I Predict a Riot and Stacy Herbert's radio programs to produce a version of the song reflecting the trillions of dollars of derivatives in the shadow banking system which they correctly predicted would cause a financial meltdown. In 2011, Irish pop group Westlife performed the song as part of their medley for their Gravity Tour. In the late 2000s, Chris Moyles did a parody of "I Predict a Riot" called "I Predict a Diet", which Moyles sings about needing a diet. I Predict a Riot "I Predict a Riot" is a song by Kaiser Chiefs, appearing on their debut album "Employment". It was originally
I Predict a Riot best-known song, along with "Ruby". It is one of the three tracks the band played when they opened Live 8 in Philadelphia, alongside "Everyday I Love You Less and Less" and "Oh My God". The song makes a reference to John Smeaton "("an old Leodiensian")", a Civil Engineer, born in Austhorpe, Leeds. Singer Ricky Wilson's house was named after him. The song thrives on its Yorkshire heritage with the use of pronouns such as "thee", a nod to the band's origins, for "thee" and "thou" survived in Yorkshire dialect, and are still used to an extent today. Both "I Predict