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326:, nicknamed the Tories, with the band describing it as a, "barbed but factually accurate protest song shining a light in simplest terms on 12 years of Conservative corruption, lies and incompetence". Examples of lyrics in the song include the line: "They fucked up the economy, they fucked the NHS / they fucked up the environment we're in a fucking mess". If the song were to reach No. 1, it would break the record for the most uses of the word "fuck" in a UK Christmas No. 1, currently held by " 250:"Fuck the Tories" was the third attempt by the Kunts to be the UK Christmas No. 1 single. In 2020, their first attempt, "Boris Johnson Is a Fucking Cunt", reached No. 5. In 2021, their follow-up single, "Boris Johnson Is Still a Fucking Cunt", also reached No. 5. On both occasions, the No. 1 went to the 31: 313:, Kunt said: "Having seen him lie to his fans this week by telling them the best way to donate to charity is to buy his song, I fully despair for anyone that is still falling for his ‘It’s all for charity’ schtick." The Kunts were given some positive press coverage, with Adam Miller in 424:
gave a mixed review of "Fuck the Tories", praising the sentiment behind the song, but being critical of the songwriting. Joyzine gave the song a positive review, arguing, "there is a message of Christmas hope, love and charity still lit in the hearts of so many of all us people."
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version of the song retitled "Stuff the T*ries" was released. Twelve different versions of the song were launched in order to increase the chances of the song making it up in the charts, with remixes of the original being made by sks2002, Petrol Bastard,
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refused to display the song's artwork. On 21 December, the track had risen to No. 8. Ultimately, the track reached No. 7, losing to LadBaby for a third time. In response to the news Kunt mocked LadBaby by creating a posting a poster on
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and other musicians. Kunt reacted to the news by calling out Lewis, describing LadBaby as, "the sausage roll grifter", and urged people to instead donate money to the Trussell Trust directly. Kunt said in an interview with
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and Armagortion. Over the course of the week a further eight releases also came out, which included alternative versions created by The Kunts and remixes by artists
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reporting the attempt while attacking LadBaby's song as cynical, writing: "If I wanted guilt and sausage rolls I'd meet my mum for lunch."
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A music video for the song was released on 2 December 2022, which features people acting as various Conservative politicians in a
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On 11 December 2022, LadBaby announced a new song in attempt to be Christmas No. 1 for the fifth time in a row, a cover of "
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In November 2023, The Kunts announced that their next attempt at the Christmas No. 1 would be a song called "
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neither named the Kunts or the song, despite the safe-for-work version. The song was also banned by the
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The Kunts have had two previous attempts to get the Christmas No. 1, in 2020 and 2021 with the songs "
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that he was confused that while the original "Do They Know It's Christmas?" 100% of their
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to the charity, LadBaby was being more ambiguous by offering 100% of their
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and sc.Dave!, comedian Tom Mayhew and online personality Supertanskiii.
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On 18 December, the song reached No. 12 in the midweek chart, but
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from 2010 to 2024. The song was released in an attempt to be the
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It is a satirical protest song attacking the 917:"The Official Chart: First Look on Radio 1 With Vick and Katie" 1126: 783:"LadBaby Martin Lewis Band Aid cover is a cynical ego boost" 921: 844: 760: 309: 938:"The Kunts Smash Into The First Look Charts At No. 12" 812:"The Kunts Unleash Festive Anthem 'Fuck The Tories'" 653:"The Kunts Call Out LadBaby: "Sausage Roll Grifter"" 566: 215:, known colloquially as the Tories, who formed the 1299: 575:"Künt reveals third attempt for Christmas No. 1" 441:" as The Krown Jewels, it featured no swearing. 207:") is a single by the Kunts, a band created by 1062:"Kunt confirms fourth Christmas chart attempt" 265:), with a series of charity singles involving 1142: 1039:"Single Review: The Kunts – F*ck the Tories" 866:"The Kunts - Stuff The T*ries (SFW version)" 1102:"Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50" 1095: 1149: 1135: 1013: 702: 29: 1036: 987: 961: 379:The Official Chart: First Look On Radio 1 838: 805: 803: 754: 450:Chart performance for "Fuck The Tories" 345:mask. 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Index


Single
the Kunts
Genre
Punk rock
comedy music
Label
The Kunts
Scrap the Monarchy
"Fuck the Tories"
YouTube
"Stuff the Tories" (SFW version)
YouTube
Kunt and the Gang
Conservative Party
government of the United Kingdom
UK Singles Chart Christmas number one
Boris Johnson Is a Fucking Cunt
Boris Johnson Is Still a Fucking Cunt
Prince Andrew Is a Sweaty Nonce
Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II
YouTuber
LadBaby
the Beatles
Spice Girls
sausage rolls
the Trussell Trust
musical
Do They Know It's Christmas?
Martin Lewis

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