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Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
"Kick Out The Ham's" | "Kick Out The Jam's" | princejellyfish |
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
Sister Anne M.C.5. | And I Love Her The Beatles | Sister Anne- I Love Her Too creepy (unless your from West Virginia.) | princejellyfish |
"Kick Out The Jams"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: Kick out the Jams, mf
Why They're Inappropriate: MC5 were one of the most experimental groups of all time, but ... they were rock music critics darlings, but did not sell well. Back in 1969 these lyrics would be thought of as very inappropriate. Just the word that ends the first line makes it still inappropriate, today.
Submitted by: Peter
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"Kick Out The Jams"
Opening Lines: Kick out the jams motherfucker!
Comments: MC5 (short for Motor City five -- they were a band from Detroit, MI and had five members)'s "Kick Out The Jams" almost seems out of place for 1969 America (when it made a small dent on many FM and AM radio dials -- although not becoming a national hit -- it was a hit in many American markets), and this isn't just because of the racy opening line. No, the thing that makes "Kick Out The Jams" and MC5 unique was the combining of several forms of music available at that time, and even some that were just in the experimental early stages to come up with a sound that would become more common place three decades later and sound not to unlike such 1990's and 2000's bands as Nirvana, Rage Against The Machine, Living Colour, etc. A matter of fact, MC5 was way ahead of their time, combining not only psychedelic rock and funk, but also proto-punk and the yet to be realized sounds of later hip-hop and even a trace of rap can be heard in MC5's sound.
Submitted by: Peter
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