Tubthumping
In early 2000 I had an eye operation (detached retina) which left me mentally and physically in a very bad place. Literally overnight I had gone from having perfect vision to painful, blurred double vision. To make matters worse, the "medical profession" seemed not to give a rat's arse about the state I had been left in. The operation had technically been a success, and that was all they wanted to know. Upshot was I was virtually housebound for a month, unable to work, go running or do any of the normal stuff I was used to. My personality changed much for the worse and I became borderline alcoholic.

One of the few things that helped drag me back from this dark place was Chumbawamba's "Tubthumping". I had only got hold of this track as part of a compilation CD and I'm not even sure how I ended up listening to it. Nevertheless, its simple, good-natured but defiant chorus of "I get knocked down, but I get up again, you're never gonna keep me down" repeated over and over was exactly what I needed to hear and that track ended up being played over and over and over - often to the accompaniement of me bawling my eyes (sorry - eye) out.

Even now, ten years later, it sends a shiver down my spine to listen to.
(ThermoMan Waiting for convergence, Thu 28 Jan 2010, 17:40, 4 replies)

Hold on a minute.
You were a borderline alky and the tune that gave you heart goes

'pissing the night away, pissing the night away'

???

I'm sorry but that is fucking hilarious.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 28 Jan 2010, 17:50, closed)

^this
I hate Chumbawamba with a passion, and one of the many reasons is that song and the affinity part-time alcoholics have for it.

But fair-dos.
(Fancy a weekend on my Raymondo Luxury Yacht?, Thu 28 Jan 2010, 18:47, closed)

you have my sympathies
i have severe birth defects with my eyes, i spent 20 years back and forth to moorfield's in london. if it wasn't for my surgeon there, mr. collins, i'd be blind by now. if you need more work on your eyes and you get the chance, try to be referred to him or at least to moorfield's, they're fantastic.
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Thu 28 Jan 2010, 17:54, closed)

surely this is a joke?

(foxy01, Wed 3 Feb 2010, 10:37, closed)