Chumbawamba - Farewell to the Crown

[Sikora360]

I listened to this song when i was younger straight from the CD-player ;D

And now that i know what the CROWN is, this song makes SO much more sense :D

[bullyboy1863]

In America, our people seem to have some kind of strange obsession with the royals. We tried to break away from the british monarchy. I don't understand why people are so god damn obsessed with her. She's just a dusty old bag.

[franklikestea]

@bullyboy1863 she's not that at all! she's a dusty old thieving bag!

[Karateworm]

I love the Monarchy, but I do love this song, oddly.

[MaximusImber]

@Karateworm You can keep it...

[garethella]

chumbawumba are fucking shite.

[CursedMonkey666]

@garethella And your life is fucking shite if you got the time to waste looking at bands you don't even like then making a pointless comment, thank you for being a dick now fuck off!

[garethella]

@CursedMonkey666 ,suck my fuckin root.

[roadiemullet]

@garethella Haha yup. As for the rest of you, sometimes you stumble across music on YT so epically crap it requires comment. That womans voice is the most whiny irritating tuneless drone ever, and the music is cheesy and annoying. If you like this then fuck knows what else you must have in your music tastes. It sounds like some eurodance bollocks.... but with "clever" political lyrics that people dont "get" lmao - nothing to do with the music being a load of arse in the first place eh?

[OhNonottheNWO]

@roadiemullet Thank you for opening my eyes. I'm glad I finally had the chance to realise that the music I have listened to for years is crap, and that I only THOUGHT I was "getting" it! All thanks to some mis-educated, 23 year old Blair baby with the arrogant belief that his opinion was worth jackshit. Now, if you wouldn't mind fucking off to bed, cos it's grown-up time...

[roadiemullet]

@OhNonottheNWO Glad to be of service! See without beacons of light like myself to guide you along, you might have ended up spending even more years of your life listening to this. PS. As for mis-educated, well, all I can say is you know nothing about me save my age, so my opinions on this band aside, there is no reason to get personal. Listen to whatever music you like, forget about me and go live your life... or dont, I dont give a flying fuck.

[cathal2004]

move on, its peace time, get a job

[dariowestern]

This ought to have been a double A-sided single played back to back with "Tubthumping".

[1count9]

WAR POVERTY SUFFERING URSUARY WATCH MONEY AS DEBT

[shizoor]

right between the eyes

[womblefree]

why this aint in the charts i do t know, remember rage against the machine a year ago at xmax

[pqwilrj]

@womblefree Because "farewell to the media whore and all her pious work for the poor." Guess who that means.

[mb8847]

To be played at the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. Tamponini will be in attendance as well.

[dariowestern]

@mb8847 The Royal Wedding should be totally undiscussible. 

[sbrylski06]

"Goodbye to the King of Nothing Really" - Great line.

[mootio1]

this band is amazing XD

[remeclerk]

about time the crown went-bloody scroungers

[nachttraum0]

"Farewell to the Crown" was the reason I bought their single many many years ago. Not "I get knocked down". This is a powerful song with great messages.

[MyNameIsViolet]

It's because of songs like this that I wish YouTube had an auto-repeat feature

[rifleman1122]

The whole British government makes me laugh.

[ballynafeighbluedog]

@rifleman1122 bankrupt irish republic lol.are the southern irish bheggars looking for a handout.

[rifleman1122]

@ballynafeighbluedog thats what happens when you maintain close ties with formerly Great Britain. If I had to pick I'd rather live in bankrupt Ireland than a Britain overrun with immigrants where people get branded as evil racists for defending themselves against criminals and a parliament that hasn't had anyone walk in with good intentions since Guy Fawkes.

[THESTAFFIECHANNEL]

@rifleman1122 OI! shut it you! This song is about getting rid of a Fascist monarcy and becoming a republic.It's not about Racism.This country is for everyone.

[rifleman1122]

@THESTAFFIECHANNEL have fun with your "equal" rights then.

[THESTAFFIECHANNEL]

@rifleman1122 you laugh but its gonna happen...There only weapon is the fact that we always fight amogst ourselves brother.

[xanlexian]

@archbishopmeasure

Want more? Search for the discography, and you'll find a 'torrent' of wealth!

[pinickityme]

Fucking Right!!

[Nemasl]

Sounds like Flogging Molly :D

[marsamgod]

@Nemasl \I think you'll find Flogging Molly sounds like this. Oh and The Pogues

[charlesthehammerful]

Well with only 12% of the British people wanting to abolish the monarchy you lefties and Irish republican wasters are in the minority, enjoy being on the side lines. Bye

[vampike]

@charlesthehammerful That is because the british people love the welfare state. enjoy living a substandard life so that others may live the lavish life of royalty.

[DresdenStarwing]

@vampike Let me guess. You're an American, vote Republican/Tea Party?

I'm not going to lecture, but I'll say one thing. You can tell a lot about a nation by the way they treat those who are most vunerable to exploit.

[randomaussielogic]

This was my favourite song! Still love it!

[Alusdrann]

that intro melodz is verz famous to me and I think from some other song, does anybody know which one?

[fuktheusa]

Let's put this dog to sleep!

[danceonhergrave1]

possibly missed the lyrics. Gosh, Shall I have a party.........

[trowuttatwo]

great song - always moves me - powerful and great lyrics, I love to drive through the country with this song blaring!

[hilaricsatire]

great song to juggle to. :)

[dhm80]

love it!!!

[schuetzenliesl70]

goodbye to the media whore^^

[vanillabeanbean]

after listening to it on the radio i learned the chorus.... on the first try

[SHIDSHIT]

LOVE it i have their Myspace

[CatOnAHorse]

whycome this song isn't more famous than i get knocked down beats me

[biogbh]

@CatOnAHorse I totaly agree, this song is great!

[pqwilrj]

@CatOnAHorse Probably because of the part that says "farewell to the media whore and all her pious work for the poor." Guess who that line is talking about.

[CatOnAHorse]

@pqwilrj I would think that would mean the song is more likely to be discussed/disputed over and more likely to be well known. The musicality of this song is way better than the aforementioned song and yet not many people know this one. Shame.

[pqwilrj]

@CatOnAHorse Most people never heard it on the radio because it was released like a week before she died, and of course it was pretty much banned from the media after that.

[ImaItalianHeartthrob]

@CatOnAHorse Called Tubthumping :)

[skullythebloger]

@CatOnAHorse because Knocked down doesn't sound too punk and god forbid something punk become mainstream.

[CrispyClaire]

Always loved this song