Chumbawamba Criticizes MySpace Culture – on Their MySpace Page
Chumbawamba is one of my favorite bands – always political, always relevant and always quick and precise in expressing their opinions in hot-button issues. With a career spanning 25 years, it is a real shame most people know only one of their songs, Tubthumping (‘I get knocked down / But I get up again / You’re never going to keep me down’). The release of this song was, in my humble opinion, the worst public relations move they could ever do because most people now think of them as a cool-fun-one-hit-wonder-band and most do not bother to listen to any of their other songs.
After previously discussing issues as diverse as cultural imperialism, sweatshops, Tony Blair, the war in Iraq and Paris Hilton, they posted a new song on their MySpace page – this one is about Web 2.0 culture, I guess. For your listening pleasure, here are the lyrics:
Chumbawamba – Add Me – lyrics
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I’m a loner alone with neurosis and hate Anger is a permanent character trait My letter bombs are primed and they’re ready to send Would you like to add me as a friend? I’m a wound-up whiner with a fetish for guns Chorus: I’m a recovering alcoholic; I rarely leave my room, I really like to mail you the picture that I drew, Chorus Here’s a picture of me in my Nazi uniform I’ve added Britney, and Paris, and you and Tom, Chorus |
28 February 2008 at 5:47 am Permalink
Hi, thanks for the lyrics.
Linked to your blog to support my photo on Flickr.
Cheers, Tico
28 February 2008 at 8:23 am Permalink
In this day and age of Trackbacks, Technorati and Google Alerts, I was already notified and had visited your page not ten minutes after its publishing.
I do appreciate the personal attention, though. You are a class act in a cold Web 2.0 world
28 February 2008 at 4:56 pm Permalink
should educate myself to do that with my Flickr photos as well.
cheers…
01 May 2008 at 2:07 pm Permalink
Great song, would anybody happen to know the chords for this song?
18 February 2009 at 4:50 pm Permalink
It’s something like this:
Capo 3rd Fret:
Em D
I’m a loner alone with neuroses and hate
C D
Anger is a permanent character trait
Em D
My letter bombs are primed and ready to send
C D Em
Would you like to add me as a friend?
Em D
I’m a wound-up whiner with a fetish for guns
C D
I’m almost 50 and I live with my Mum
Em D
I hope my nude picture doesn’t offend
C D Em B7
Would you like to add me as a friend?
CHORUS
Em D
Add me. Add me
C Em D
My mother says she wished she’d never had me
Em D
Add me. Add me
C D Em
Would you like to add me as a friend?
C D Em
Would you like to add me as a friend?
22 September 2009 at 2:53 pm Permalink
Try these, played with a bar. No Capo
Gm Dm
I’m a loner alone with neurosis and hate
Cm Gm F
Anger is a permanent character trait
Gm Dm
My letter bombs are primed and they’re ready to send
Cm F Gm
Would you like to add me as a friend?
Gm Dm
Add me, add me,
C m Gm F
My momma says she wish she never had me
Gm |Dm
Add me, add me,
Cm F Gm
Would you like to add me as a friend?
Cm F Gm D
Would you like to add me as a friend?