Hi there cougar43,
Hope these will work ;-) In an attempt not to offend anyone, I've
(*)'d the words that everyone knows but may not want to see spelled
out on Google Answers.
Burn Hollywood burn I smell a riot
Goin' on first they're guilty now they're gone
Yeah I'll check out a movie
But it'll take a Black one to move me
Get me the hell away from this TV
All this news and views are beneath me
Cause all I hear about is shots ringin' out
So I rather kick some slang out
All right fellas let's go hand out
Hollywood or would they not
Make us all look bad like I know they had
But some things I'll never forget yeah
So step and fetch this s***
For all the years we looked like clowns
The joke is over smell the smoke from all around
Burn Hollywood burn
Ice Cube is down with the PE
Now every single bitch wanna see me
Big Daddy is smooth word to muther
Let's check out a flick that exploits the color
Roamin' thru Hollywood late at night
Red and blue lights what a common sight
Pulled to the curb gettin' played like a sucker
Don't fight the power ... the mother f*****
As I walk the streets of Hollywood Boulevard
Thinkin' how hard it was to those that starred
In the movies portrayin' the roles
Of butlers and maids slaves and hoes
Many intelligent Black men seemed to look uncivilized
When on the screen
Like a guess I figure you to play some jigaboo
On the plantation, what else can a n***** do
And Black women in this profession
As for playin' a lawyer, out of the question
For what they play Aunt Jemima is the perfect term
Even if now she got a perm
So let's make our own movies like Spike Lee
Cause the roles being offered don't strike me
There's nothing that the Black man could use to earn
Burn Hollywood burn |
Clarification of Answer by
kutsavi-ga
on
24 Nov 2002 16:17 PST
Just realized I didn't put any reference sources on my answer. My
daughter has the Bamboozled soundtrack, and I just listened to the
song and pulled the lyrics off. It's originally a Public Enemy tune,
and should also be available on their web site:
www.publicenemy.com
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Request for Answer Clarification by
cougar43-ga
on
24 Nov 2002 17:14 PST
The Bamboozled version is not the same as the Public Enemy version.
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Clarification of Answer by
kutsavi-ga
on
24 Nov 2002 19:53 PST
Are the above lyrics not the ones you needed? the Bamboozled version
says that it's by Chuck D,Zack De La Rocha, and the Roots. If the
lyrics above aren't the right ones, let me know so I can fix the
situation.
Thanks
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Request for Answer Clarification by
cougar43-ga
on
24 Nov 2002 20:59 PST
Yes, the lyrics are different for the version Chuck D,Zack De La
Rocha, and the Roots are in.
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Clarification of Answer by
kutsavi-ga
on
25 Nov 2002 06:55 PST
Hey there Cougar43,
Just wondering if these are the lyrics you needed. Are you happy with
them? If not, I can find others for you ;-)
Kutsavi
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Request for Answer Clarification by
cougar43-ga
on
25 Nov 2002 08:48 PST
Dear Kutsavi,
Sorry to be such a hassle. These are NOT the lyrics I needed. Is
their anyway I could upload the song to you?
Thanks,
Alex
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Clarification of Answer by
kutsavi-ga
on
25 Nov 2002 13:00 PST
Hi cougar,
No problems! I want to find the right lyrics. No personal contact is
allowed here, but how's this: Here's a link to the vesion by Chuck
D., de la Rocha and The Roots from the Bamboozled soundtrack:
http://www.artistdirect.com/store/artist/album/0,,1053692,00.html
It's number 11 on the list; scroll about 1/3 of the way down page to
find it. The thing is that this version is about 4 minutes long. The
one I listened to was less than 2 minutes long...there seems to be
some mix up going on here. Listen and see if this is the version you
need, then at least we'll have some common ground to work from ;-)
Kutsavi
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Clarification of Answer by
kutsavi-ga
on
25 Nov 2002 13:06 PST
Arrgh! I just noticed that the link I sent above is for a *preview*
of the song. This might be the problem that we're dealing with. I'm
at work right now, (1:00 Pacific time). I know I've found the entire
song somewhere on the web, but can't take the time right now to find
it again. Give me a couple of hours, and we'll see if we can get it
right. Meantime, if you can post your version of the song to a public
website, that would be the accepted way of doing things here.
Sorry for the last minute shift of gears, here.
K.
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