Torturing James Hetfield
Chumbawamba * Track #6 On ABCDEFG
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- #1Introduction
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- #2Voices, That’s All
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- #3Pickle
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- #4Wagner at the Opera
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- #5Underground
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- #6Torturing James Hetfield
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- #7The Devil’s Interval
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- #8Hammer, Stirrup & Anvil
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- #9Puccini Said
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- #10That Same So-So Tune
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- #11Singing Out the Days
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- #12You Don’t Exist
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- #13The Song Collector
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- #14Missed
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- #15Ratatatay
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- #16New York Song
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- #17Dance, Idiot, Dance
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Torturing James Hetfield by Chumbawamba
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ChumbawambaAbout
This song refers to James Hetfield’s less-than-disapproving response upon learning that the music of Metallica (and specifically the track “Enter Sandman”) had been used to torture Islamic prisoners at Guantanamo Bay:
Part of me is proud is because they chose Metallica. […]
It’s strong; it’s music...
Torturing James Hetfield Lyrics
Well, we got James Hetfield
And we tied him up tight
Naked and cold
We kept the strip lights bright
Said what have you got for us James
He said nothing at all
So we dragged some speakers
In from the hall
James James James
Just give us names names names
James James James
Well, we tried every tune in the songbook
To loosen his tongue
We played Simply Red nonstop
He just swayed along
Then we had an idea
A new plan of attack
Thought that even a deaf man
Would bend and crack
James James James
Just give us names names names
James James James
Now look what we've brought for you James
Your favorite disc
It's Chumbawamba
Their Greatest Hits
(There's only one!)
Turned up the volume
You should've heard him sing
(Oh, how he sings)
He cried like a baby
And told us everything
("It was Lars!")
James James James
Just give us names names names
James James James