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ScapegoatChumbawamba

Released: September 1, 1997

Songwriter: Chumbawamba

Producer: Neil Ferguson Chumbawamba

Aftershave and smoke
And the same unfunny jokes
They say they'll take you "anywhere but there"
Believe every half whispered, half remembered lie
Where truth is a luxury they can't afford to buy

Scapegoat, looking for a scapegoat
Scapegoat, looking for a scapegoat
There's always someone else for you to blame
There's always someone else for you to blame

Backed into a corner
He barricades his life
Fastens up the shutters every night
This island is big enough for every castaway
But most of us are looking 'round for someone else to blame

Scapegoat, looking for a scapegoat
Scapegoat, looking for a scapegoat

There's always someone else for you to blame
There's always someone else for you to blame
There's always someone else for you to blame
There's always someone else for you to blame

There's always someone else for you to blame
There's always someone else for you to blame
There's always someone else for you to blame
There's always someone else for you to blame

There's always someone else for you to blame (Scapegoat, looking for a scapegoat)
There's always someone else for you to blame (Scapegoat, looking for a scapegoat)
There's always someone else for you to blame (Scapegoat, looking for a scapegoat)
There's always someone else for you to blame (Scapegoat, looking for a scapegoat)

[Outro: Danny from Brassed Off]
(Aye, they can knock out a bloody good tune, but what the fuck does that matter?)
(And I'm going to take my boys out onto the town. Thank you.)

Chumbawamba

Anarcho-pop band from Leeds.

Originally formed in the early 1980s as Chimp Eats Banana, Chumbawamba first emerged in the anarchopunk scene which was dominated by bands such a pacifist punks Crass. As Chumbawamba increasingly differed from their peers in outlook and tactics, they began to adopt a new musical style which incorporated elements of folk music, indie rock and hip-hop.

After drifting between labels, their change in direction culminated in signing a record deal with major label EMI, a choice which sparked outrage amongst their former comrades, outrage that culminated in a “Fuck Chumbawamba” compilation. By chance, Chumbawamba’s new work with EMI resulted in an internationally best-selling single, “Tubthumping”, and a sudden rise to fame.

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