<P> The chorus is sampled in the hip - hop musical Hamilton by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison as "Such a blunder, sometimes it makes me wonder why I even bring the thunder ." </P> <P> Dave Gahan raps a verse of the song during every live performance of Barrel of a Gun as part of Depeche Mode's ongoing Global Spirit Tour . </P> <P> The song was ranked as number 1 "Track of the Year" for 1982 by NME . </P> <P> Rolling Stone ranked "The Message" #51 in its List of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, (9 December 2004). It had the highest position for any 1980s release and was the highest ranking hip - hop song on the list . In 2012 it was named the greatest hip - hop song of all time . </P>

Who sang it's like a jungle sometimes