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I was going to fix the clipping, but it made it funnier (thelemmy.club)
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Description: Meme Four panels Top left Smiling happy guy Top right text reads: Listening to homophobia by Chumbawumb The name of the band is cut off due to its length. Bottom left image: Traumatized guy Bottom right text reads: Remembering what the song is about

The joke is that the second half of the song uses an upbeat tone and a tuba playing a jovial tune while the band sings about hate crimes and lynchings committed during the AIDS crisis.

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[–] 7 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Lots of people in that scene were pissed about them selling out back in the day

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Did they really sell out? They used basically every appearance after Tubthumping to either lampoon whatever they were appearing on or draw attention to something important.

    I feel like I heard that they used some of the Tubthumping money to help out Anarchist groups too. I could be wrong though.

    I just think they're cool and we need more bands that just use music as a vessel for political theory and action.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I try to keep out of drama from when I was a toddler but it was definitely didn't earn them any friends in the punk scene

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2g8y2YYN90

    pretty good ep tho

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