Driving on the bypass to Damascus I saw a preacher trying to hitch a ride With a pair of broken wings And a suitcase full of sins He gathered up his dreams and jumped inside Then pulling Malatesta from his suitcase He lifted up his voice and began to sing 'My hymns of desperation lead to action... And this is where the serious fun begins.' We don't go to God's house anymore Saw the light and walked right out the door We don't go to God's house It's more fun in the dog house We don't go to God's house anymore Well driving on, I tasted sweet salvation As we sung away the pulpit and the past The preacherman and me We sang such harmonies The highway of my life went by so fast The preacher, he got off at the crossroads He said, 'This is where I end, and you begin' He left behind the wings and the Malatesta And the memory of the songs we both did sing We don't go to God's house anymore Saw the light and walked right out the door We don't go to God's house It's more fun in the doghouse We don't go to God's house anymore
capital murder kind of criminal sir chumbawamba is before my generation Im 26 the band it self is 40 at this point 82 is when they popped into the scene
This is my favorite Chumbawamba song in the entire cataloge of their work, and I think I have everything! My second favorite is the AMAZING cover of 'Safetypin Stuck In My Heart" by Patrik Fitzgerald, but I do love his version of that one more. Chumbawamba is my favorite band ever! Greeetings from Tennessee, USA!
Brilliant song, critical of religion but sounds like a classic church song. Much like Bruce Springstreen's "Born inthe USA" which a lot of superficial listeners think os some kind of patriotic song when it is a wrenching song about the loss of war, cf Vietnam and the battle of Khe San...
It's really weird to hear a song that is critical of Christianity, yet if you were for some reason unable to hear the lyrics, the music particularly their harmony, sounds exactly like a Christian song. They've actually done this on several songs, particularly English Rebel Songs.
This sounds best when it's on the ipod & you're staring up at cathedral ceilings. York Minster's a good one. I've no idea if that proves that there's a transcendent being who directs my life or not.
No Seorez, you're not the only one who loves this song who does not hate religion. Chumbawamba is one of the most underrated groups ever. I cringe when someone refers to them as a one hit wonder. They have at least 25 good-great songs.
+micmac274 oh cmon that's harsh for what it is tubthunping is one hell of a sing along anthem. it's not their political master piece of punk folk and pop that they are capable of but cmon, it's tubthunping, try and not sing along.
I'm more into metal, which regularly gets the criticism "it's not singing, just people screaming and/or shouting." So I hate tubthumping because the worst heavy metal sounds similar. And it was only the single that I was talking about.
Great music as ever from a band for whom I have the utmost respect. Personally , though, I still choose to be in God's house every sunday and would not miss it for all the doghouses in the world.
I think it was recorded especially for the album. Haven't been able to find it anywhere since. It was recorded with American Anarchist band alabama 3 so it may be on one ofr their albums.
Chumbawamba released this song in 1998, just after their extremely successful Tubthumper. But this song is not in Tubthumper. Neither is Top of the World, also released in 1998, on Uneasy Listening.
@gREENbUILT21 Yep just stumbled on it, not disappointed. Love it particularly when religion gets a bashing. This shall be dedicated to the victims of sexual abuse at the hands of the churches.
"Saw the light and walked right out the door." In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. John 1:4-5
Nor do i hold grudges that is. But am very interested other peoples belief and how they got there. I don't know how much it matters to you how you came to your beliefs but would listen if you are willing to help me understand thanks.
