Readymades (album)
Readymades is tenth studio album by Chumbawamba. It continues the eclectic mix of techno, rock and folk of their former albums, albeit to a less ambitious scale than WYSIWYG. It also features vocal samples from contemporary and traditional folk artists, some of whom Chumbawamba would go on to work with in the future.
A special version of the album, Readymades And Then Some was released in 2003. It came with bonus track–peace anthem "Jacob's Ladder (Not in My Name)" and a bonus DVD.
The album's title refers to the use of everyday objects as art by Marcel Duchamp.
The album's artwork pays a homage to the I Have Nothing to Say And I'm Saying It poster designed by Alan Fletcher, which was in turn a self-portrait of German Dadaist John Heartfield (born Helmut Herzfelde).
Track listing
All tracks written, arranged and produced by Chumbawamba, except where noted.
Album Detail
"When we decided to mimic Moby's sampling of traditional black American blues singers on his album Play, we turned to British folk music and its great voices. Kate Rusby, Dick Gaughan, Coope, Boyes & Simpson, Harry Cox. Our album Readymades was put together in a skewed homage to some of those voices. We half expected criticism from the folk world for messing around with the music, but found that the folk audience is assuredly open to change and diversity. Since then – even in the last four or five years – the modern folk voices and players have multiplied and expanded, folkies are looking younger and cooler and there are loads of new folk albums out every month. Good or bad, the music's often inspiring and exciting. That there's still a radical voice in folk music (and especially in its audience) makes it easy for us to write and play the way we're doing right now. Trying to be part of a radical tradition that, for us, encompasses our own histories (mostly northern working towns, The Beatles and punk rock!) and the history of rebel songs in the places we've lived." (description from here).
Home With Me
[Intro]
Flow
Monstrocity
[Chorus]
I felt tears that time you came
(I could call you home when you're alone) Oh-
I feel that you were here
I could see you when you ride
Ride ride ri- alright
You were home with me
Home with me
(Ride ride alright)
You might as well walk with me
Walk with me
(I could see you when you ride)
I know you were home with me
Home with me
I can see it in your eyes your kind does love to shine
[Verse 1]
We shared fate
Same day that we met
Gave you a reason to doubt
I could tell, I could tell your thoughts without sweat
Your just doubtin again
You keep lookin at Gwen
Thought I was done with this bluff
Spent over six and a half
It was a season of love
She was thinkin of hangin herself when I told her to move on and figure this out
All the more reason I keep on retreating every time you come out coz you make a shout
I could plead when am with you
Now am talkin about none but you
Talk about tha one night
You suck on me like I do
You were home home home with me
It was I who walked you to the door
I swear I couldn't do it without you by my side
You tried to plead when I was sayin I was over you
[Chorus]
[Guy]: you're in love with him?
[Girl]: it's about me
[Guy]: I trusted you I gave you everything get out
[Girl]: am so sorry
[Guy]: get out I don't want to ever see you again
[Verse 2]
You claim you saw me kissin that flirt
But that was last year that I did
It's been long since I left her
Look at times that we had
Your notepad
It's written out in that mirad
A crazie thing that we made
Overhead you talkin you played
We bring up conversations how we been thru
Voices that I heard with you
Back in those days I shout in ham
Four pieces and they comprehend
You hung our pictures they like
It feels sarcastic they right
The more reason I make it right after crackin out en dey speakin wise
[Arguments]
[Bridge]
I lost my heart without you
I could not tell if it was you
We spent days like it was new
We just didn't care what they could do
And am so not gone without you
You were home with me
Home with me
(I I could call you home)
You might as well walk with me
Walk with me
(I I could call you home when you're alone)
I know you were home with me
Home with me
[Chorus]