THIS CAN LIVE IN MY HEAD! 🎵 Chumbawamba - 'Tubthumping' Reaction

[@LeftyConspirator]

There was a time when you could play this song at any party and every single person there would sing along. Ah, the good old days.

[@thephoenixrises6665]

Next up...the macarena

[@unholydriver4987]

I don't remember this ever being played at any parties I went to. Must be a regional thing.

[@maxis5650]

@@unholydriver4987 I suspect more likely a generational thing. It was a massive global party hit when it came out.

[@unholydriver4987]

@@maxis5650 I suppose it's possible. Lol

[@da_blade5040]

Hellz Yeah!! =))

[@DocRaunchy]

Whoever told them to do this song is a genius. Their confused faces are pure gold.

[@jeffstevens4262]

Brad always looks confused but Lex is always into it.

[@pookievision]

I did put this in the comments on one their vids so hope was me 🤟

[@parisbrat]

@@jeffstevens4262 Just about EVERY TIME!

[@lp59]

Lol. I think Brad got it in his own Bradley way.

[@johnp4521]

lol. That’s how I looked after listening this album after only hearing Tubthumpting.

[@_l3m35_]

Once you hear it, damage is done forever. You'll never forget the damn song.

[@CoronaryArteryDisease.]

Tru😂

[@MP-od1zz]

Yeah Brad hoped for it to play in a loop in his head. Be careful what you wish for.

[@nirmalsuki]

This and 500 miles

[@mikepm111]

@@nirmalsuki hate 500miles

[@cjheasley5713]

This song will pop in your head after 5 years of not hearing the song nor mention of the song - and suddenly... there it is. Stuck on repeat.

[@bobbyscott5162]

When I was in Northern England I was staying at a friends house and the day was Saturday. Some of my friends friends came over and we were asked if we were going to go with them Tubthumping tonight. Being a foreigner I asked what that was. After much laughter I was told that all week the "common' people were hard at work having to deal with all sorts of issues, angry customers, angry bosses etc and Saturday night was there night to go and vent off all the frustration and steam that had built up over the week. We visited 5 bars that night and at each one was a local group of people playing various instrument's and everyone singing along, dancing, toasting , etc etc. Even if you don't drink that much by the end of the night you are exhausted. Very fun indded.

[@Herbert04]

so Tubthumping is going out raising hell to relieve stress?

[@wompa70]

"Pissin'" in this is "Drinkin' the night away."

[@HandleTakenlol]

Right? In America if you're getting pissed there might be a fight, and Great Britain if you're getting pissed you're getting drunk so there probably will be a fight

[@Aaron-io8vw]

Well in Britian if you lose Twenty pounds its a bad thing, in America if you lose twenty pounds it normally good thing

[@LordEriolTolkien]

@@HandleTakenlol to be pissed is to be drunk, to be pissed off is to be angry, colloquially speaking

[@NickLanng]

Its more literally talking about urinating coz of all of the drinks they had tonight.

[@sarahbowman7566]

@@LordEriolTolkien Don't forget pissing about which is having a laugh/messing about

[@BoroBootBoy]

Me and 30 guys on a stag party in Blackpool, singing this around the streets and people joining in! Was mental!

[@HM-bw7uk]

This is a great example of a 90 s party song.

[@crikeythesplund]

Tubthumping is British slang for having a loud opinionated rant. Particularly a political one.

[@dylankeville1026]

Thanks definitely didn’t know that

[@ZannNewman]

Picture someone who's had a few drinks getting really angry about something and shouting while banging their hand on the table for emphasis - that's what this song reminds me of

[@adgato75]

@@ZannNewman Yeah , that's the point of calling it that. It isn't praise for what they're singing about. It is satirical scorn.

[@michaelccozens]

All the more amusing then that, when some car company or another approached CW about using the tune in a commercial, they first negotiated a $50 000 fee, then turned around and donated it all to The Ruckus Society, an anti-capitalist direct-action group.

[@azuravian]

Yep, and ChumbaWamba is an anarcho-communist group, so they would be likely to be Tubthumping regularly.

[@beardedwarrior7023]

Pretty much every reaction Brad's like wondering whether he made the right life choices, whereas Lex is like screaming to go faster and faster on the roller-coaster of life 😂😂

[@If6turnsouttobe9]

Haha.. long as he keeps her I'd say he made the right choices. He does have that look though..

[@macsfe9828]

This comment 😂🤣

[@johnbattle7518]

Best comparison was zucchini bread🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@phoneguy7589]

@@If6turnsouttobe9 He does look lost almost every song lol

[@grapeape1987]

Lex is the main reason I keep coming back. Her excitement and facial expressions when a song surprises her are awesome! Keep it up, Lex! :)

[@jfn2462]

When this song came out, they were the musical guests on saturday night live and performed this. They were all wearing shirts that said "one hit wonder" on them. They knew....

[@tinaprice3497]

And also Eagle-Eye Cherry - "Save Tonight" it's another great one hit wonder.

[@danstone6871]

Lex’s smile says all you need to know.

[@konradfischer406]

Chumbawamba is a british punkband, which was for years on tour trough europe. one of the best live-performances i´ve ever seen in the punk-era. and they are the kindest people i´ve met in this business

[@lmrm2]

One of the band members had an Irish neighbor that would sit up all night drinking( whiskey drink, lager drink, etc.)until he was out of his mind, falling down (I get knocked down but I get up again), and yelling. Since he was Irish he sang “Danny Boy”, an Irish ballad. The song makes more sense if you know this.

[@tyreewhite6653]

I remember ! But had forgotten, you all brought it back. Thank You !

[@goldboy150]

This was the “bird is the word” of the 90s

[@gabrielplattes6253]

😂 Great observation!

[@carolinecocozza2120]

😂 I play "Bird is the Word" every time my 3 yr old asks me to put "his" music on. I dance, he gets mad, and it makes my day.

[@scottfrench4139]

"Surfin' Bird" by the Trashmen.

[@bigs1546]

The pub crawl anthem!

[@KaBeeM]

This is the most pop song (and album) of an anarchist punk band that has some really great tunes. the song is best enjoyed in england, after a football game at a pub that is filled with drunk football fans :) the song was also in a FIFA game and I think it might've been like the official song of a world cup or something.

[@DieVerse01]

I remember as a kod this being the first cd i ever purchased. Definitely a throw back. Brad and Lex i love what yall do! Positive vibes for yall from Texas!

[@erickent3557]

The band has punk roots and a working class angle... view the lyrics from that perspective. The camaraderie of the pub, and the pride of taking shots from those in power, but getting back up again... I don't know if they intend the Danny Boy reference to an Irish immigrant angle in the North of England or not, but it still calls to mind those with a shovel over the shoulder, and hands that wont quit.

[@samolevski1119]

Maybe a reference to Danny Boy being one of those Irish anthems belted out by drunks

[@adgato75]

IIRC , I thought that this song was actually a satire of the "bro" mentality that goes along with that. And that it was taken seriously by people who didn't know their other music.

[@RobertJW]

@@adgato75 Listen to the album version - there’s a sample at the start that just slams in with a wonderful thesis statement for the whole song.

[@alandel4953]

So the story goes, the band were squatting in a house and their neighbour would go out, get very drunk, then come back struggling to get back in his house singing "oh Danny boy" to himself whilst doing it. Funnily it was the only song of their's to go international and they gave all the money to charity

[@JP8Mate]

Simply a song about gettn mega drunk (pissed), falling down & singing songs. Love it

[@trinitraveller2592]

You better believe wherever you are , when you hear this hook you would be shaking your head. Big in the 90's club. You should do Hardaaway What is love 👍

[@aniym21000]

Yo how have they not done Haddaway 'What is Love?' yet?

[@1teamski]

This was a good one. I was living in the UK when this came out. I remember driving on the M25 around London singing this out loud with my wife. Classic Brit!!

[@cabdriveruk]

Chumbawamba was an English rock band that formed in 1982 and disbanded in 2012. The band drew on genres such as punk rock, pop, and folk. The band are best known for their song "Tubthumping", which was nominated for Best British Single at the 1998 Brit Awards. Other singles include "Amnesia", "Enough Is Enough" (with MC Fusion), "Timebomb", "Top of the World (Olé, Olé, Olé)", and "Add Me". "Pissing the night away" would translate to "Drinking (alcoholic beverages) all night." To be pissed in England is to be drunk, to be pissed in the US is to be angry. In England, a tubthumper is a politician.

[@V0ID_X5]

How has anyone NOT heard this song? Unbelievable- this song was and always will be the shiz!

[@RYMAN1321]

I remember hearing it at parties a lot as a kid, but never knowing what it was called. Probably since I was only 2 when it came out LOL

[@Derry_Aire]

Before they were famous they played a gig at a pub in Northumberland and afterwards kipped at my brother's house. What a party that was!

[@MichaelTaylor-qp2xf]

Glad to see you two enjoying this one! Chumbawamba's album was one of the first albums I every bought because of this song!

[@williamtorres9760]

I love the song when they came out it was a great dance song and it still is

[@jimidave6281]

Can't hear this song without thinking World Cup 98.

[@robertcoulton9536]

I can't hear this song without thinking how bloody awful they were. I went to see them once..waste of money

[@johnnyryall1400]

This was an awesome anarchist punk band cashing in.

[@endless013]

I was just about to say "what do you mean was, they just put out ABCD a couple years back" but that was 2010, time is just flying by and 2020 was a hell of a decade

[@michaelccozens]

I... don't see the "cashing in". They got popular; what would you have had them do?

[@johnnyryall1400]

@@michaelccozens I have no problem with them “cashing in” They admitted that this song was a concerted effort to make money, because they were sick of how easy it was to make a “hit” song. I personally believe that was one of the biggest “punk rock” moves ever made.

[@michaelccozens]

@@johnnyryall1400 That's not what Dunstan Bruce told The Guardian about Tubthumping: "It’s not our most political or best song, but it brought us back together. The song is about us - as a class and as a band. The beauty of it was we had no idea how big it would be."

[@powerdavid6235]

A band has Zero control over how many people buy their records.

[@warpedmind24x7]

I do enjoy watching Brad and Lex. Brad you can see his brain in overdrive trying to understand and decipher the lyrics, and Lex is jamming to the music getting into it.

[@Bertie22222]

The British need no excuse to sing wherever they are and everybody knows these urban anthems.

[@davidhohn9106]

This isn't Brits.

[@zedwpd]

@@davidhohn9106 Chumbawamba were an English rock band that formed in 1982 and disbanded in 2012. Origin: Burnley, United Kingdom

[@LordEriolTolkien]

@@zedwpd Burnley is pretty English imho

[@Bertie22222]

@@davidhohn9106 Would you care to enlighten me as to where they're from?

[@psychobartus]

@@davidhohn9106 erm...it quite categorically is!

[@pamnicklas5536]

I love your journey of one hit wonders....enjoying all your entertaining reactions!

[@sixstanger00]

A few things to consider that makes this song more clear: 1) The group, Chumbawamba, are a UK-based group. 2) In England, "pissing" refers to drinking alcohol, not urinating. So the lyric, _"Pissin' the night away,"_ means, "Drinking the night away." 3) "Danny Boy" was a call sign for WWII British pilots, and has since become associated with social drinking in the UK (as WWII pilots often chugged beers after flying successful sorties). The song is more or less about drinking at a pub, as the person described in the song drinks a whiskey, a vodka, a lager, and cider. Presumably drunk, he sings songs of better days (another common practice among English pub drinkers).

[@sixstanger00]

@@EaterOfBaconSandwiches You're probably right, but "Danny Boy" was nevertheless a call sign used by WWII British pilots.

[@macsfe9828]

I saw them (and met them) in Tokyo when they were on tour for this album, it was 1997. Good times ✌️

[@PhilippoDan]

While we're at the pub, it will probably be the Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger next.

[@dylankeville1026]

What a tune

[@Villagelark]

Chelsea CHELSEA!

[@TheBeardedAtheist]

Listening to this, Gwen Stefani, 311, Sublime in Anaheim In the 90s was something I look back and smile at. Damn nostalgia.

[@deadman1195]

And Blink 182

[@JB-xh5mc]

One of the biggest choruses in music history. Truly it is.

[@Krustenkaese92]

This was the intro music of a very popular soccer video game from the 90s and I played that game so many times, this song was burned into my brain. Everyone knew this song back when. Its just a fun song. This was the first song I ever learned on guitar.

[@davidcoleman8113]

This is a uk pub track - usually played when everyone is wankered about an hour and half before closing to get everyone up and spilling drinks so they buy more booze!

[@StephanieHealy-wh9cn]

I just want to say that I LOVE Lex! She is so open and positive. Great reaction!

[@2Quietus]

If there ever was a tribute to drinking and bar fights, this'd be it! Was a time the whole bar would stop and sing this out. Good times!

[@TommyTipex]

This song is expertly crafted for lads out on the piss to shout out stumbling through the streets

[@brand_holt]

Chumbawumba were together for 30 years and released 16 albums. This is far from their best song but it accidentally became a world wide number 1 hit, dig a bit deeper into their discography and you'll find more substance.

[@Davey-Boyd]

Pictures of starving children sells records

[@paranoidrodent]

It's funny. I originally bought the album Tubthumping in my 20s because this single but I kept listening to the album for decades for the rest of the songs. I found their smarter, more political stuff more appealing as I aged.

[@kylesummers1565]

Love this song! One of my theme songs! Never Quit! This was also a huge club song.

[@jeffstevens4262]

One of the great drinking songs!!!

[@fryke]

Oh how I remember being at parties in the 90s "pissing the night away" (it means getting drunk, or rather, wasted), and when this song came up, basically the whole room starts jumping about and singing along, some people falling down - but alas, they get up again (unless they don't). Basically, any song played right after it is wasted, because everyone's completely exhausted.

[@thecountdelafere5675]

This song is basically the essence of what it was to be aged early 20's and British, in the 1990's..............

[@MitsurugiW]

This song is part of the vibe of the late 90s. It was sooooo much in pop culture then.

[@amandamitchell1383]

pissin the nite away means drinkinging the nite awaway

[@kevinstewart449]

Heard bits & pieces of it on the radio, and loved it. Then, it took me 20 bloody years to find this song.

[@martinperry5072]

For all those whose life hasn't gone the way they thought, this is: Therapy through drunken singing at the Karaoke bar.

[@d-2793]

love this song!! it’s got a lil’ Irish ☘️ in it. This was my softball teams theme 🎵 song!

[@thepsychophonic]

Normal that you see something Irish in the song. The lyrics are about the Irish fighting spirit, and even mention Danny boy, the best known song in traditional Irish music.

[@davidmillar3993]

This really needs to be seen live. It's visual as well as musical.

[@heyskipj]

Dropkick Murphy's "I'm Shipping Up To Boston" And was I the only one who watched on mute? After living through it, there's no way I'm letting that earworm fill my head! 🙉

[@cmccracken5976]

Flashback to 1997, when I first heard this song driving into Tuscon, Arizona for the first time. Good memories

[@jimmbear3998]

I think this was so popular because it is not only catchy but it also had a message everyone could relate to, getting knocked down but getting up again. I particularly like the you’re never gonna keep me down part as I really relate that to some people at work try to knock you down because they suck.

[@crayzeewhorse]

Man this just took me back to my teens 😂😂 weddings, parties even funerals you'd hear this in the UK 😂😂😂

[@SakuraShirakawa]

This is a case of Official Video needed to clear up the lyrics meaning lol. Especially showing people going in and out of the pub bathroom during the Pissing lyrics.

[@neshobanakni]

Shows a resilient spirit!

[@michaelstocker2880]

Definitely love you guys,

[@CaptainTedStryker]

Even though I have a drinking problem, I can relate to this song.

[@youcantleavethisempty]

Over Macho Grande?

[@CaptainTedStryker]

@@youcantleavethisempty No, I don't think I'll ever get over Macho Grande...

[@christinahilt2978]

🤣

[@marymitchell8717]

any song with a pump you up beat and some trumpets in it is A++ in my book!!!

[@emenem6131]

This was one that gets stuck in your head. Can’t get it out! I remember the tv used this at times for upcoming games in football. 😏

[@freedomfan4272]

This was one of the more popular songs played at the skating ring when I was younger. I was born in 1988 BTW.

[@JB-xh5mc]

Born in the same year. This song was everywhere back in the late 90's.

[@gabrielbarudi1399]

Such a classic 😍😍😍

[@tracysnow349]

One hit WONDERFUL!

[@modulator7861]

Loved this song. Good DRINKING SONG.

[@timothymcgregor311]

It's actually about an Irish neighbour they had. He would work hard all week, but on a Friday night he would go to local pub and drink like a fish and start singing old Irish songs.

[@ffwr-109]

Earlier 90s, my child hood memories. That song was really famous at the skating ring. You just better get out the way when it starts playing unless you want to get skated over.

[@robertgorney9408]

The entire album is well worth listening to. Thanks

[@robrobertson4619]

English punk ew wave\ alternative bands of the 90’s. Never knew what you were gonna get😳😁 It is a catchy tune, can keep going and going! Ok with me. I don’t have to think too much with these kind of songs👍

[@jaymcgraw528]

Genius how they delivered it

[@glastonbury4304]

Great song for the dance floor for the lads knocking each other down whilst pissed 🤣🤣🍻🍻

[@robintiger9082]

I love this song!!!!

[@berniemargolis4288]

Danny Boy is the name of a popular British song whose lyrics were written in 1913 and set to an Irish melody from the 1800s. It's been rerecorded at least 15 times since. I believe that the "Danny Boy" in the background of this song is intended as an example of "the songs that remind him of the good times" and/or the "songs that remind him of the better times." When I was in elementary school, we had to learn this song for an Irish-themed choir concert at a nursing home, and half the audience was in tears. It really resonates with old people because the song is from the point of view of a parent and/or guardian sending their child off on an extended journey that will very likely outlast the singer's remaining lifespan.

[@andrewthezeppo]

There are two things about this song I always remember "pissin'" is British slang for drinking, so drinking the night away. And the band were self described anarchists and literally told people to steal their album, which their label didn't appreciate obviously so they stopped promoting them and they became a one hit wonder.

[@Sl0thL0veChunk]

Definitely 00s era drinking song. It was a huge one hit and was in a bunch of movies (especially teen/college movies at the time). But just like "who let the dogs out", it got old fast. It had a very good time in the sun, but I remember near the end of its run, you could definitely make people groan by putting this song on haha.

[@Disco_Breakin]

One of the greatest punk bands.

[@MilkHound]

The most 90's song ever.

[@robertcoulton9536]

One hit wonders

[@midnightfury9001]

Fun song to sing with your friends especially after drinking trying to remember the words about you take a lager drink, you take a whiskey drink...🍺🍹🍷🥃🍸cheers!

[@BRIDINC1972]

Won't have a party anywhere without this song. Best drinking song ever.

[@joeltwinx3805]

This song sounds like it should have been made in the 80s the decade of not giving up not quitting

[@jaycordner3890]

On the Piss is a British coloqualism. Pissing the night away. Getting drunk.

[@LordEriolTolkien]

a piss up being a drinking session

[@kJ922-h3j]

Silly song, which absolutely knows it is, so that’s why it’s ok to like it lol

[@raisa_cherry35]

😁 my jam back in the 90s.

[@kevinclements4962]

Great band 'Pictures of Starving Children Sells Records' is a particular highlight.

[@sifkn]

Always think the sing "I get no doubt" never checked the lyrics, until now. Learned something again, I'm a genius in useless knowledge, but genius. 🤘😎🤘 Love your 2 channels and u both are lovely couple and did it great. Love, Peace and Happiness, greetings from Vienna

[@henrikeatworld]

This song was on radio alll the time here in Sweden in the late 90's

[@timenzenauer9313]

Reminds me of going to hockey games back in the day. This, we will rock you, cotton eyed Joe...

[@chriswhinery925]

Watching this reminds me of other songs that came out around this time frame, y'all should some Mighty Mighty Bosstones. The Impression That I Get was a huge hit of there's that came out around the same time frame as this song.

[@Brandi6666]

You guys grab the best. Always🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@mookie7688]

This IS the song that reminds me of the good times.

[@AshReacts]

Hahahah the I don't know segment into the outro was amazing this time. Had the laughing.

[@rya2601]

Another great one hit wonder Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta

[@dismantledbrain5910]

1998 FIFA World Cup for Playstation 1 I remember we would start singing this song every time we took a penalty kick as kids. Good times!

[@ezequielacevedo2497]

As a 98' argentinian kid this is part of me, alongside Dragón Ball GT and Martín Palermo

[@LordEagle]

Lex is FANTASTIC,,,,👍🤣