Chumbawamba: Invasion

sorry its only audio. Hopefully this will capture a few people looking for a nineties pop hit.

The album is "pictures of starving children sell records", which is a concept album criticising the Live Aid performance. It was seen by Chumbawamba as a publicity stunt to sell the records of participating artists and had the effect of dislocating the west's responsibility for the under-development of the third world and instead gave the illusion to contributors that they were not at fault, the system is not at fault, and that by giving their ten dollars(or pounds, I guess) to charity they are free from blame for the suffering of the world.

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[KonVay1]

any other chumbawamba songs like this?? cant find any others with the punk feel of this one

[itsacorporatething]

Anything from their first two albums ("pictures of starving children" and "Never Mind the Ballots...Here's the Rest of Your Lives") are punky. some songs might be: "ah-men", "the wasteland."

[PsylocybinSi]

The Whole of this Album in 4 Parts now on RadioPsi (PsylocybinSi),

Peace, Love and Light Psi..

[itsacorporatething]

Thanks so much! I just threw this and a few other songs up because I thought it was a shame that classic political punk bands weren't on youtube.

[cheapy2006]

please please please put "slag aid" up!!!

[itsacorporatething]

my computer is broken right now, but i will when i get the chance.

[gusemcontra]

Bollocks to those who call Chumbawamba sellouts. You have no idea how politically involved most of the members still are and how political their latest few albums have been.

The EMI deal was probably a mistake, but then again - as they've explained - it meant they got loads of cash from the exploiters to stand on stage and sing the stuff they sing. Not that bad a move.

Name a more genuine band of similar renown, because I cannot.

[BallinAssBrennan]

i take a whiskey drink... i take a vodka drink... n' i take the time to ponder why in the hell does tubthumping exist....

[kakurot69]

@GUSEMCONTRA. You hit the nail on the head. You are educated in the bands history. Sometimes, you do what you gotta do to get the message out there!

[NixonAddict]

@KonVay1 look for Revolution, one of their early 7" EPs.

[kakurot69]

Damn! This song kicks ass! Love the fact they had so many lead vocalists. And each had their own unique style!

[guwest2]

@Machihekamake oh yes, I remember Alice in a nun's outfit in a tent in Nottingham, free gig, around summer 1994. Sounds like a lurid fantasy but I'm sure it actually happened.

[roboimp]

My favorite chumbawamba song, off their best album. Chumbawamba aren't sellouts, they took money from corporations and then gave it to revolutionary causes. As they explained, all record labels worked on the same capitalist principles, they figured they'd find a way they could support what they believed in.

[timursoganci]

Great Song!

[Machihekamake]

used to have this on a cassette. i had a vhs of a live concert in LA 1990's-remember bullhorns, nun dresses, and a GOOD VIBE! if i ever find those tapes....

[ianboydwalker]

@zookaxjoe - i saw them live at the WOMAD 2010 UK Festival last year, full acoustic set, still excellent after all these years!

[lucidloon]

@gusemcontra I also heard the dealings EMI were involved with that the band took issue with were ended before they were signed.

[patmuck]

we are not isolated by distance but by greed and our racist history