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Do you know your enemy?
I heard Green Day’s first single off their new CD, 21st Century Breakdown, for the first time on Lazer 99.3 yesterday afternoon on the way home from work. I like it. I was a big fan of American Idiot, and wasn’t sure they’d be consistent with their quality on their future albums, but I must say, this rocks. Usually it takes a few listens for news songs to grow on me, but I liked this one right away. Lyrics follow the video:
Do you know the enemy?
Do you know your enemy?
Well, gotta know the enemy
Do you know the enemy?
Do you know your enemy?
Well, gotta know the enemy
Do you know the enemy?
Do you know your enemy?
Well, gotta know the enemy
Violence is an enemy
Against the enemy
Violence is an energy
Bringing on the fury
The choir infantry
Revolt against the honor to obey
Overthrow the effigy
The vast majority
Burning down the foreman of control
Silence is the enemy
Against your urgency
So rally up the demons of your soul
Do you know the enemy?
Do you know your enemy?
Well, gotta know the enemy
Do you know the enemy?
Do you know your enemy?
Well, gotta know the enemy
The insurgency will rise
When the bloods been sacrificed
Don’t be blinded by the lies
In your eyes
Violence is an energy
From here to eternity
Violence is an energy
Silence is the enemy
So gimme gimme revolution
Do you know the enemy?
Do you know your enemy?
Well, gotta know the enemy
Do you know the enemy?
Do you know your enemy?
Well, gotta know the enemy
Overthrow the effigy
The vast majority
Burning down the foreman of control
Silence is the enemy
Against your urgency
So rally up the demons of your soulTags: 00s music, 21st century breakdown, american idiot, green day, know your enemy, know your enemy lyrics, lazer 99.3
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Kiss my sassafras
Don’t ask me how or why, but Matt and I got into an indepth discussion via IM today about sassafras, and Aerosmith’s usage of the word. The one that everyone knows is from Love in an Elevator (and does anyone else find it odd that Steven Tyler wants you to kiss his deciduous tree?), but I’m positive I’ve heard him use the words “sexy ass” in an uncut or live version. Maybe trees are more radio friendly than sexy asses, who knows.
I was insistent that this wasn’t Mr. Tyler’s only usage of the seemingly non-sensical word, and Matt challenged me to find another example. Please find the following lyrics from one of their older songs, Last Child :
“Take me back to a south Tallahassee
Down cross the bridge to my sweet sassafrassy”Also a note of interest, Green Day has a song entitled Sassafras Roots, however the word “sassafras” is never uttered throughout the entire song.
And speaking of sassafras, I had forgotten how ridiculous the video for Love in an Elevator is (I think my favorite part is the dancing chicks that turn into mannequins):
Tags: 70s music, 80s music, 90s music, aerosmith, green day, johnny gill, last child, love in an elevator, radio friendly, sassafras, sassafras roots, stephen tyler
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