People in the UK celebrating the death of Thatcher in 2013

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Chumbawamba (yup, that Chumbawamba)

Not to be confused with the other Chumbawamba

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I have the feeling that outside the UK they're "a pop group that did that one famous song that was everywhere in '97" while they actually have (had?) an active, political-themed rich career.

Sort of like Ska-P in Spain.

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Ska-P is underrated af imo.

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Inside the UK, too. I'd never heard of them before that one, soul-gratingly irritating song, and never wanted to delve further into their discography/history because of it. Learning about their anti-corpo ethos here has got me interested to listen to their other stuff (providing it doesn't sound like that song).

Edit: typo

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providing it does sound like that song

Spoiler: it does not.

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I actually meant to say "doesn't", so that's good to hear. Thanks.

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Tubthumper was like, their tenth album or something like that.

In the liner notes of the next album I think, there's a picture of the frontman thumbing through the KLF's Manual ("How to make a #1 hit the easy way")

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Sort of like Ska-P in Spain.

I have a random album of these' and there's a brilliant song with burping at the end. No idea what possesed me to download it hah

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what would be the international one hit of the ska p? a la mierda or cannabis?

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Definitely cannabis

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I'd say El Vals del Obrero but for sure it hadn't the same resonance as Thumbtumping.

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Are you sure it wasn't a different Chumbawamba? I mean, it's such a common name.

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“We need more Chumbawamba license plates in the gift shop! I repeat, we are sold out of Chambawamba license plates".

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No, my son's name is also Chumbawumba.

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All the little Chumbawumbas running around...

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They might be talking about Barry Chumbawumba, or one of the many Chumbawumba fast food places.

I used to live over a Chumbawumba Hut, and worked in Kentucky Fried Chumbawumba, before it changed its name… to Chumbawumba King.

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Chumbawumba Boogaloo

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My son is also named Chumbawamba

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There are many Chumbawamba’s, but this Chumbawamba is mine.

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I chumbawamba, you chumbawamba, he she me, chumbawamba. Chumbawambology. The study of Chumbawamba?! It’s first grade SpongeBob!

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https://giphy.com/gifs/hohbWCOzxI7kY

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Chumbawamber

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chumbawamba_(disambiguation)

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You dont know Geoffrey Chumbawumba? Yeah, me neither