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The songs talks about being defeated, but rising again: I get knocked down! But I get up again, you´re never gonna keep me down and the pleasure of Drinking : A reference to ''" Piss ing the night away"'' is British Slang for wasting time whilst intoxicated with alcohol, and not Urination . The liner notes on the album ''Tubthumper'', from which 'Tubthumping' was the first single, puts the song in a radical context, quoting a UK anti-road protestor, Paris 1968 graffiti, details about the famous McLibel Case and The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner . The album version of the song opens with a sample of dialogue from the movie Brassed Off . It was the theme tune to the Video Game '' World Cup '98 '' by EA Sports , and was also featured in '' Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMIX '' by Konami . The song is parodied in an episode of '' The Simpsons '' ( Episode 13x20 ). Homer sings "I take a whiskey drink, I take a chocolate drink, and when I have to pee, I use the kitchen sink! I sing the song that reminds me I'm a urinating guy." The song is somewhat infamous for the numerous mishearings (aka Mondegreen s) on the lyrics of chorus. One of the more colourful suggestions is: "I get No Doubt , but I'm an opera fan..." and: "I get no Time , I'm like an Elephant ..." IN THE MEDIA
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