Beastie Boys – Fight For Your Right (To Party) Lyrics
And DON'T Make a mess!
Do you like parties?
Yeah
We can invite all our friends and have soda and pie
Yeah!
I hope no bad people show up…}
Kick it
You wake up late for school, man, you don't wanna go
You ask your mom "please," but she still says "no"
You missed two classes and no homework
But your teacher preaches class like you're some kind of jerk
You got to fight for your right to party
Your pop caught you smoking and he said "no way"
That hypocrite smokes two packs a day
Man, living at home is such a drag
Now your mom threw away your best porno mag (busted)
You got to fight for your right to party
You got to fight
Don't step out of this house if that's the clothes you're gonna wear
I'll kick you out of my home if you don't cut that hair
Your mom busted in and said, “What's that noise?"
Aw, mom, you're just jealous it's the Beastie Boys
You got to fight for your right to party
You got to fight for your right to party
Parrrrrrty
Parrrrrrty
This is the forth single — and Track 7 — from Beastie Boys' debut full-length album, Licensed To Ill. The record was released on 6.6.1986 by Def Jam Recordings, a division of CBS/Columbia Records, but the single did not drop until 2.22.1987.
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The song was co-written by Beastie Boys, Rick Rubin, and Tom Cushman. It was engineered by Steve Ett, and mastered by Howie Weinberg. “Fight for Your Right” was a massive crossover hit for the Boys, thanks in part to Mr. Rubin getting Slayer’s Kerry King to play guitar on the track. Its adorably goofy video, which received massive airplay on MTV…
- The song was written as a satirical, sarcastic jab at the “party anthems” popular on mainstream radio and the frat culture from which they were derived. The group indulged in this image with their tongues firmly in their cheeks, but to their disappointment, the joke was lost on the masses. “Fight for Your Right” became a frat house anthem and the Beastie Boys became synonymous with the lifestyle they were parodying…
source: MomYoureJustJealousItsTheBeastieBoys
Fight For Your Right was performed in 17 known concerts.
- 1st Known Performance: 12.26.1986 — The Ritz, New York, US
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ3OBdkHaeYps - Last Known Performance: 8.20.1987 — Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, US
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ps. Big thanks to arcasangels for the gifs!
