Chumbawamba - Her Majesty

[@sepmert]

that was what i wanted to heard for years, a longer version.

[@Eeygasten]

+sepmert the beatles have a longer version you know

[@sosororo2213]

Charles Pisano you just have to search « long version » and you have it

[@juan_salvadoorsmusico9734]

Me too♥️♥️♥️

[@scottishcheese13]

@@Chad-gg9kh 4 years late, but recently there’s been a few uploads here. One is a (mostly) raw recording from the Get Back sessions, and the other is a bit more cleaned up.

[@robertorick6383]

@@scottishcheese13 So it does exist! Paul must have been joking, though. John Lennon, on the other hand, sarcastic as he was may have meant it if he wrote it. I still think it's Paul's song despite the Lennon-McCartney credit. Lennon would have dismissed it as another one of Paul's "granny songs".

[@MisterBigBlunts]

Kinda brilliant that they picked up a song that ended mid-beat, added to it and then cut the song mid-beat, as if to pave the way for a third artist to add a few more verses.

[@GoobyShears]

it ended mid-beat because it was supposed to be in the middle of the medley, before polythene pam

[@RichardMoltisanti-ou7ll]

@@GoobyShears They meant it was kind brilliant that Chumbawamba ended it mid-beat, so someone else could do what they did to the Beatles' mid-beat ending.

[@klop4228]

Part of me loves how tiny the original is - a final little snippet, a perfect end to a perfect album imo - but if you're going to extend it, this is how you do it.

[@mike04574]

nah should have continued the same message as the original song

[@klop4228]

@@mike04574 What was the message of the orginal song? "I'm in love with the Queen?" It wasn't particularly substantial in the first place.

[@Andytheashton]

@@klop4228mccartney was in such a creative flow at the time and wanted her majesty to be a part of the medley but it just didn’t fit. I am a pure beatlemaniac but was blown away when I heard this version the other day. They’ve nailed by expanding it into something that sounds like it could have been written in full by the Beatles. At that time though - I doubt even lennon would have dared to throw lyrics like this out Superb 😂

[@klop4228]

@@Andytheashton I didn't want to complain about the original, to be clear! I think it's perfect as-is, but if you were going to expand it, this is how :P

[@Andytheashton]

@@klop4228 100% There’s covering a song and then there’s making it your own. There’s a band called Fanny who do a great cover of Hey Bulldog. They added their own verse and retake the lyrics through the viewpoint of a woman’s eyes.

[@thomaszinser8714]

Ah, very fitting to listen to today.

[@Jensaiti99]

Just end it dude- she isn't worth it

[@Exarian]

"Her majesty's a pretty nice girl but I hope she's the end of the line Oh yeah, I hope she's the end of the line"

[@georgestokes5116]

nope she is not the end of the line her son will take over.

[@Exarian]

@@georgestokes5116 I mean obviously, by law there's always a monarch reigning even before the successor's coronation. Though if the royal family gets divested in the next decade or so, she'd effectively be the end of the line. Plenty of royal bloodlines sputter on for a couple more monarchs before the inevitable caught up to the family, and in hindsight people see the last major monarch to be where it effectively ended.

[@helveticaification]

I think history will show the end of the line will get pretty frayed when she goes.

[@cabbage-soup]

​@@georgestokes5116 I don't think her son can really live up to her. case in point, I don't even remember his name. I feel like her charisma and longevity were the only things propping the monarchy up. without her, it'll become pretty obvious that the monarchy's an obsolete drain on taxpayer money. ppl are much more fond of little old ladies than inbred-looking middle-aged men.

[@nateds7326]

"Her majesty is a throw away song, just short of a short of a chorus or two" I don't think rock song has ever made me laugh like that before.

[@marcodrawer]

@@salvadorulloa3115 i love that line too! the way i see it he's talking about the Queen for the whole song except this line , in which he is refering the original song at the end of the Abbey Road album, Her Majesty, saying it is a throwaway song which is true it got started but was never finished or it was but it was cut out from the medley. Just short of a chorus or 2 because the hidden recording we got of it only last 23 seconds... and for those who like the tune, it's way too short. Thanfully this version exists and it's a godsend :)

[@sergei_mikhailovich]

Even Paul McCartney himself thought it was a throwaway song, LOL.

[@lu.luxxie]

Lmfao this is really how it is.. you write half a song and you're like .. does this have this be 3 minutes..? 😭

[@mrhappy5236]

Check out Joe's Garage by Frank Zappa good buddy.

[@richstrobel]

@@sergei_mikhailovich He should have thrown away Wild Honey Pie and made this longer.

[@jamesstewart8377]

This guy is fucking amazing. Those feel like McCartney lyrics, with Lennon’s acerbic wit. Good for you guys.

[@eccentriastes6273]

The panting at 1:18 is also a Beatles-y touch, like in A Day in the Life or Lovely Rita.

[@RadicalCaveman]

I never thought anyone could improve a Beatles song, but they did it!

[@Andytheashton]

Same. I’m always suspicious of Beatles covers as it is so thought this would be just a straight cover and was not ready for it. Hats off to chumbawumba here. Superb work

[@Larryboy2701]

“There is no Easter bunny, there is no tooth fairy, and there is no Queen of England.”

[@mcluigi117]

Not anymore

[@carmadme]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think there will be another for a while the circus lineup is all males isn't it?

[@georgestokes5116]

i beg to differ

[@officialFredDurstfanclub]

@@carmadme Camilla is technically Queen now. Or Queen consort whatever the correct term is

[@GodisMyNo1]

But there was a Queen of England for 70 Years!

[@jeremyschep3589]

This version of the song is relevant af right now

[@ericraymondlim]

As far as Beatles covers, this is solid.

[@soapstone]

glad to see i'm not the only one who came here after today lol

[@johnp.6692]

I like how it ends with an A note as well

[@ryanhansen11]

Wow, only hearing for the first time in 2024. Love this so much. And they still stuck the (non) ending!

[@alias3660]

Her majesty's a pretty nice girl But she doesn't have a lot to say Her majesty's a pretty nice girl But she changes from day to day I wanna tell her that I love her a lot But I gotta get a belly full of wine Her majesty's a pretty nice girl Someday I'm gonna make her mine Oh yeah, someday I'm gonna make her mine Her majesty's a pretty nice girl But she never does a thing for me Her majesty's a pretty nice girl But she keeps the worst company All her lords and her ladies in waiting All crawling in the dirt like swine Her majesty's a pretty nice girl But I hope she's the end of the line Oh yeah, I hope she's the end of the line Her majesty's living in a land of curtsies A world of bluish blood and Nazis, yeah Her majesty's a pretty nice girl But I think she ought to call it a day Her majesty's a pretty nice girl Without one good reason to stay I'd like to take her for a whiskey or two But I've got a lot of things to do Her majesty's a throwaway song Just short of a chorus or two Oh yeah, short of a chorus or two A world of corgies and inbreeding The royal corpse is barely breathing, yeah Her majesty's a pretty nice girl With a circus for a family Her majesty's a pretty nice girl But she's stuck with the royal We I'd like to show her around the center of town But I haven't got a carpet for her feet Her majesty's a pretty nice girl But she's pretty much obsolete Oh yeah, she's pretty much obsolete

[@zentyler1646]

It think it’s supposed to be the “Royal Wii.” To get publicity, a shitty shovelware game company attempted at shipping the queen a “golden” Wii alongside their crappy Wii- Sports rip-off. Though, because of the guidelines for shipping things to the queen, the Royal postal service or whoever monitors the queen’s packages redacted the gift, and when people where trying to pinpoint where it went after being redacted, it was discovered that a game collecter somehow possessed it.

[@sir.paulord901]

@@zentyler1646 This song is from 2002 actually, so long before the Wii was a thing. Source: www.discogs.com/es/Chumbawamba-Her-Majesty/release/2372218

[@sergei_mikhailovich]

I think "royal We" is a double entendre. "Royal We" as majestic plural, but also sounds like "royal way".

[@pastushi2883]

@@zentyler1646 The royal “We” is simply the use of first-person plural pronouns ("we," "us," "our") by a royal sovereign when referring to him or herself.

[@pifko87]

Er guys, Tyler was trying to be funny. Didn't really work out though.

[@ramley]

The song of the day

[@pequenocubodesalada6891]

Ah yes, the definitive version of Her Majesty

[@gYramAncY]

Masterfully done, very Belle & Sebastian-esque in the way Chumbawumba use jolly-sounding singsong vocals with absolutely scathing lyrics.

[@itsbetterthannothing7907]

That description fits Chumbawamba more than any other band I've ever listened to, including Belle and Sebastian.

[@SpoopySquid]

and this from the band which also wrote one of the greatest drinking songs ever.

[@steveparkes]

Do you mean the one about alcoholism?

[@harveylee51]

@@steveparkes are they all about alcoholism >>>> IN A WAY !? great song always wanted this longer version CHEERS mate .

[@sarahgirard6388]

How am I just hearing this for the first time?? It says all the things I've been feeling with the news of her death. Thank You!

[@hypotheticallyharrietta2756]

The royal corpse is no longer breathing 🎶

[@GodisMyNo1]

You will no longer breath too one day, but the difference is that she will be remembered. You wont

[@JEEVES635]

@@GodisMyNo1 She was born into being remembered, big whoop 🎉

[@GodisMyNo1]

@@JEEVES635 good for her, jeaIous much?

[@JEEVES635]

@@GodisMyNo1 Why would I be? I'm alive and not suffering from inbreeding.

[@GodisMyNo1]

@@JEEVES635 She was alive for 96 and didnt suffer from anything, and had an extraordinary life

[@KAZU-kh1lb]

That's correct! The song was originally intended to be part of a medley in the latter half of the album, between "Mean Mr. Mustard" and "Polythene Pam," but it was removed from that position and placed at the end of the tape. Paul McCartney happened to hear this "accidental" placement and found it intriguing, so it ended up as the closing track of the album. At the time of its release, the song didn't have a title listed, making it one of the earliest examples of a "hidden" or "secret track" on an album.

[@Glowkite]

This is what happens when your teenager finds your half written lyrics on the table.

[@poi2587]

I wish this were on Spotify

[@luisflores138.]

God listened my prayers

[@robsol123]

This is actually bloody amazing 🤟🎵 X

[@kylec3154]

Those dog panting noises are a great touch haha.

[@carterfoerch4556]

I love this version, but it’s funny considering McCartney is famously a monarchist. He wrote it as a “chummy tribute” and even performed it for the Queen at her Golden Jubilee. Great cover!

[@gonzaleo]

That turned...dark.

[@nateds7326]

Yeah seriously lol

[@martellauroet6406]

Me quiero volver chango, siempre soñé con una extensión de esta canción, y ésta me dejó enteramente satisfecho.

[@k.wrennn]

this deserves more views or attention

[@ubear_elena]

her royal corpse -is barely- just isn't breathing

[@simonlove6023]

Listening to this on a loop tonight

[@danhelll8768]

aaaaaaaaaand she's gone

[@tommoore7506]

Woot woot! We got her boiz

[@qw000pz]

This is exactly what I expected from this band. Subtext and all

[@Martykun36]

I love subtext where he pretty much spells out that royalty is useless

[@DLZ2000]

Text, I'd say.

[@CamsHideOut]

Great song

[@goodgriefgarden]

Ding dong 😉

[@jackbonnell64]

true art \

[@Antoin0]

Guys you're not gonna believe this

[@Minittwastaken]

glad someone finished this song

[@MASTERVETEAM4]

They should play that at the royal wedding. Lord am I sick of this thing.

[@SplinterAce]

Are you British?

[@theutopiantrainer]

@@SplinterAce Irrelevant.

[@ric7053]

@@theutopiantrainer Why?

[@DJ-rt4zx]

Now that's how the song was meant to be. I like it.

[@dionyzus2909]

oh my god this is an amazing rewriting of the song you are amazing dude!

[@Owlpunk]

The 90s were a more innocent time, when explaining your own joke was sufficient to earn "lol, so meta"-points.

[@1234q-q8x]

But this is from the 80s.

[@deka7x921]

Actually, it’s from the 2000s.

[@haroldofcardboard]

oddly. it still hasnt been released yet. the video isnt even real :)

[@jwanbesande2734]

Also, explaining the joke is funny and meta again.

[@FatJesusOMG6911]

Holy shit this is amazing

[@arcynic-education3221]

Genius

[@sergei_mikhailovich]

Kinda sounds like if John had finished Paul's song…

[@jackal59]

Naw. This has a sense of humor.

[@anonUK]

​@jackal59 So did he, before he climbed up his own backside, ably assisted by Yoko Ono. Still, he's long dead now so why does it matter?

[@mrhappy5236]

My daft American brain can only nod to the beat... And the surrealist approach of one's depletion of a figure. Crumpets & All.

[@paystation4pro15]

This needs to be on Spotify omg

[@ridedamaverick]

love this!!!!!!!

[@garyhynes]

This aged well, and so did she.

[@bridelnic1388]

¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡IMPRESIONANTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Saludos desde Argentina!

[@SplinterAce]

Forgot about this...

[@GabrielRavarini]

Brillant!

[@SnowghostFilms]

Paul, you should have added the second verse in the album version. It fits so well with the first and makes the song long enough that it would get over 5 million streams

[@binghamguevara6814]

Oh what a pretty little gem I've found

[@jaccasale5199]

WTF IS THIS WHY DOES IT EXIST I LOVE IT

[@tpgns803]

It sounds like full version of Her Majesty. Awesome!

[@regalternative]

I'm awaiting an official comment from Chumbawamba

[@MaxMarriner]

I was expecting something really dark but damn this is an easy listen

[@arcynic5404]

Hahahahahhahahahaha This Version was running through by head all day

[@marywoll2828]

Awsome

[@Snandra66]

The Virgin Paul McCartney vs The Chad Chumbawamba

[@PedroPrado_]

McCartney has fked more girls in life that those bands can ever imagine

[@Snandra66]

@@PedroPrado_ How many were underage you reckon? I hear he was into that kind of stuff

[@PedroPrado_]

@@Snandra66 🤣, are you seriuos, those where the sixties, at that time the normal thing was 15 yrs old girls married with 40+ guys, and the parents organized it all

[@juliuswenceslao9655]

aged welll

[@Flauschi1986]

Goodbye Queen 🇬🇧

[@Philmoscowitz]

Brilliant!

[@bizzleogria]

We need a new version of this for Charles Mountbatten-Windsor

[@ΔημητρηςΡεζιτης]

it happened guys

[@fideloubina369]

im complete

[@lukescoolerman2383]

Great! 👍

[@jonwoll6586]

this great ty

[@juan_salvadoorsmusico9734]

Woooow , love it!!!!

[@thrownstair]

Welcome, everyone.

[@mister_chispa]

Great song, underrated.

[@aaronpescasio]

rip bozo 💯😭😂💯😭😂💀🥳🙏🪦💀🪦💀🪦

[@evrtt_trn]

song went from the beatles to the clash in disguise

[@cameronbaliles7110]

Cool song

[@theplayerformerlyknownasmo3711]

The Queen is DEAD! 2022! RIP.

[@antoniolalone6232]

I hope they will re-release this now?! It was a special release via email and free!

[@leonardiproducoes3953]

she's pretty much obsolete

[@PeterZeeke]

oh wow!

[@JadonSokool]

who came to this video because she fucking died??

[@psychedelic-packrat]

GREAT NEWS, EVERYONE!

[@royalninja2823]

today's the day

[@churchc1ty233]

The timing for KZbin to recommend this to me is pretty fucked up 😂

[@nowherelans]

genuinely gobsmacked that I enjoyed that.

[@chrisdudedurian1305]

2022: what queen?

[@v1ncepupp1o7]

She is now gone. Feel how you may

[@Feasco]

pretty ok unlike her

[@canine6023]

love this for today. end colonialism.

[@garfocusalternate]

Which is Queen Elizabeth’s fault, of course.

[@Feasco]

@@garfocusalternate what did she do to end it

[@terciosonic]

She's gone!

[@kea9809]

i hope they got up again

[@fabiocetf]

Definitely end of the line for today, pretty much obsolete.

[@minnvee]

How did the vocalist get his voice to sound so much like the original?

[@coltonaustin2376]

Her majesty finally called it a day

[@AGPArchivist]

See ya around, Lizzie.

[@ankurito3746]

Crawling in the dirty like swine.... nice homage to "piggies" ;)

[@a.champagne6238]

All these commenters from the last few days who didn't bother listening to the song.

[@manicplanet5223]

Jon tron - “That one didn’t age quite so well”

[@MisterBigBlunts]

The only thing that would make this song any better is to put more Ringo-esque drums.

[@fabriziomilcent3835]

I agree, not a huge fan of the ones put in this track

[@leonardohonorato3652]

After listening to the jams that paul did with the other boys - with ringo on drums - I have to say you're right. His style is so fitting in here