CHUMBAWAMBA

Chumbawamba foi uma banda inglesa formada em 1982 que começou tocando hardcore punk com uma postura voltada para o anarco-punk. Depois de 25 anos de carreira a banda mudou seu estilo para uma mistura de dance music, world music e folk music, influenciados pelo pop, embora ainda sejam influenciados pela postura política anarquista e irreverente. Wikipedia

 

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PICTURES OF STARVING CHILDREN SELL RECORDS (1986)

01. How to Get Your Band on Television
02. British Colonialism and the BBC
03. Commercial Break
04. Unilever
05. More Whitewashing
06. An Interlude: Beginning to Take It Back
07. Dutiful Servants and Political Masters
08. Coca-Colanisation
09. …And in a Nutshell
10. Invasion

 

ENGLISH REBEL SONGS 1381–1914 (1988)


01. The Cutty Wren
(1381? – Written during the Peasants’ Revolt)
02. The Diggers’ Song
(17th century – Written by Gerrard Winstanley, leader of the Diggers)
03. Colliers’ March
(1782 – Refers to a March of Workers in Birmingham protesting at the price of bread)
04. The Triumph of General Ludd
(1812 – Refers to the Luddite Rebellion)
05. Chartist Anthem
(1847 – Refers to the People’s Charter drawn up by the Chartists in 1838)
06. The Bad Squire
(1847 – Adaptation of a poem by Charles Kingsley written in defence of poachers)
07. Song on the Times
(1840’s – Written after the repeal of the Corn Laws)
08. Smashing of the Van
(1867 – Refers to the Manchester Martyrs who were hanged in Manchester for shooting a policeman while rescuing two Irish republicans from jail)
09. The World Turned Upside Down
(1647 – The title comes from a Diggers pamphlet)
10. Poverty Knock
(1890’s – Written by factory workers)
11. Idris Strike Song
(1911 – Is about a strike at the Idris soft drink factory in Wales; the Idris brand is now owned by Britvic)
12. Hanging on the Old Barbed Wire
(1918 – Written by soldiers during World War I)
13. Coal Not Dole
(1984 – Written by Kay Sutcliffe & Mat Fox about the UK miners’ strike 1984–1985)

 

SHOWBUSINESS (1994)


01. Never Do (Never Do What You Are Told)
(from: “Anarchy”, 1994)
02. Never Gave Up (Rappoport’s Testament: I Never Gave Up)
(from: “Slap!”, 1990)
03. Anarchist (Give the Anarchist a Cigarette)
(from: “Anarchy, 1994)
04. Heaven/Hell (Heaven/Hell)
(from: “Anarchy, 1994)
05. Grateful (That’s How Grateful We Are)
(from: “Slap!”, 1990)
06. Homophobia (Homophobia “Single Version”)
(from: “Anarchy, 1994)
07. Morality (A Morality Play)
(from: “B-Side of “Homophobia” single)
08. Dog (Bad Dog)
(from: “Anarchy, 1994)
09. Stitch (Stitch That)
(from: “Shhh”, 1992)
10. Mouthful (Mouthful of Shit)
(from: “Anarchy, 1994)
11. Nazi (The Day the Nazi Died (Acapella)
(from: “B-Side of “Homophobia” single)
12. Timebomb (Timebomb) (Jimmy Echo Vocal)
(from: “Anarchy, 1994)
13. Slag Aid (How to Get Your Band on Television (Part II)
(from: “Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records”, 1986)

 

TUBTHUMPER (1997)

01. Tubthumping
02. Amnesia
03. Drip, Drip, Drip
04. The Big Issue
05. The Good Ship Lifestyle
06. One by One
07. Outsider
08. Creepy Crawling
09. Mary, Mary
10. Smalltown
11. I Want More
12. Scapegoat

 

A SINGSONG AND A SCRAP (2005)


01. Laughter in a Time of War
02. William Francis
03. By and By
04. You Can (Mass Trespass, 1932)
05. Walking into Battle with the Lord
06. When Alexander Met Emma
07. Fade Away (I Don’t Want To)
08. Bankrobber (THE CLASH)
09. Learning to Love
10. The Land of Do What You’re Told
11. Bella Ciao (Traditional)
12. Smith and Taylor
13. The Untraditional

 

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