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|Alt_name = Saddambombing; Let’s Hunt Him Down, Bomb Saddam
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|Media=SaddamThumping.mp3}}'''Saddamthumping ('''formerly "'''Let's Hunt Him Down"'''), is a parody of Tubthumping by the British alternative rock band Chumbawamba, which was misattributed to "Weird Al" Yankovic.
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'''Saddam Thumping ('''formerly "'''Let's Hunt Him Down"'''), is a parody of Tubthumping by the British alternative rock band Chumbawamba, which was misattributed to "Weird Al" Yankovic.


== Background ==
== Background ==
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== Discovery ==
== Discovery ==
On June 9th, 2024, Reddit user Intelligent-Chip2608 discovered the song on an archived version of the WIYY 98 Rock Baltimore radio station's website from 1998.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1dca3kt/suddam_thumping_found/</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19980422204019fw_/http://www.98online.com/twisted/saddam_thumping.wav</ref> Kirk, Mark, and Lopez, three of the station's radio personalities, wrote the song, and released it on their 1998 album Number Two.<ref>https://www.discogs.com/release/31177580-Kirk-Mark-Lopez-Number-Two-</ref>  
On June 9, 2024, Reddit user Intelligent-Chip2608 discovered the song on an archived version of the WIYY 98 Rock Baltimore radio station's website from 1998.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1dca3kt/suddam_thumping_found/</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19980422204019fw_/http://www.98online.com/twisted/saddam_thumping.wav</ref> Kirk, Mark, and Lopez, three of the station's radio personalities, wrote the song, and released it on their 1998 album Number Two.<ref>https://www.discogs.com/release/31177580-Kirk-Mark-Lopez-Number-Two-</ref>  


== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
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|'''(Intro)'''We should kill him
|'''(Intro)'''
We should kill him
 
Would be thrilling
Would be thrilling


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== Resources ==
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Latest revision as of 19:02, 29 December 2024

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Saddam Thumping
Alternative name(s) Saddambombing; Let’s Hunt Him Down, Bomb Saddam
Artist(s) Kirk, Mark, & Lopez
Genre Comedy, Alternative Rock
Length 1:22
Year 1998
Original poster Unknown
Search duration 2002 - 2024
File:SaddamThumping.mp3

Saddam Thumping (formerly "Let's Hunt Him Down"), is a parody of Tubthumping by the British alternative rock band Chumbawamba, which was misattributed to "Weird Al" Yankovic.

Background

In July 2001, the song was first mentioned on a "music humor" site called amiright.com, where the lyrics were published and the song was mislabeled as Suddam by Dandaman.[1]

In 2002, the song made an appearance on the Not Al list, a list of songs misattributed to Weird Al Yankovic on file sharing sites, and was credited as Saddam Hussein (Chumbawumba parody).[2]

Discovery

On June 9, 2024, Reddit user Intelligent-Chip2608 discovered the song on an archived version of the WIYY 98 Rock Baltimore radio station's website from 1998.[3][4] Kirk, Mark, and Lopez, three of the station's radio personalities, wrote the song, and released it on their 1998 album Number Two.[5]

Lyrics

References