How many angry teens retreat to their room and hit it up on the stereo after their mum has told them to bring her their dirty laundry?
Saw them in concert in ‘94. Zach tried to start a riot against the cops. I was young, scared, thought he was wrong.
He was right
It is a divisive song that is more popular than it should be, but many popular songs are divisive.
It’s divisive? I can’t think of a single person I know who doesn’t like that song. Even the ones that are boot lickers.
Killing in the Name was Christmas Number 1 in 2009, it was a protest against X Factor domination. That was before streaming counted towards the charts, but it really made the song huge.
It was a great upset. And then for #1 spot on the UK Christmas charts, BBC invited RATM to play the song live. They were asked to keep it censored, of course they did not. Show was awkwardly cut short. Performance went viral. The rest is history.
I wonder why this song has so many plays?
To answer your question, I’d say no: you do not wonder why this song has so many plays.
Glad I could help answer that question.
