll be singing)

but I get up again

You are never gonna keep me down (when we're winning)

I get knocked down, (we'll be singing)

but I get up again

You are never gonna keep me down (ooh)

I get knocked down, (we'll be singing)

but I get up again

You are never gonna keep me down (when we're winning)

I get knocked down, (we'll be singing)

but I get up again

You are never gonna keep me down (ooh)

I get knocked down, (we'll be singing)

But I get up again away)

You are never gonna keep me down (when we're winning)

I get knocked down, (we'll be singing)

But I get up again away)

You are never gonna keep me down (ooh)

I get knocked down, (we'll be singing)

But I get up again away)

You are never gonna keep me down (when we're winning)

I get knocked down, (we'll be singing)

But I get up again away)

You are never gonna keep me down (ooh)

I get knocked down, (we'll be singing)

But I get up again away)

You are never gonna keep me down (when we're winning)

I get knocked down, (we'll be singing)

But I get up again away)

You are never gonna keep me down (ooh)

I get knocked down, (we'll be singing)

But I get up again away)

You are never gonna keep me down (when we're winning)

I get knocked down, (we'll be singing)

But I get up again away)

You are never gonna keep me down (ooh)

I get knocked down, (we'll be singing)

But I get up again away)

You are never gonna keep me down (when we're winning)

I get knocked down, (we'll be singing)

But I get up again away)

You are never gonna keep me down (ooh)

I get knocked down, (we'll be singing)

But I get up again away)

You are never gonna keep me down (when we're winning)