A sad day, Thatcher has outlived Chumbawumba

[malumbu]

It's true, they played their final gig in the beginning of November. I just found out and I am distraught.

But one glimmer of light, you can pre-order Chumbuwumba's ode to the Iron Lady www.chumba.com/thatchep.php and on a lighter note: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMrn2sTFBtc

[Voyageur]

yawn...

[????]

Plastic anarchists rool ok

[Otta]

I saw them do a very folky set at WOMAD 2010, and thought it was rather good. Before that the only song I knew was the one about getting knocked down and getting up again.

[woodrot]

shame they licenced their one big smsh hit to ambulance chaser compo vermin

crass never sold any of their chart topper hits for profit though. not surprising really.

[malumbu]

Crass could have done well in advertising female depilatory products.

Quote from the Radio 3 World Stage at Womad in 2010 from a well dressed festival goer - well the music was fine but I didn't enjoy the politics. Clearly in the wrong place.

[woodrot]

Ha! I know what you are on about - I have not listed to that particular slab of angst in a long time - wonder if its on spotify ?

[maxxi]

Here & Now are still going if experimental directionless collective hippie rock bangs your (planet) gong maan.

"twinkle twinkle little star"

[Jeremy]

You can't pretend to be anarchists, and then release pop singles on EMI. Hypocritical bullshit.

[*Bob*]

I expect they were hoping to smash the machine from within, Jez.

It must be annoying to have your one hit song misappropriated by a slew of non-groovy corporations, but I expect the MCPS and PRS reimbursement will be something of comfort to them during the dark years to come.

[woodrot]

Discussions of Anarchy aside ( I am not an Anarchist BTW as too many of them seem to fetish cats ) I didnt care much for the chumbs personally, but given the corporate fuck up of EMI and the entire sorry Guy Hands tale, its a bit ironic they signed for them.

[malumbu]

Crass had a great/horrid graphic on their album, Stations of the Crass? with Thatch eating sausages eminating from Reagan's backside. Hard hitting or purile? Trying to bring the conversation back to our beloved ex-leader

[woodrot]

It was quite frankly unlistenable - if you were on acid at the time - truly disturbing _ though I cant fault Crass for their adherence to their outlook & brining in bands oin their own label. Gee Vaucher has branched out into art and its not bad.

Thatcher discussions have been shelved until she finally departs Im afraid

[the-e-dealer]

Music Band famous for pouring drinks over people NOT for their music.

[ratty]

malumbu Wrote:

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> Crass had a great/horrid graphic on their album,

> Stations of the Crass? with Thatch eating sausages

> eminating from Reagan's backside. Hard hitting or

> purile? Trying to bring the conversation back to

> our beloved ex-leader

Pretty sure that was Best Before 1984. Did Stations not come out under a Labour government?

[malumbu]

Strangely there is an update on the Chumbawumgabawumba web site.