The Wildhearts

Okay,so I was listening to this song for the gazillionth time last night and it struck me I still dunno what the fuck doing the channel bop is. Anybody out there know and wanna put me out of my misery so I can think about some other stupid shit? Ta all. J

Isn't it or some of it about one of those people who talks non stop and no one else can get a word in. A gobshite. Or no one is interested in what they have to say. Something like that or I could be way wrong.

I always wondered if the chorus lyrics were about kids stuck on the sofa flicking channels and being slaves to their TV?

From what i remember (from an interview many years ago) Channel Bop is about being stuck with someone who just won't shut up. Talking AT you instead of with you in a 2 way conversation type way. Channel Bopping is apparently when you just stop listening, zone out and start thinking about more (or less) important things. A bit like channel surfing with the tv remote but you're not really taking anything on board.

Rancidpunk_76 wrote:Channel Bopping is apparently when you just stop listening, zone out and start thinking about more (or less) important things.

Ha - that's me at work all day - MP3 player and earphones in so I just listen to music all day and don't have to listen to people's bullshit.

Blimey! YOU sound like ME at MY place of work! My headphones are the only thing that keep me sane.

Exactly! At work I call my MP3 player my 'Sanity Device'.