Tubthumping

It's coming out of his field.

Um, my song of the week is Tubthumping by Chumbawamba.

Chumbawamba, classic.

That song-

... great trivia question.

You hear the...

They'll be like, "What song is this?" And you'll go, "I get knocked down?" And it's like, "No, you idiots, Tubthumping by Chumbawamba." And you're like, "I've never heard that-

You idiot

With this being our first service in October, I felt it appropriate to start with one of the great wordsmiths to set us all up for the arrival of autumn.

I'm not talking about Lionel Richie, Michael Atherton when batting with Penn, or even the mid-90s shouting composers Chumbawamba, with their iconic hit, Tub Thumping, which has the beautifully conceived lyrics, I get knocked down, but I get up again.

No, I am talking about John Keats, who of course wrote To Autumn.

He literally wrote to autumn everybody.

So, October has arrived at the crease, taken guard and is settling in.

This afternoon, I will be in the Badger's googly, sampling Ted Sider, if anyone would like to join me.

And may I leave you with the words of Chumbawumba and their mid-90s hit single, I think it was possibly their only hit single, Tub Thumping.

We'll be singing when we're winning.

Yeah.

He lived, he died at the ripe old age of 79 years old, and he inspired the song El Fusilado by a British band called Chumbumba Wawa.

Who did tub thumping.

Oh, you know Chumbawawa?

Shut up.

You don't know who this is.

Do you remember that stupid song from 20, 30 years ago? I get knocked down, but I get up again.

Yeah, that was Chumbawawa? And the song is called Tub Thumping.

I would say-

... "Tubthumping," have you heard it?

I would say, "I fucking promise you I've never," and then it would-

But then if I go, "I get knocked down-"

...

I'm gonna pull up three random seconds of Informer

InformerAh, but it's, it's the same thing with like Tubthumping, Chumbawamba.

It's by S- The song has nothing to do with tub thumping ... it's by Snow It, I knew it was Ri- but I can't think of the...

You're never going to keep me down.

Do you know the name of the band that sings that song? It's, was it Tub Thumping or Chumbawamba? Yeah, dude, your recall is insane.

What do you mean? That's both.

Tub Thumping's the name? Well, it's the songs by Chumbawamba.

Chumbawamba? Tub Thumping is also, that's the album is Tub Thumping.

Yeah.

What?

That's right in my wheelhouse, man.

Tub-

Tub- Tubthumping.

Yes.

What? Ooh.

Yeah

...

Tubthumping.

I could also picture-

Jumbo Wumba.

Tub Thumping.

I get knocked down, but I get up again.

What an absolute banger.

I'm still standing better than I ever was.

Looking like a true survivor.

I pick Tub Thumping.

I just think it's a great name.

Is that it, or-

Tub thumping on repeat?

Yes.

Yes, that's definitely Malibu crumbles.

It's temporary.

Yeah.

What is tub thumping?

Yeah, you don't know the [laughs]-