Get On with It

For the 1961 British comedy film, see Dentist on the Job.

Get On with It
Live album by
Chumbawamba
Released2006
Recorded2006
GenreAnarcho punk, pop, folk
Length47:50
ProducerChumbawamba
Chumbawamba chronology
A Singsong and a Scrap
(2005) 		Get On with It
(2006) 		The Boy Bands Have Won
(2008)
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Get On with It is a live album by British anarchist punk band Chumbawamba[1] released in 2006. It features recordings made at shows throughout England in 2006, covering songs from all throughout their musical career.

The songs "Timebomb", "Homophobia" and "Stitch That/A Stitch in Time" were also on their 1994 live album Showbusiness!.

Vocal group Coope, Boyes & Simpson are featured. Their songs were previously sampled by Chumbawamba on the album Readymades and they contributed vocals to the previous album A Singsong and a Scrap. They are also label mates on No Masters Records.

Track listing

All songs are written and arranged by Chumbawamba, except where noted.

# Song Name Length Original Album Notes
1 "Buy Nothing Day" 3:26 Un About Buy Nothing Day
2 "A Stitch in Time" 2:39 Shhh Written by Mike Waterson & Martin Carthy (uncredited), arranged by Chumbawamba; A faster rock version called "Stitch That" was on Shhh and Showbusiness!
3 "Song on the Times" 2:42 English Rebel Songs 1381-1984 Traditional, arranged by Chumbawamba
4 "Hard Times of Old England" 2:11 N/A Originally by folk group The Copper Family, arranged by Chumbawamba
5 "By & By" 4:29 A Singsong and a Scrap
6 "Jacob's Ladder (Not In My Name)" 4:21 Readymades Written by Chumbawamba & Davey Graham
7 "Timebomb" 3:19 Anarchy
8 "Homophobia" 2:07 Anarchy
9 "William Francis" 4:43 A Singsong and a Scrap
10 "Learning to Love" 3:16 A Singsong and a Scrap
11 "The Diggers' Song" 2:27 English Rebel Songs 1381-1984 Traditional, arranged by Chumbawamba
12 "On eBay" 4:42 Un
13 "Hanging on the Old Barbed Wire" 2:31 English Rebel Songs 1381-1984 Featuring vocals by Coope, Boyes & Simpson; Traditional, arranged by Chumbawamba
14 "Bella Ciao" 4:48 A Singsong and a Scrap Traditional, arranged by Chumbawamba
15 "Walking into Battle with the Lord" 3:02 A Singsong and a Scrap Bonus track on some editions
16 "Rich Pop Stars" 2:06 N/A Bonus track on some editions

Personnel

with

  • Phil 'Crikey!' Moody – Accordion
  • Richard 'Why Not?' Ormrod – Accordion
  • Coope, Boyes & Simpson – vocals on 13
  1. ^ Get on with It: Live - Chumbawamba | Album | AllMusic, retrieved 23 December 2024