# Song ID : "I'm tired of being pushed around" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 3, 2007, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-im-tired-of-being-pushed-around/414309 "2007-08-03T17:49:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ultraviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c77e96/32.png) [@Ultraviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ultraviolet)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2007, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-im-tired-of-being-pushed-around/414309/1 "2007-08-03T17:49:37Z")
I remember quite vividly a song from probably the late 80s. I used to see the video on Much Music all the time (so, it’s quite possibly a very obscure Canadian artist). I don’t remember any sung lyrics, just a dark-haired guy with a mustache and a greasy comb-over going right up to the camera and saying : “I’m tired of being pushed around”. I also remember lots of horns (esp. trumpets). Anyone have any clue? ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2007, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-im-tired-of-being-pushed-around/414309/2 "2007-08-03T17:51:48Z")
[QUOTE=Ultraviolet] I remember quite vividly a song from probably the late 80s. I used to see the video on Much Music all the time (so, it’s quite possibly a very obscure Canadian artist). I don’t remember any sung lyrics, just a dark-haired guy with a mustache and a greasy comb-over going right up to the camera and saying : “I’m tired of being pushed around”. I also remember lots of horns (esp. trumpets). Anyone have any clue? [/QUOTE] Well, “E” had a song called “I’ve been Pushed Around” ---
**Author:** ![guppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7feea3/32.png) [@guppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guppy)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2007, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-im-tired-of-being-pushed-around/414309/3 "2007-08-03T18:02:03Z")
[QUOTE=Ultraviolet] I remember quite vividly a song from probably the late 80s. I used to see the video on Much Music all the time (so, it’s quite possibly a very obscure Canadian artist). I don’t remember any sung lyrics, just a dark-haired guy with a mustache and a greasy comb-over going right up to the camera and saying : “I’m tired of being pushed around”. I also remember lots of horns (esp. trumpets). Anyone have any clue? [/QUOTE] [Break My Stride](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Break_My_Stride) by Matthew Wilder? ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2007, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-im-tired-of-being-pushed-around/414309/4 "2007-08-03T21:22:03Z")
I don’t remember the video but there was a Tom Petty song called “Won’t Back Down” ---
**Author:** ![Ultraviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c77e96/32.png) [@Ultraviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ultraviolet)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2007, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-im-tired-of-being-pushed-around/414309/5 "2007-08-03T21:37:52Z")
Well, it’s definitely not “Break my stride” or “Won’t back down” - much more obscure, I think. I think I vaguely remember “I’ve been pushed around” by E (although I can’t find any info on it) - if it’s the song I’m thinking of, that’s not it either. The video was quite humorous, the little greasy-haired guy would do a silly little dance with the trumpet players in the background, and looked funny when he came right up to the camera to say “I’m tired of being pushed around” - his head was all out of proportion (maybe a fish-eye or wide-angle lens). It was definitely played for the cheese factor and laughs. Also, I don’t think the song had any other lyrics. Thanks for the suggestions, guys. Any other 30-something Canadians who used to watch Much Music have any idea what I’m talking about, or was it some surreal dream? ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2007, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-im-tired-of-being-pushed-around/414309/6 "2007-08-03T21:42:39Z")
[Moon Martin’s](http://home.swipnet.se/~w-91520/MoonMartin/Lyrics/LyricsStreet.html) “Pushed Around”? Similar time frame and description of Moon. ---
**Author:** ![FitzBubba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@FitzBubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FitzBubba)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2014, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-im-tired-of-being-pushed-around/414309/7 "2014-01-03T23:43:18Z")
“Tired of Being Pushed Around” was done by the “group” Two Men, a Drum Machine and a Trumpet. This was made up of David Steele and Andy Cox of Fine Young Cannibals, and was released in 1988. I can’t find the song in audio, but the video is available from YouTube. Bill ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2014, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-im-tired-of-being-pushed-around/414309/8 "2014-01-03T23:51:23Z")
> [@FitzBubba](#): > > “Tired of Being Pushed Around” was done by the “group” Two Men, a Drum Machine and a Trumpet. This was made up of David Steele and Andy Cox of Fine Young Cannibals, and was released in 1988. I can’t find the song in audio, but the video is available from YouTube. > > Bill [Video that is just the song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wtJP3t08Es). [The band performing on Top of the Pops](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxWCpwOhplQ). [The official music video, from MuchMusic Canada’s X-Tendamix show](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOY73gPdEmU). And grats and welcome to **FitzBubba**! Good job! How in the world did you stumble across this site and this nearly 7 year old thread??? ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2014, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-im-tired-of-being-pushed-around/414309/9 "2014-01-04T00:13:47Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > Well, “E” had a song called “I’ve been Pushed Around” I know this is a zombie thread, but (A) the thread title made me think of that song too, except that (B) it’s actually “I’ve Been Kicked Around.”