Rock band humiliate Cameron live on The Andrew Marr Show... as he sits just feet away: Squeeze change song lyrics to attack 'people who are hellbent on destruction of the welfare state'

Protest: Squeeze sang that David Cameron was 'hellbent on the destruction of the Welfare State' on live television while he was sitting just a few feet away
  • Band played a revised version of 'Cradle To The Grave' at end of the show
  • The veteran lead singer Glenn Tilbrook sang 'I grew up in council houses'
  • Switched lyrics to say some people were 'hellbent on destruction of the welfare state'
  • PM had earlier said up to a hundred sinkhole estates could be bulldozed
This is the moment Squeeze sang that David Cameron was 'hellbent on the destruction of the Welfare State' on live television while he was sitting just a few feet away.
The Prime Minister applauded after the band had finished playing a revised version of 'Cradle To The Grave' on the BBC's Andrew Marr show this morning.
Veteran lead singer Glenn Tilbrook altered the words as the end credits were rolling to include a stinging attack on the Conservatives who he sang were 'hellbent on destruction of the welfare state'.
On the programme, Mr Cameron said about a hundred of the UK’s worst 'sink estates' could be bulldozed to make way for better homes as part of a blitz on poverty.
He pledged that 'brutal high-rise towers' and 'bleak' housing will be 'torn down' in an effort to tackle drug abuse and gang culture.
Band changes lyrics to attack David Cameron, he claps anyway
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Protest: Squeeze sang that David Cameron was 'hellbent on the destruction of the Welfare State' on live television while he was sitting just a few feet away
The Prime Minister applauded after the band had finished playing a revised version of 'Cradle To The Grave' on the BBC's Andrew Marr show this morning

The Prime Minister applauded after the band had finished playing a revised version of 'Cradle To The Grave' on the BBC's Andrew Marr show this morning
Squeeze later tweeted their fans, saying they'd included a third verse especially for the PM. It was re-tweeted more than 1,000 times and received over a thousand likes 

Squeeze later tweeted their fans, saying they'd included a third verse especially for the PM. It was re-tweeted more than 1,000 times and received over a thousand likes 
Mr Cameron was sitting just yards away with the show's host Andrew Marr as the band, famed for 1970s hits including Cool For Cats, delivered their stinging jibe.
It was not clear whether Mr Cameron noticed the musical protest, as he continued to watch without reacting. 
Mr Tilbrook sang: 'I grew up in council houses, they're part of what made Britain great. But there are some people who are hellbent on destruction of the welfare state.'
Veteran lead singer Glenn Tilbrook altered the words as the end credits were rolling to include a stinging attack on the Conservatives who he sang were 'hellbent on destruction of the welfare state'

Veteran lead singer Glenn Tilbrook altered the words as the end credits were rolling to include a stinging attack on the Conservatives who he sang were 'hellbent on destruction of the welfare state'
Mr Cameron was sitting just yards away with the show's host Andrew Marr as the band, famed for 1970s hits including Cool For Cats, delivered their stinging jibe

Mr Cameron was sitting just yards away with the show's host Andrew Marr as the band, famed for 1970s hits including Cool For Cats, delivered their stinging jibe
It is not the first time the 58-year-old Squeeze frontman has made his feelings known about Conservative policy.
According to the Mirror, he told WhatsOnNorth in 2013 that the country was 'going backwards' under the Tories.
Even NME's official Twitter account got in on the joke, urging its followers to watch the clip 

Even NME's official Twitter account got in on the joke, urging its followers to watch the clip 
On the programme, Mr Cameron said about a hundred of the UK’s worst 'sink estates' could be bulldozed to make way for better homes as part of a blitz on poverty
On the programme, Mr Cameron said about a hundred of the UK’s worst 'sink estates' could be bulldozed to make way for better homes as part of a blitz on poverty
Viewers took to Twitter after the band's surprising performance this morning with one user writing: 'Squeeze just put the PM under more pressure in 3 minutes than any #BBC journalist has done in 6 years.'
Another wrote: 'Well done Squeeze. Inspirational fighting for social housing on The Andrew Marr Show this morning.' 
A BBC spokeswoman said producers had not been aware of Squeeze's protest beforehand. 

WHAT THE LYRICS SHOULD HAVE BEEN...

They say time will wait for no man
They say time is on my side
I could never make my mind up
As it all goes whizzing by 
CHORUS
From the cradle to the grave
I know I won’t be a slave
To the mistakes that I made
With the passion and the pace
And I won’t go til I’m ready
From the cradle to the grave 

WHAT THE LYRICS WERE CHANGED TO... 

I grew up in council houses
They're part of what made Britain great. 
But there are some people who are hellbent 
On destruction of the welfare state 
CHORUS
From the cradle to the grave
I know I won’t be a slave
To the mistakes that I made
With the passion and the pace
And I won’t go til I’m ready
From the cradle to the grave 
People praised the band across Twitter, writing 'well done lads!', 'Much kudos to Squeeze for sticking it to David Cameron', and 'Cameron clapping at the end is so funny'.
Even NME's official Twitter account got in on the joke, urging its followers to watch the clip. 
NME tweeted: 'Watch Squeeze condemn David Cameron in front of his face live on the Andrew Marr show'.  
BBC Radio 2 presenter Jeremy Vine tweeted: 'Didn't realise just how close Squeeze were to Mr Cameron when they changed the words'

BBC Radio 2 presenter Jeremy Vine tweeted: 'Didn't realise just how close Squeeze were to Mr Cameron when they changed the words'
People applauded the band across social media - this Twitter user wrote 'Well done lads!'
People applauded the band across social media - this Twitter user wrote 'Well done lads!'
'Kudos' - This Twitter user praised the band for 'sticking it to David Cameron' 
'Kudos' - This Twitter user praised the band for 'sticking it to David Cameron' 
People also tweeted videos and pictures of the performance 
People also tweeted videos and pictures of the performance