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On the 7th edition of Outlandish Rock 🎸🤘, we explore the outlandishness behind “Killing in the Name” performed by Rage Against the Machine.
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ring on the outlandishness! Outlandish Rock 🎸🤘 is a column that falls under the umbrella of Controversial Tunes 😈🎶. Like its parent column, Outlandish Rock 🎸🤘 provides background information and insight into rock and metal songs that raise eyebrows and stir the pot. The records featured on Outlandish Rock 🎸🤘 can be classic or brand new. On the 7th edition of Outlandish Rock 🎸🤘, we explore the controversy behind the song, 🎵 “Killing in the Name” performed by 🎙 Rage Against the Machine.Theme & Lyrics ✍
Zack de la Rocha is the star, painting a damning picture of racists and in this case, the police: “Some of those that work forces / are the same that burn crosses.” To quote 🎙 Drake, 🎵 “HYFR”! Besides a dynamic, turned-up performance by de la Rocha, guitar god 🎙 Tom Morello shines, delivering kick-ass jagged riffs and a stellar guitar solo. Before de la Rocha even performs a note, Morello helps establish the ferocious tone of this 90s classic.
Expectedly, a profane rock record protesting police brutality is going to earn a controversial badge and require censor-shit. More interesting is the controversy surrounding “Killing in the Name” in the 2020s. How? Well, shockingly, Trump supporters misinterpreted the lyrics, which goes against EVERYTHING they stood for (Blue Lives Matter, the republican party, and people like Trump himself). “Killing in the Name” is filled with angst, but not the kind of angst they were touting.
Final Thoughts 💭
🎙 Rage Against the Machine • 💿 Rage Against the Machine • 🏷 Sony Music Entertainment • 🗓 1992
Rage Against the Machine, “Killing in the Name”: Outlandish Rock 🎸🤘 No. 7 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Paul Brennan on Pixabay, Pexels, Sebastian Ervi, SHVETS production, Sony Music Entertainment, Vinícius Caricatte]
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