"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
03/02/2016 at 13:00 • Filed to: Song Showdown
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"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
03/02/2016 at 13:00 • Filed to: Song Showdown | 1
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Right now, right now, right now it’s time to...
VOTE ON SOME JAMS, MOTHERFUCKERS!
The Rage Renegades album is noting if not diverse in the songs the group covered. On Monday we had them covering rock legends the Rolling Stones, yesterday it was the hip hop group Cypress Hill, and today it’s the Detroit protopunk band MC5 and their controversial song “Kick Out The Jams.”
The controversy surrounding “Kick Out the Jams” stems from the song using the word “motherfuckers” in its intro, something that wouldn’t raise an eyebrow these days but was a big deal back in 1969 when the album was released. The band took it a step further by initially having “kick out the jams, Motherfuckers!” printed on the inside album covers. These records were quickly pulled from the stores, and there were two versions upon re-release, a version where the song intro was censored, and an uncensored version which was to be sold from behind the counter. The controversy was escalated when Hudson’s department store refused to carry even the censored version of the album. MC5 responded by taking out a full page ad that simply featured an image of lead singer Rob Tyner, the Elektra logo (the record label the band was signed to), and the words “Fuck Hudson’s.” Hudson’s in turn responded by refusing to carry any Elektra label albums, ultimately forcing Elektra to bow under the pressure and financial loss and drop MC5 from their label. Meanwhile Jefferson Airplane also released a song with the word “motherfucker” in it, which bothered absolutely nobody.
MC5 - (1969)
Rage Against the Machine - (2000)
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> Dusty Ventures
03/02/2016 at 13:09 |
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Add in a third view for presidents of the united States of America version!
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Dusty Ventures
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03/02/2016 at 13:14 |
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I do love the PUSA version
vondon302
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03/02/2016 at 13:20 |
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Came to say this. Pusa was great.
McMike
> Dusty Ventures
03/02/2016 at 13:27 |
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I came here to post that!
Baeromez
> Dusty Ventures
03/02/2016 at 14:30 |
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To me the definitive version will always be BOC’s cover.
Jonee
> Dusty Ventures
03/02/2016 at 15:05 |
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MC5 was such a good band and it was a stroke of genius that their first album was a live recording. But, their next record on Atlantic was their masterpiece even though they apparently weren’t crazy about it.
Funny enough, when Elektra went to sign them in Detroit, they told the a&r guy to go look at another band, a little group known as The Stooges. So, we have them to thank for Iggy Pop.
sdwarf36
> Dusty Ventures
03/02/2016 at 21:48 |
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Can I throw one into the ring?