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TheMadhopper OP t1_j5zirxn wrote

El Fusilado (Spanish: "The Executed One") survived the execution but was left permanently scared. He was later featured on Ripleys Believe it or Not radio show in 1937

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Dem0s t1_j5zjvky wrote

There is a song about him as well.

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necialspeeds t1_j5ztmgx wrote

Title?

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Consistent_Ad_4828 t1_j5zvsnl wrote

El Fusilado lol

https://youtu.be/05j25PHA7l8

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necialspeeds t1_j5zwpx0 wrote

Awesome! I didn't realize until the end it was just them harmonizing and some clapping. Nice!

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Consistent_Ad_4828 t1_j5zx4xe wrote

Chumbawamba rules and it’s very funny to me that their one hit is out of step with almost their entire discography. Who knew the anarchist/socialist band who sing old Spanish Civil War songs and have a whole album of Medieval English rebel songs would have a breakout hit with “Tubthumping (I Get Knocked Down)” lmao.

https://youtu.be/OA4FTIz2Zrw

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LeanMeanDrMachine t1_j60cm8r wrote

To be fair, they went from hardcore punk to anarchist rave to protest folk. So there's no real Chumbawamba sound

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KWNewyear t1_j63hlpc wrote

A similar thing happened with Warren Zevon. Most people remember him for Halloween Playlist Fodder "Werewolves of London", but had songs about serial rapists and CIA assassinations on the same album.

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LeanMeanDrMachine t1_j60cdjc wrote

Stand me straight against the nearest wall,

Line up your bravest soldiers all,

Ten good shots I'll take them all

They call me El Fusilado

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JPHutchy01 t1_j5zjc55 wrote

His boss was better at avoiding the firing squad, at least Villa's reprieve arrived before the shots started flying..

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Adbam t1_j60m4b3 wrote

And the day they let pour poncho go, El Fusilado split for Ohio, where he got the bread to go? Aint nobody knows.

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PizzAveMaria t1_j611v6f wrote

All the Federales say they could have had him any day, they only let him slip away out of kindness I suppose

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