Skip to comments.
Beastie Boys Take On Bush With First Song In Five Years (New Morons for the Enemies List)
MTV "News" ^
| March 11, 2003
| Jon Wiederhorn, with additional reporting by Gideon Yago
Posted on 03/11/2003 10:11:00 PM PST by Timesink
Beastie Boys Take On Bush With First Song In Five Years
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beastie Boy Mike D
Photo: MTV News |
|
"You just look at the TV and see this guy whos supposed to be representing us and it just feels ridiculous." -- Beastie Boys' MCA |
|
|
|
Following a recording hiatus of nearly five years, the Beastie Boys have been driven out of hiding by the need to comment on the scary state of the world.
In the middle of a New York writing and rhyming session for their next album, MCA, Ad-Rock and Mike D hammered out a song called "In a World Gone Mad" and posted it on their Web site.
"We all got to a point where we felt like, were in this room in New York, were looking at each other every day, and we really felt compelled to speak our minds on what exactly we see happening right now," Mike D said.
The up-tempo song, which features a simple rhythm and rudimentary samples, has the old-school feel of a Run-DMC track. The buoyancy of the beats contrasts with the lyrics, which criticize the Bush administration's eagerness to attack Iraq: "You build more bombs as you get more bold/ As your mid-life crisis war unfolds/ All you wanna do is take control/ Now put that Axis of Evil bullsh-- on hold."
"None of us feels very comfortable with what Bush is putting forward and the way that Bush is representing the United States, and I dont think he represents us," MCA said. "We just felt like if we do have an opportunity to put some ideas out there that a few people might hear, then we should do that. I mean, you just look at the TV and see this guy whos supposed to be representing us and it just feels ridiculous."
The Beasties may have been driven to create "In a World Gone Mad" because they felt like Bush was turning a deaf ear to the screaming voices of anti-war protesters, but they said they were also motivated after hearing rumors that artists were discouraged from mentioning the Middle East conflict during the Grammy Awards. After so much disinformation, the Boys decided some old-school learnin' was in order.
"The majority of people out there seem to link September 11 and Iraq," Mike D said. "It seems to me that the government hasnt really put any evidence out there. There hasnt been a compelling case linking the two, so I think its really important to separate them."
-- Jon Wiederhorn, with additional reporting by Gideon Yago
Let your politicians know what you think: You Tell Them
Back to Conflict In The Middle East
|
|
|
For more on Beastie Boys, check out the MTV News Archive
What do you think of this story? You Tell Us |
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: barfalert; beastieboys; beastielate30sguys; bush; bushhaters; celebrityhaters; celebritymorons; enemieslist; fightforyourblight; humanyields; iraq; needthepublicity; nosleeptillbaghdad; saddam; thenewknownothings; vomit
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-51 next last
Warning: The following WILL MAKE YOU VOMIT!
1
posted on
03/11/2003 10:11:00 PM PST
by
Timesink
To: Timesink
Who are the beastie boys and why should I care?
2
posted on
03/11/2003 10:12:41 PM PST
by
Brett66
Okay, the video links don't seem to be working right. Just look for them in the middle of the right-hand column on the linked page.
3
posted on
03/11/2003 10:15:00 PM PST
by
Timesink
To: Brett66
Their fans could just download their music from the Internet instead of buying it. But that would be wrong.
To: Timesink
Just another band on drugs.
Have any of them served their country??
To: ATCNavyRetiree
Someone ought to tell these guys just who really is "fighting for their right to party."
6
posted on
03/11/2003 10:20:26 PM PST
by
dfwgator
To: dfwgator
Honestly...the Beastie Boys are so "passe" these days who really cares?
7
posted on
03/11/2003 10:24:10 PM PST
by
paltz
To: Timesink
The Beastie Boys? Gee, can't wait to hear what Dexy's Midnight Runners have to say about the war.
8
posted on
03/11/2003 10:24:34 PM PST
by
zook
To: zook
Or Men Without Hats.
9
posted on
03/11/2003 10:25:13 PM PST
by
zook
To: Timesink
"You just look at the TV and see this guy whos supposed to be representing us and it just feels ridiculous." -- Beastie Boys' Pansie Boys MCA
Uh... MCA (Major Clownish Agitprop)...That 'just feels ridiculous' you describe is called YOU ARE NO LONGER RELEVANT in the 21st Century, MR. GOOFY EARS.
Oh yeah...YOUR "MUSIC" STILL SUCKS.
To: Timesink
"The majority of people out there seem to link September 11 and Iraq," Mike D said.And the Beatsie Boys and co are smarter than the majority of the people out there and know for a FACT that there is no linkage?
The US should topple Hussein just in case there a link, because he supports terrorist suicide bombers in Israel and is allied with our enemy, islamonazi terrorists.
The Beastie Boys are a bunch of rich middle aged men with God complexes.
Fury signifying nothing.
Murder Riot Fight, hope the building crumbles on your head.
11
posted on
03/11/2003 10:26:11 PM PST
by
Rome2000
To: paltz
They were cool in the late 80's.
Pretty irrelevant these days though.
12
posted on
03/11/2003 10:27:35 PM PST
by
Sabretooth
(Cant wait for MPPA to pass in MN.)
To: Rome2000
I seem to remember back in the 80s they said all that same crap about Reagan.
13
posted on
03/11/2003 10:27:58 PM PST
by
dfwgator
To: Timesink
"Beastie Boys take on Bush"Mmmm, that looks like a line for a lude poster.
14
posted on
03/11/2003 10:29:37 PM PST
by
EGPWS
To: Sabretooth
EECH! I remember seeing them when they played with Metallica in San Diego in 1994. I wonder how James Hetfield could've possibly controlled himself as to not slapping these punks in the heads yelling, "Shut the f**k up!"
Most everyone in the audience seemed like they wanted to do it as well.
15
posted on
03/11/2003 10:33:43 PM PST
by
RandallFlagg
("There are worse things than crucifixion...There are teeth.")
To: zook
Lol I just was gonna ask about that kinda wondering what flock of seagulls thinks of North Korea geez those guys gotta be in their 40's by now. Wow fourty something white rappers should sell millions.
To: Timesink
MTV does have
a poll worth freeping:
Is time up for Iraq?
On Friday, chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix reported yet again to the Security Council on his latest findings in Iraq. Based on what he had to say, do you think the U.S. should launch a war on Iraq?
- Yes, no more second chances for Iraq.
- No, the longer the inspections go on and the more Saddam disarms, the more time the U.N. has to arrive at a united course of action.
Current results:
Yes, no more second chances for Iraq.
|
62% |
No, the longer the inspections go on and the more Saddam disarms, the more time the U.N. has to arrive at a united course of action.
|
38% |
17
posted on
03/11/2003 10:35:17 PM PST
by
Timesink
To: Timesink
"You just look at the TV and see these sorry guys who are just 'musicians' spouting venom on foreign policy and the war on terrorism and it just feels ridiculous."
To: RandallFlagg
A liberal straight out of Dumb and Dumber central casting. They always seem to to have that slack jawed look, don't they?
To: dfwgator
Oh dfw you are correct they would bash Reagan senseless but then again Ronnie won two landslides and thats when the beastie boys actually sold out places. Now I don't think they could fill a 7-11.
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-51 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson