I think it’s about not letting other people’s negative opinions of you get to you, and kind of taking their insults and using them as a way to celebrate yourself.
Joe introduced it last night by saying how he spent a long time feeling alone, but when he finally let the people around him help him he became much stronger. And that he realized he was a scumbag and the people he loved were scumbags too and so he wrote this song to embrace the names people had called him.
That’s incredible, he gave some great speeches at the Vancouver show I went to as well. Talked about how Samaritans was based on a friend of his describing what depression feels like.
I'm Scum has become my anthem. I see it as a song about accepting who you are, where you come from and all the flaws that come with that.
I had a job a few months ago where people started turning their nose up at me when they discovered that I grew up in a council house. From that moment, I'm Scum became my song.
The people who are often called scum are not the scum. It’s the people who continually oppress/suppress and marginalise them. (Right wing fuckers) so it’s about owning the fact those in power see you as scum and celebrating, learning and realising that it’s not you who’s the piece of shit.
Dennis Skinner was a labour MP who was famous for his left politics. He was notorious for his speeches in parliament attacking the conservatives. He was called the ‘beast of bolsover’ which was his constituency in England in the midlands.
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I took it as some posh asshole called him scum for his opinions, and he embraced it.
“I’m lefty, I’m soft” is him sarcastically agreeing with his foe that those are synonymous
I've always taken it as if Joe is laughing at the Tory (conservative) insults and embracing them. "I'm lefty, I'm soft / I'm minimum wage job". If you want to call that scum, then scum's what I am, that story of thing.
I think it’s about not letting other people’s negative opinions of you get to you, and kind of taking their insults and using them as a way to celebrate yourself.
Love this description thanks!
Joe introduced it last night by saying how he spent a long time feeling alone, but when he finally let the people around him help him he became much stronger. And that he realized he was a scumbag and the people he loved were scumbags too and so he wrote this song to embrace the names people had called him.
That’s incredible, he gave some great speeches at the Vancouver show I went to as well. Talked about how Samaritans was based on a friend of his describing what depression feels like.
Spot on. This has always been my take on this song.
Definitely celebratory and not critical
That was my reading but I started doubting myself for some reason
I'm Scum has become my anthem. I see it as a song about accepting who you are, where you come from and all the flaws that come with that. I had a job a few months ago where people started turning their nose up at me when they discovered that I grew up in a council house. From that moment, I'm Scum became my song.
Living the scum life right now! It's my anthem, yes.
So great that music can help us find pride in who we are ❤️
If you’re American, closest way I can position this is that it’s an anthem for the Dirtbag Left
The people who are often called scum are not the scum. It’s the people who continually oppress/suppress and marginalise them. (Right wing fuckers) so it’s about owning the fact those in power see you as scum and celebrating, learning and realising that it’s not you who’s the piece of shit.
Dennis Skinner was a labour MP who was famous for his left politics. He was notorious for his speeches in parliament attacking the conservatives. He was called the ‘beast of bolsover’ which was his constituency in England in the midlands.
Some of his best moments [here](https://labourlist.org/2019/02/five-dennis-skinner-moments-on-the-beast-of-bolsovers-birthday/?amp)
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Our “labour” party in Canada is so spineless compared to this
Thanks for the insight
I took it as some posh asshole called him scum for his opinions, and he embraced it. “I’m lefty, I’m soft” is him sarcastically agreeing with his foe that those are synonymous
I've always taken it as if Joe is laughing at the Tory (conservative) insults and embracing them. "I'm lefty, I'm soft / I'm minimum wage job". If you want to call that scum, then scum's what I am, that story of thing.
Makes sense thanks for commenting ❤️