I’m Scum
IDLES * Track #3 On Joy as an Act of Resistance.
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I'm Scum by IDLES
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IDLESProduced by
Paul FrazerWrited by
Paul Frazer & Mark Bowen & Lee Kiernan & Jon Beavis & Adam Devonshire & Joe TalbotAbout
When IDLES plays this song live, it’s common to Joe Talbot explain it as being a response song to critics who, along the years, tried to demote the band.
When playing at Glastonbury 2019, for example, Joe said for a long time they have been ignored, been told they are
too fat, too old, too stupid,...
I’m Scum Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I'm council housed and violent
I'm laughing at the tyrants
I'm sleeping under sirens
Whilst wondering where the time went
I'm scum, I'm scum
I'll sing at fascists till my head comes off
I am Dennis Skinner's molotov
I'm lefty, I'm soft
I'm minimum wage job
I am a mongrel dog
I'm just another cog
I'm scum, I'm scum
[Bridge]
This snowflake's an avalanche
[Chorus]
Dirty, rotten, filthy scum
For a long long while I've known I'm
Dirty, rotten, filthy scum
For a long old while I've known I'm scum
I'm scum
[Verse 2]
Spit in your percolator
I am procrastinator
I over-tip the waiter
Sarcastic amputator
'Cause I'm scum, I'm scum
I don't care about the next James Bond
He kills for country, queen, and God
We don't need another murderous toff
I'm just wondering where the high street's gone
'Cause I'm scum, I'm scum
[Bridge]
This snowflake's an avalanche
[Chorus]
Dirty, rotten, filthy scum
For a long long while I've known I'm
Dirty, rotten, filthy scum
For a long old while I've known I'm scum
For a long old while I've known I'm scum
For a long old while I've known I'm scum
For a long old while I've known I'm scum
I’m Scum Q&A
Who wrote I’m Scum's ?
I’m Scum was written by Paul Frazer & Mark Bowen & Lee Kiernan & Jon Beavis & Adam Devonshire & Joe Talbot.
Who produced I’m Scum's ?
I’m Scum was produced by Paul Frazer.
What did IDLES say about "I'm Scum"?
This was a song built on pace. We wanted to slow the record down and force the listener to march to our beat. The notion of a parade came to mind as soon as we came up with the beat. I wanted it to be a celebration, a defiant parade of all the things. This was a song that we all wrote in unison, and...