Songs Glorifying Vandalism

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Name some songs that glorify vandalism, rioting, or some sort of physical expression of rebellion. I'll start off with "Spray Paint" by Black Flag.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Sunday, 23 November 2003 06:32 (twenty-two years ago)

justify my love by madonna

― mandinina (mandinina), Sunday, 23 November 2003 06:41 (twenty-two years ago)

"City Kids" by the motherfucking PINK FAIRIES!!!!!!!!!!

― Broheems (diamond), Sunday, 23 November 2003 06:44 (twenty-two years ago)

The Smiths "Sweet and Tender Hooligan"
Public Enemy "Burn Hollywood Burn"

...although there are probably better examples from both camps?

― Nag! Nag! Nag! (Nag! Nag! Nag!), Sunday, 23 November 2003 06:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Belle and Sebastian, "we rule the school"

The actual line about the graffiti escapes me.

― Blood and sparkles (bloodandsparkles), Sunday, 23 November 2003 07:12 (twenty-two years ago)

"Burnin' and Lootin'"

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Sunday, 23 November 2003 07:43 (twenty-two years ago)

I think there's some on Adolescents debut? "Wrecking Crew"

― sucka (sucka), Sunday, 23 November 2003 07:52 (twenty-two years ago)

the Damned, Smash it Up

― sucka (sucka), Sunday, 23 November 2003 07:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Rage Against The Machine - their library

― Cameron (Cameron), Sunday, 23 November 2003 11:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Limp Bizkit, "Break Stuff"

― cis (cis), Sunday, 23 November 2003 12:20 (twenty-two years ago)

"School's Out," Alice Cooper

― John Fredland (jfredland), Sunday, 23 November 2003 12:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Anarchy in the Uk.

"Get pissed...Destroooooy!!

― Pete S, Sunday, 23 November 2003 12:33 (twenty-two years ago)

The Mountain Goats - "New Chevrolet in Flames"

― largehearted boy (largeheartedboy), Sunday, 23 November 2003 13:20 (twenty-two years ago)

The Clash - White Riot (actually, half the debut album)
Dead Kennedys - Let's Lynch The Landlord
The Ruts - Babylon's Burning
Bob Marley - I Shot The Sherrif

― Dr.Nightdub, Sunday, 23 November 2003 13:32 (twenty-two years ago)

P.E. - Burn, Hollywood, Burn

― p.j. (Henry), Sunday, 23 November 2003 15:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Black Flag: Spray Paint the Walls

― Rockist Scientist (rockistscientist), Sunday, 23 November 2003 15:26 (twenty-two years ago)

"Fuck Shit Up" by Blues Explosion

Just a terrible song, though.

― gusbot (eternal_fields), Sunday, 23 November 2003 19:30 (twenty-two years ago)

"Stealing People's Mail" by Dead Kennedys (that's kinda vandalism, no?)

"Burn Down the Malls" by Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 23 November 2003 21:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Company Flow, "End to End Burners" (graf slang related to a mural that covers an entire subway car)

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Sunday, 23 November 2003 22:47 (twenty-two years ago)

"Fuck Shit Up" by Dub Narcotic Sound System. I know the Jon Spencer version's been mentioned, but this one's better.

― Charlie Rose (Charlie Rose), Sunday, 23 November 2003 23:39 (twenty-two years ago)

This thread belongs to all black metal lyrics about burning down churches.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Monday, 24 November 2003 00:45 (twenty-two years ago)

smash sumthin'-adam f and redman

― robin (robin), Monday, 24 November 2003 01:26 (twenty-two years ago)

kerosene - big black

― gaz (gaz), Monday, 24 November 2003 01:40 (twenty-two years ago)

"the Damned, Smash it Up"
Dammit!, i was gonna say that.
Riot of Violence, Violent Revolution - Kreator
Beat my head agaisnt the wall - black flag

― Cacaman Flores, Monday, 24 November 2003 02:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Beastie Boys, "High Plains Drifter" ("I'm doin' one-twenty plowin' over mailboxes...")

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Monday, 24 November 2003 02:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Micke Farren & the Deviants: "Let's Loot The Supermarket Again Like We Did Last Summer"

― briania, Monday, 24 November 2003 16:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Dead Prez: "Fuck the Law" plus many other tracks.

The Coup: "5 Million Ways to Kill a C.E.O." plus many others.

Looptroop: "The Long Arm of the Law" plus many other rap tracks made by graffiti writers (Dilated Peoples, Company Flow etc.) or rappers sympathetic to graffiti.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 24 November 2003 16:14 (twenty-two years ago)

"Egg Raid on Mojo" Beastie Boys
"Laws Against Laughing" Crucifucks
"Light Enough to Travel" orig. by Geoff Berner, also by Be Good Tanyas and a host of Canadian roots-rock also-rans.

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 24 November 2003 16:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Rip 'N Destroy - KISS
Search & Destroy - Stooges

― dave225 (Dave225), Monday, 24 November 2003 18:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Another "Fuk Shit Up." This time it's by Blatz.

― Ben Dot (1977), Monday, 24 November 2003 22:17 (twenty-two years ago)

pulp-joyriders

― Felcher (Felcher), Monday, 24 November 2003 22:22 (twenty-two years ago)

The Offspring - Nothing from Something

― JP Almeida (JP Almeida), Monday, 24 November 2003 22:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Paleface - "Burn And Rob"

― zaxxon25 (zaxxon25), Tuesday, 25 November 2003 18:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Check out my big fat imagination:

Atari Teenage Riot - "Riot 1996"

― Ian Christe (Ian Christe), Tuesday, 25 November 2003 19:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Those Belle and Sebastian lyrics are:

"On a beech tree rudely carved
"NC was here"
Why did she do it?
Was she scared or sad?"
~ and ~
"On a bus stop in the town
"We Rule The School"
Written for everyone to see and read"

The twee-est lyrics about tagging ever!
Gorgeous song, that.

― Ben Boyer (Ben Boyer), Tuesday, 25 November 2003 19:17 (twenty-two years ago)

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