I remember hearing the song first time round and thinking "Sorry?
Did I hear that properly?" The yelp of a Vic Reeves-sounding pub singer in the middle of an otherwise bland dirge of a song, the lyrics smugly confirming "Well, tonight thank God it's them instead of YOOUUU!" What an appalling sentiment; "Lucky me, never mind, eh?" I used to wonder at people singing that bit over their Christmas drinks in the pub. The guilt in their eyes gave them away though, as their toes uncurled and then tapped to the next line, "But say a prayer, pray for the other ones..."
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