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“So What?” is a song written by the British punk band the Anti-Nowhere League. The song first appeared as the B-side of the band’s debut 7” single 
Streets of London, in 1981.
The song was written, according to the band, after sitting in a pub one night and hearing two men try to out do each other with stories of past experiences. The song is therefore a retort to people who tell embellished stories to make themselves appear better than the other person they are in conversation with.
The obscene lyrical content of the song caused the British police to seize all copies of the single from the band’s distributors under the Obscene Publications Act and remove all copies from sale. The word “fuck” appeared in the first line of the song. The song has subsequently been appended to various CD reissues of the We Are… The League album and has become somewhat of an anthem for the band. Lyrics in the song include references to bestiality (I fucked a sheep/I fucked a goat…) and acquiring Sexually Transmitted Diseases (I’ve had crabs, I’ve had lice/I’ve had the clap and that ain’t nice…).
Streets of London, in 1981.The song was written, according to the band, after sitting in a pub one night and hearing two men try to out do each other with stories of past experiences. The song is therefore a retort to people who tell embellished stories to make themselves appear better than the other person they are in conversation with.
The obscene lyrical content of the song caused the British police to seize all copies of the single from the band’s distributors under the Obscene Publications Act and remove all copies from sale. The word “fuck” appeared in the first line of the song. The song has subsequently been appended to various CD reissues of the We Are… The League album and has become somewhat of an anthem for the band. Lyrics in the song include references to bestiality (I fucked a sheep/I fucked a goat…) and acquiring Sexually Transmitted Diseases (I’ve had crabs, I’ve had lice/I’ve had the clap and that ain’t nice…).
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Pablo_Roberto wrote:
Original and best, fuck that Metallica cover.
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blasphema wrote:
ive even sucked an old mans cock,lol..
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battleraid1967 wrote:
...SO......WHAT...... THIS IS MINT.......
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mattyo44 wrote:
theraputic to the ears
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I_TheBear wrote:
who cares wut you do!
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Samsel1972 wrote:
Die Scheibe habe ich noch, ein Meilenstein.
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BigGibbo wrote:
So what, so what, you boring little cunt! <3
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ANARCHIAORBUST9 wrote:
bbbwwwaaaarrrrkkkkkkk bwark bwarrkkkkkk
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settlehead wrote:
And I've had the pox and that ain't nice
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scout1011 wrote:
SO WHAT, SO WHAT, SO WHAT SO WHAT YOU BORING LITTLE CUNT
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ANARCHIAORBUST9 wrote:
harm everyone,,we deserve it
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christiemalry wrote:
Great lyrics. Very "do what thou will is the whole of the law". Synskin's interpretation is interesting (the song being a slating of who brag about extreme things they may or may not have done) but, for me, the message is do what the fuck you want [as long as it doesn't harm anyone else and soforth]. No one cares, ultimately.
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fitzy213 wrote:
grate tune grate band, love it
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WAXING_GIBBOUS wrote:
Love shouting these guys to this song!
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plw1970 wrote:
Outstanding....................Pure Punk!!! SO WHAT?
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ItsGizmo wrote:
This is their best song by a mile....So What !!!!
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biledham wrote:
now thats what i call punk rock!
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chujmnietoboli wrote:
well I've fucked the queen, I've fucked bach I've even sucked an old mans cock!
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samorus wrote:
i luve them...
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jerk77 wrote:
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