Homophobia (song)
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"Homophobia" is a song from Chumbawamba
Chumbawamba
Chumbawamba is a British musical group who have, over a career spanning nearly three decades, played punk rock, pop-influenced music, world music, and folk music...

's album Anarchy
Anarchy (Chumbawamba album)
Anarchy is a 1994 album by anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba. Many of the tracks address specific social problems, such as homophobia, strikes or fascism....

, concerning the topic of modern homophobia
Homophobia
Homophobia is a term used to refer to a range of negative attitudes and feelings towards lesbian, gay and in some cases bisexual, transgender people and behavior, although these are usually covered under other terms such as biphobia and transphobia. Definitions refer to irrational fear, with the...

. It has remained a regular part of Chumbawamba's live set since it was first released, usually in an a cappella
A cappella
A cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...

 version, and is still performed by the current five-person acoustic version of the band. The version released as a single is very different to the album and live versions, having an upbeat synthesised backing, altered lyrics, and backing vocals by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence , also called Order of Perpetual Indulgence in Australia and elsewhere, is a charity, protest, and street performance organization that uses drag and Catholic imagery to call attention to sexual intolerance and satirize issues of gender and morality...

. This alternate version was performed on their 1994 live album Showbusiness!
Showbusiness!
Showbusiness! is a 1994 live album by anarchist punk band Chumbawamba. It was recorded on the 18 and 19 August 1994 at the Duchess of York in Leeds....



The B-side "Song for Derek Jarman" is a heavily reworked version of "Rage" from Anarchy. It quotes from Dylan Thomas
Dylan Thomas
Dylan Marlais Thomas was a Welsh poet and writer, Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 11 January 2008. who wrote exclusively in English. In addition to poetry, he wrote short stories and scripts for film and radio, which he often performed himself...

' "Do not go gentle into that good night
Do not go gentle into that good night
Do not go gentle into that good night, a villanelle, is considered to be among the finest works by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas . Originally published in the journal Botteghe Oscure in 1951, it also appeared as part of the collection "In Country Sleep." Written for his dying father, it is one of...

" and ends with a clip of Derek Jarman
Derek Jarman
Michael Derek Elworthy Jarman was an English film director, stage designer, diarist, artist, gardener and author.-Life:...

 himself praising the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.

Track listings

Version 1
  1. "Homophobia (Sisters Mix)" (4:35) (vocals by the Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence)
  2. "Morality Play In Three Acts" (4:08)
  3. "Homophobia Acapella (Live)" (3:12)
  4. "Song For Derek Jarman
    Derek Jarman
    Michael Derek Elworthy Jarman was an English film director, stage designer, diarist, artist, gardener and author.-Life:...

    " (5:46)


Version 2
  1. "Homophobia (Sisters Mix)" (4:34) (vocals by the Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence)
  2. "Enough Is Enough" (4:37) (with Credit to the Nation)
  3. "Morality Play In Three Acts" (4:07)
  4. "The Day The Nazi Died" (2:38)
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