There Goes the Neighborhood (Body Count song)
"There Goes the Neighborhood" is the twelfth track of Body Count's self-titled debut album. The song is a sarcastic response to critics, sung from the point of view of a racist white rocker who wonders "Don't they know rock's just for whites? / Don't they know the rules? / Those niggers are too hardcore / This shit ain't cool."[2] For the song's music video, the word "nigger" was replaced with the phrase "black boys".[3] The music video, directed by Matt Mahurin, ends with a black musician implanting an electric guitar into the ground and setting it on fire. The final image is similar to that of a burning cross.[4]
The main guitar riff was later sampled in Vaginal Jesus "Beat Rodney Down" and Anal Cunt's "Lenny's in My Neighborhood".
Track listing
| 1. |
"There Goes The Neighborhood (Radio Edit)" |
4:01 |
| 2. |
"There Goes The Neighborhood (Album Version)" |
5:50 |
| 3. |
"KKK Bitch (Live)" |
3:44 |
| 4. |
"KKK Bitch (Album Version)" |
2:53 |
References
- 1 2 Strong, Martin Charles (2002). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Canongate. pp. 724–725. ISBN 1-84195-615-5.
- ↑ Body Count (1992). Lyrics sheet. Body Count. Sire/Warner Bros. ISBN 7-5992-6878-2
- ↑ Ice T; Sigmund, Heidi (1994). The Ice Opinion: Who Gives a Fuck?. St. Martin's Press. pp. 99–101; 108; 166–180. ISBN 0-312-10486-3.
- ↑ Body Count (1992). "There Goes The Neighborhood". Music video. Body Count. Sire/Warner Bros. Records. ISBN 7-5992-6878-2
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