"Jacob's Ladder (Not In My Name)" genre: Rock
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	"Jacob's Ladder (Not In My Name)" expresses fury and revulsion at the blatant lies being broadcast to create a climate for war. It is a sweet and breakbeat reminder that the oil and arms industries must not be given carte blanche to cause murder and mayhem in search of profit. Chumbawamba's harmonies swell with anger at the willingness to sacrifice innocent civilians for oil and power. Readymades, Chumbawamba's 10th studio album, offers some new fare, using breakbeats and folk samples in an ambient mix of melody and ferocious politics. Chumbawamba's songs are full of harmony and quiet, but angry reflection, with focus on political and social justice issues - too often overlooked and untouched by musicians today. The band is best known in the United States for their Top 10 hit "Tubthumping."
	CD: Readymades   Label: Mutt Records
	Story Behind the Song Chumbawamba's new song "Jacob's Ladder(Not In My Name)" expresses fury and revulsion at the blatant lies being broadcast to create a climate for war. It isn't anti-American or pro-terrorism but it is anti-war. The avante garde British band lambastes George W. Bush's war against Iraq as an attempt to distract attention from the U.S. domestic crisis. The band changed the words of their song "Jacob’s Ladder" from their latest album Readymades to oppose Bush’s push for war. Lyrics Jacob's Ladder(Not In My Name) Like the sermon on the mountain says: dumber got dumb Hellfire and brimstone swapped for oil and guns When we're pushing up daisies we all look the same In the name of the Father, maybe - but not in my name On this Jacob's Ladder, the only way up is down One step from disaster, two to make the higher ground Jacob's Ladder A million lifetimes left dying in the sun In the streets down in Whitehall... dog's picking at the bones 9/11 got branded, 9/11 got sold There'll be no-one left to water all the seeds you sowed On this Jacob's Ladder, the only way up is down One step from disaster, two to make the higher ground Jacob's Ladder © Chumbawamba 2002

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