Perfect Song: ‘The Man Don’t Give a F*ck’ by Super Furry Animals with Chloë Walsh

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4.4 • 582 Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2025

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Giving new meaning to “this song f*cks,” Super Furry Animals’ 1996 single “The Man Don’t Give a Fuck” is a psychedelic protest anthem built on a looped Steely Dan sample, fifty f-bombs, and a whole lot of righteous chaos. In this episode, Yasi is once again joined by Scotswoman and known Super Furry Animals mega fan, Chloë Walsh, to make the case for this song’s perfection (with a bunch of band lore and Welsh history shoehorned in, of course). From its origins as a B-side protest against the UK’s Criminal Justice Act to its transformation into a ravey, 23-minute-long fan favorite gig-closer — “The Man Don’t Give a Fuck” isn’t just a song, it’s a statement. A tanked-up, freaked-out, absolutely uncompromising statement. Let the sample loop. Let the synths soar. The man still don’t give a f*ck. CREDITS: Host: Yasi Salek Guests: Chlöe Walsh Producer: Liz Sánchez Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's up, everyone? I'm Nora Prynciotti. And I'm Nathan Hubbard. And we're coming in like a
0:07.4	wrecking ball to announce a brand new series. That's right. It's every single album, Miley Cyrus.
0:13.2	Deep dive with us into the career of one of our most creative and confounding pop stars.
0:18.6	We're starting, of course, with the best of Hannah Montana.
0:21.7	And ending with her brand new album, Something Beautiful, in June.
0:25.4	And don't forget about Miley Cyrus and her dead pets.
0:28.4	We certainly will not be doing that.
0:30.1	So listen now on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:36.1	What's with this band anyway?
0:42.5	I don't get it, can you please explain?
0:46.3	Wait, like, bandsplain?
0:50.3	Never heard this band in my life
0:55.0	Oh, you haven't? I love that. Really? Why?
0:58.0	Yeah, I love this song. Oh, I don't know that one.
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1:05.0	I really hate this band!
1:07.0	Whatever, I'm their biggest fan.
1:09.0	Bansplain, Bansplain, bandsplane, bandplain, bandplain, bandplain.
1:15.3	Ban splain.
1:19.1	Hello and welcome to Bandsplane. I am your host, Yassie Salick. This is usually a show where I invite an expert guest to help me explain a cult band or iconic artist.
1:30.5	Today's episode has a bit of a more narrow focus, and it is about one single perfect song.
1:39.0	And that song is The Man Don't Give a Fuck by the Super Furry Animals. You know they don't give a fuck by the super furry animals you guys this is going to be such a great
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