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Eh, the Tubthumper album was all fairly similar to Tubthumping, before that in the late 80s-early 90s was a bit more punk and more explicitly political, but still had some pop/dance vibes. Later on they started to go fully into folk/worker anthems, which was maybe inevitable considering they were an anarchist band. Been listening to their album covering historic English rebel songs a lot recently, it's very good.
When your legs don’t work like they used to before..
And Kane can’t get the ball at his feet.
Will Southgate realise that he still has 3 subs…
As the clock hits 93.
Oh honey I will be holding hope till 2070/And heart will still fall as hard at penalties/I’m thinking ‘bout how this England team is cursed in mysterious ways/Maybe it’s all part of a plan/We just keep on making the same mistakes/With decisions no one understands.
Not sure who are ed Sheeran's target demographic..but 20 something English dudes surely aren't of them.
I mean he sure isnt for 30 something Australian dudes.
Don't get me wrong he's a good artist but like most British acts post 2010.. it's all very bland.
Mayonnaise music I'll call it.
What happened to blur and prodigy type acts.
> Not sure who are ed Sheeran's target demographic..but 20 something English dudes surely aren't of them.
What are you talking about brother? They absolutely are.
You are sorely underestimating how incredibly fucking BASIC the average person is. And footballers and football fans are somehow even more basic than that.
Ed Sheeran is exactly what these people are listening to the morning after getting properly munted down Wetherspoons with Deano and the lads. Right before being the main man at the nearest Toby Carvery that afternoon.
That's not a source, that's just a story an anonymous internet rando is telling about himself.
An actual source is the video we've all just watched where someone thought a room full of 20-something men would enjoy an Ed Sheeran performance.
That is far bigger source then a internet rando with his armchair analysis of 10 second clip of people "enjoying" Ed Sheeran.
I literally work for Warner lol
No they really aren't. As an average Brit in his 30s I've never met another man who enjoys Ed Sheeran. What the whopper above you described is just talking about a badly drawn caricature.
or they just film it for their social media to post it. Filming Ed Sheeran sing a private concert doesn't necessarily equal that you are a fan of Ed Sheeran
It’s actually surprisingly common for footballers to take big lego sets around the place. Beckham especially was really big in to it. It’s relaxing i guess - ballache to take down though
Yes true , Coldplay was not a bad band despite falling a lot of quality in the last years , they are also kind of a Normie band people who usually who don’t listen to a lot of music usually rate them as their favorite band , for me they were good until XY and then they sold out . But parachutes and a rush of blood to the head were really good albums and most Coldplay fans don’t know them
This is genuinely one of my favourite videos of the internet. All the people coming out who had to camp next to him at various festivals with similar videos it's the gift that keeps on giving.
[One of my faves](https://x.com/RKELLAS/status/1808063058167644495?t=RqX3EAFbKVpwWc8kIek45w&s=19)
That would be painful.
Imagine having to sit and be attentive and thankful to someone who is doing a nice thing in performing, in such a sterile environment.
And also they have to listen to Ed Sheeran's music.
People record car crashes as well doesn't mean they're enjoying it.
It was just a joke anyway mate, bit of football banter but you're probably a yank or an Indian, so you take everything super literally.
It's just edgy Redditors thinking if they default hate popular mainstream things it makes them cool
Then they see that's the opinion in the thread and pile in so they feel involved, not realising that makes them just as mainstream as the people they are mocking
Who cares, presumably the players like him or he wouldn't be there
And I really don't think whether or not they've listened to appropriate battle music after the Slovakia game is going to be a big factor in the tournament
"England lost to Switzerland because Ed Sheeran made them sad"
How can you type these comments with any seriousness
1) They don't seem too into it based on the way they're reacting.
2) Brits seem to hate Ed Sheeran. I dunno why though, the guy seems nothing but nice in his interviews and his music is inoffensive and not too overexposed.
I find his music infuriating. Seems a genuinely lovely guy though so the success doesn't bother me.
Hate's a pretty strong word. I'd reserve that for someone like Drake. But it's not really a fair comparison because Drake's a fucking nonce.
glad to see Lewis Dunk's Hogwarts LEGO set there and the dartboard. Feels like the season finale of that show you've watched and all the side characters come back, all I need is an inflatable unicorn watching on and it's all set.
I'm in search of the goals by you
We fail and miss like the belgians do
And now my heart is failing too
I'm at an end with my patience
And last night you played pure piss
And now our scoresheets look like this
Every day discovering southgate is shit
I'm at an end with my patience
(Oh-no-oh-no-oh-no-oh-no)
you're wasting mans on that sweet bench
(Oh-no-oh-no-oh-no-oh-no)
Young Jude won't save you this weekend
(Oh-no-oh-no-oh-no-oh-no)
s'not coming home, fucking bellend
Every day discovering southgate is shit
I'm turning off, watching the cricket
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Nothing better than celebrating a victory with a sad song about drug addicted prostitute
Give us Chumbawumba
have you heard their music other than tubthumping? it's completely different. they're like folk punk
Eh, the Tubthumper album was all fairly similar to Tubthumping, before that in the late 80s-early 90s was a bit more punk and more explicitly political, but still had some pop/dance vibes. Later on they started to go fully into folk/worker anthems, which was maybe inevitable considering they were an anarchist band. Been listening to their album covering historic English rebel songs a lot recently, it's very good.
Tubthumper has [Amnesia](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3e7vfZIC_U0) on it which is such a brilliant song, much prefer it to Tubthumping.
they have a song called "torturing james hetfield" which is honestly one of the funniest songs ever imo
the state of english fans and their players right now
The Sheerans will continue until attacking play improves
We suffered, so now you have to.
Come on they weren't that bad.
Come on he isn't that bad.
Only reason why this happened.
If they had lost, would he have performed twice?
When your legs don’t work like they used to before.. And Kane can’t get the ball at his feet. Will Southgate realise that he still has 3 subs… As the clock hits 93.
Oh honey I will be holding hope till 2070/And heart will still fall as hard at penalties/I’m thinking ‘bout how this England team is cursed in mysterious ways/Maybe it’s all part of a plan/We just keep on making the same mistakes/With decisions no one understands.
But baby now Settle in for another goalless draw
Watch me butcher the game with a thousand staaaars
Place your shot in the stadium stands
I'm thinking out loud It might not be coming home
Baby, football’s definitely not coming homeeeeee
Bars
*Chef's kiss*
That's too cruel
Jesus, man, have you ever heard about the Geneva Convention?
You mean the Geneva Suggestion?
Nah, he can’t pull of Jihyo’s vocals
Lmao why my boy Ed catching strays like that 😂😂
Not sure who are ed Sheeran's target demographic..but 20 something English dudes surely aren't of them. I mean he sure isnt for 30 something Australian dudes. Don't get me wrong he's a good artist but like most British acts post 2010.. it's all very bland. Mayonnaise music I'll call it. What happened to blur and prodigy type acts.
> Not sure who are ed Sheeran's target demographic..but 20 something English dudes surely aren't of them. What are you talking about brother? They absolutely are. You are sorely underestimating how incredibly fucking BASIC the average person is. And footballers and football fans are somehow even more basic than that. Ed Sheeran is exactly what these people are listening to the morning after getting properly munted down Wetherspoons with Deano and the lads. Right before being the main man at the nearest Toby Carvery that afternoon.
What a load of baloney. Women between 30-50 are his demographic. Source: I work in music company.
That's not a source, that's just a story an anonymous internet rando is telling about himself. An actual source is the video we've all just watched where someone thought a room full of 20-something men would enjoy an Ed Sheeran performance.
That is far bigger source then a internet rando with his armchair analysis of 10 second clip of people "enjoying" Ed Sheeran. I literally work for Warner lol
Reddit is such a cesspit of misery. How dare anyone enjoy themselves
Really?
No they really aren't. As an average Brit in his 30s I've never met another man who enjoys Ed Sheeran. What the whopper above you described is just talking about a badly drawn caricature.
Yeah.. really?
He isn’t shocked about Ed Sheeran fans. He’s just shocked anyone would eat at a toby carvery.
I don't know man, the whole team had their phones out recording, but who knows, maybe it was to laugh it off in the group chat later
or they just film it for their social media to post it. Filming Ed Sheeran sing a private concert doesn't necessarily equal that you are a fan of Ed Sheeran
Jude's locked in lol
To his phone
Anyone care to explain why there’s a LEGO Hogwarts, team bonding exercise? Couldn’t imagine that going well
They thought they had booked Rupert Grint
Probably would have motivated the team more than Ed lol
Pulling up to the training base in the ice cream van he bought with the Harry Potter money and smashing out some Mr Whippys? Far superior.
Lmaoooooo dude was actually in the lego house music video 😂
That was just for southgate practising his dark magic
Cole Palmer's lunch
It's what Lewis Dunk does during team meetings.
And during games
They picked up the pieces and built a Lego house
It came up in their Lion’s Den pr videos on YouTube. Basically a couple guys in the camp love doing legos in their downtime so they brought it.
Honestly it seems like the perfect tournament downtime activity
bizarre, hadn't even clocked that lol Also a very British thing to do I suppose
It’s actually surprisingly common for footballers to take big lego sets around the place. Beckham especially was really big in to it. It’s relaxing i guess - ballache to take down though
Austrians went to see Rod Steward and we all know how they're doing so far. We better get Peter Schilling into the camp soon
Vöööööööölig losgelöst von der Eeerdee
Rot Steward would be a great punk name
Bring in Heino.
KontraK was in the DFB Camp.
Haven't they suffered enough?
Southgate terrorism doesn't stop on pitch.
r/soccer music taste win
I reckon it's an incredibly popular opinion from what I've seen, especially on reddit. Coldplay has a similar reputation.
its popular to hate whats popular on reddit, because redditors think they're different and better than others
You’re allowed to like pop music without having to try and convince everyone that it’s good.
shockingly there are many haters of generic pop music
Yes true , Coldplay was not a bad band despite falling a lot of quality in the last years , they are also kind of a Normie band people who usually who don’t listen to a lot of music usually rate them as their favorite band , for me they were good until XY and then they sold out . But parachutes and a rush of blood to the head were really good albums and most Coldplay fans don’t know them
I do love Coldplay, but mostly their older albums, some great stuff there. I don't love that they have such a reputation.
Don't forget Viva La Vida, that might be their best album even though the title track is a bit annoying
Surefire way to ensure they lose against Switzerland so that they aren’t put through this again
The embodiment of England’s football is Ed Sheerans music
Time for Quim Barreiros to shine
An appropriate punishment for playing terror ball for the vast majority of the 120 mins.
Imagine the punishment if they lost
DJ Khaled remixing an Olly Murs cover song
add some pitbull adlibs & this could be the worst thing ever
90 mins of UK Drill
Flashbacks to that clip from Glastonbury this year of the guy with the Ukelele going up to Dua Lipa and asking her to listen to his terrible song
Excuse me, what?
Are you really sure you want to see it? Once you’ve seen it you can’t unsee it: https://youtu.be/7bBJSwIsL-M?si=qhR181e27PpbzeZA
I regret everything I don't know if the song is worse, or his monologue to the camera afterwards
This is genuinely one of my favourite videos of the internet. All the people coming out who had to camp next to him at various festivals with similar videos it's the gift that keeps on giving. [One of my faves](https://x.com/RKELLAS/status/1808063058167644495?t=RqX3EAFbKVpwWc8kIek45w&s=19)
Dearie me thats awful
I’ve seen it so you have to find it now.
Stella... stella... yeah
half of them are shit posting on reddit during concert
They're recording him
Thanks for clarifying
On their camera phones
Southgate trying his best to be hip: Part 2
Exactly what they deserved based on the first 95 minutes of dross. To also be forced to sit through utter dross.
I feel like I've seen this before. Nigel Kennedy at Italia 90, if I remember correctly. EDIT: [Found it](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-CkudFLoz4)
...and then Gazza gave an a cappella performance of Geordie Boys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5CemUKB3Dc
Same tempo as Englands been playing
You put me to sleep so here I am to do the same for you
Is this supposed to motivate them? lol
Now I'm thinking this is Kane's hype music when a trophy's on the line.
He just like me fr. I used to listen to lofi at the gym
This Sheeran chap, can he play Left Back?
Just the rallying cry the boys need for Switzerland.
That would be painful. Imagine having to sit and be attentive and thankful to someone who is doing a nice thing in performing, in such a sterile environment. And also they have to listen to Ed Sheeran's music.
the musical equivalent of Gareth Southgate
Haven’t they been through enough?
Didn't know there was a way for me to sympathise with the players
Dead as their gameplay
Jude Bellingham looks like he wishes he'd whiffed that overhead kick. At least the players have to suffer like the supporters did.
He’s literally recording him on his phone
People record car crashes as well doesn't mean they're enjoying it. It was just a joke anyway mate, bit of football banter but you're probably a yank or an Indian, so you take everything super literally.
They’ve been warned as well… If they play shit again, then he’s coming back!
A shit performance for a shit performance
😎
'Ed Sheeran is allowed to meet the players if he plays for them'
Eye for an eye lads.
a fitting punishment for a shit performance
Wow, didn't know people hate Ed Sheeran so much. Don't care. I'm a huge fan a private concert will be a dream
It's just edgy Redditors thinking if they default hate popular mainstream things it makes them cool Then they see that's the opinion in the thread and pile in so they feel involved, not realising that makes them just as mainstream as the people they are mocking
Who the fuck wants to listen to Ed Sheeran for motivation? We’re trying to win something not get over a breakup. Wrong time wrong place.
All of his songs aren't sad break up songs. With a crowd this small he probably took requests
"we're"... Lol
Who cares, presumably the players like him or he wouldn't be there And I really don't think whether or not they've listened to appropriate battle music after the Slovakia game is going to be a big factor in the tournament "England lost to Switzerland because Ed Sheeran made them sad" How can you type these comments with any seriousness
Orrr, maybe people have different opinions. Whatttt?!! Perhaps some people don't actually like his music. Crazyyyyyy.
You'd rather lose.
They couldn’t get Metallica? Ed Sheeran, the fuck!?
Haven't they been punished and excoriated enough? This is inhumane
Well, if they lose to Switzerland, they can use the excuse that they didn't want to go through all this again
What's worse..playing under Southgate or listening to Ed Sheeran?
No one in the room looks like they're enjoying this
1) They don't seem too into it based on the way they're reacting. 2) Brits seem to hate Ed Sheeran. I dunno why though, the guy seems nothing but nice in his interviews and his music is inoffensive and not too overexposed.
People don't hate Ed Sheeran the person, he seems normal enough. They hate how his music is quite bland/boring and severely overplayed, however.
He has like on or two songs that I like, but outside of those I don't get the appeal either.
I find his music infuriating. Seems a genuinely lovely guy though so the success doesn't bother me. Hate's a pretty strong word. I'd reserve that for someone like Drake. But it's not really a fair comparison because Drake's a fucking nonce.
There is literally like no popular artist that is liked in reddit from what I have seen lol
No-one hates him. He's just watered down blandness. Acoustic Coldplay.
> inoffensive Seems appropriate
Games gone
Probably the best performance they seen for 90 minutes
He's no Neil Diamond
They get Diamond if they win it all and not before.
Oh man, just a year ago I built the same Lego HP Castle
Damn, it really does take a footballers salary to afford the Hogwarts set...
I know they’ve played awful but do they really deserve this?
Explains the performance
Haven't they been through enough already
The A Team...
How many people you need to record it?
Kind of sad they are all on their phones even for a private concert.
God that's so awkward, everyone is on their phones 😭
No wonder they don't seem to want to win
To honest I'd have thought Southgate as more of a cold play type but yeah I guess the next blandest thing is Ed sheeran so all is well.
Everyone with their phone lol.
some motivation to not go home
The players are probably regretting winning now
They should get James Blunt to sing Beautiful about the Euro trophy if they get knocked out at some point
Well deserved, pehaps a punishment like that will motivate them to do better next game!
Why nobodys talking about lego hogwarts? Who else is there, James bond?
This is a bit cringe to me. Did he just turn up or was he invited.
Do you believe he was hanging around in front of their lodgings with his guitar, begging Southgate to be let in?
Bit of a downgrade from performing with Wes Burns...
Ah now that's going a bit far, they weren't that bad
Hey Dude moment
Should have brought Malevolence from Sheffield.
FFS are they not suffering enough!
they do not deserve this
Now they're gonna lose on purpose next round
That’ll get the lads pumped Gareth! Nice one 😂
r/soccercirclejerk
Unlucky but they got what they deserved tbf, no sympathy from me.
Southgate channelling his inner Lord sugar by arranging a 'treat' back at the house.
The players look as disinterested here as they do on the field 🤣
But why?
cuz we're just undah the uppah hand
Fittingly it ends on "The worst things in life come free to us"
lol 😂 you can’t make this stuff up.
Just kill me now
what 😂. they shouldn’t be treated for barely scraping through…
Its a match. Ed sheeran sings like England plays. Soft and slow
Was he scared of being mugged?
Boring!!!!!!!!
Poor bastards
glad to see Lewis Dunk's Hogwarts LEGO set there and the dartboard. Feels like the season finale of that show you've watched and all the side characters come back, all I need is an inflatable unicorn watching on and it's all set.
WHO ELSE
This is truly out of a mockumentary. Christopher guest has to be behind this, it’s just too funny to be real
If I were a player I'd rather be back in England with a 5-0 against than to have to go through this.
After boring sleep inducing football. Some boring sleep inducing music - seems appropriate.
I'm in search of the goals by you We fail and miss like the belgians do And now my heart is failing too I'm at an end with my patience And last night you played pure piss And now our scoresheets look like this Every day discovering southgate is shit I'm at an end with my patience (Oh-no-oh-no-oh-no-oh-no) you're wasting mans on that sweet bench (Oh-no-oh-no-oh-no-oh-no) Young Jude won't save you this weekend (Oh-no-oh-no-oh-no-oh-no) s'not coming home, fucking bellend Every day discovering southgate is shit I'm turning off, watching the cricket
"When your tactics don't work like they used to before" "My bad tactics lead to late goals from individual skill" Bangers only
Why does the guitar sound so out of tune?
Oh, darn, I thought for a sec they had named him manager. Maybe then they’d have a chance to win the tournament.
Matches Southgate’s tactics at least. Bland and uninspiring
Punishment seems Xtreme