Guerrilla Radio
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| Single by Rage Against the Machine from the album The Battle of Los Angeles |
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| Released | 1999 | ||||
| Format | CD, 7", 12" | ||||
| Genre | Rap rock Funk rock |
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| Length | 3 min 26 s | ||||
| Producer | artist Brendan O'Brien |
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"Guerrilla Radio" is the second track from the 1999 album The Battle of Los Angeles by the band Rage Against the Machine. The band won the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance for this song. It has remained one of their signature tracks, along with Bulls on Parade and Killing in the Name off Evil Empire and their debut album respectively. "Guerrilla Radio" was also featured on the popular skateboarding game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2.
The song was covered by lounge/comedy group Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine, whose band name also spoofs Rage. In April 2007, Alanis Morissette covered the song live. It is worth noting that Rage Against The Machine's Evil Empire bumped her debut album Jagged Little Pill from the number one spot on the Billboard 200 back in 1996.
On July 2007, the song's video for "Guerrilla Radio" was ranked #45 on MuchMusic's 50 Most Controversial Videos for extreme amounts of profanity.
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[edit] Music video
This video appears to be a parody of the popular late 90's Gap commercials. These ads featured attractive young people singing songs while against a white backdrop, wearing Gap clothing. The phrase "everybody in denial" (the 'denial' being Gap brand leather, vests, etc) then flashes loudly across the screen.
The video begins with bland, generic, elevator music music being played. There are shots of sweatshop workers (UNITE! union members playing themselves) at their tables, against a white backdrop. Shortly, the phrase "everybody in denial" is flashed on screen. The band is then seen standing against a white background, calmly playing their instruments. As the song speeds up, pictures are seen of a man putting money from the workers in his pockets, taking a girl away from her mother, and the band playing live in a dark, strobe-lit room.
[edit] Track listing
- "Guerrilla Radio"
- "Without a Face (Live Version)"
[edit] UK Track Listing
[edit] Disc 1
- "Guerrilla Radio"
- "No Shelter"
- "The Ghost Of Tom Joad"
[edit] Disc 2
- "Guerrilla Radio" (Radio Edit)
- "Fuck tha Police" (Live) (N.W.A cover)
- "Freedom" (Live)
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- Axis of Justice Tom Morello and Serj Tankian's Activist Website "Axis Of Justice"
- Vietnow.org Rage Against The Machine news resource and forum
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