One night a boyfriend and girlfriend came back to their dorm being careful not to wake the boy’s roomate, They carefully go up to the top bunk and begin having sex. The man says to his girlfriend, ‘If you want me to go harder say lettuce and if you want me to faster say cucumber’ She agrees, About half hour into this she begins screaming, ‘Lettuce, Cucumber, lettuce, lettuce’ The mans room mate wakes up and shouts up, ‘Will you two stop making sandwiches your getting mayonaise all over me’
October 23, 2009 – 2:52 am
man cot driving bumper car on the street
fat dyke
NO NIGGERS NO JEWS NO FAGGOTS NO GYPSIES
October 20, 2009 – 2:56 am
plane pat whatup
ape man
what a hunk?
MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH TORONTO
March 12, 2009 – 1:45 pm
GET A GLIMPSE INTO THE LIFESTYLE OF TORONTO’S ALTERNATIVE ELITE!
LIVIN’ AT HOME YOU’RE SUCH A BIG FAG
February 24, 2009 – 4:16 pm
“(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party!)” was the first single released from the Beastie Boys‘ breakthrough album, Licensed to Ill (1986). One of their best-known songs, it reached #7 on the Billboard 100, and was later named one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. The Beastie Boys also included the track on their hits album, The Sounds of Science, in 1999
History
Ironically, the song was intended as a parody of party and attitude songs, such as “Smokin’ In the Boys Room” and “I Wanna Rock.” However, the irony was lost on most listeners. Mike D commented that, “The only thing that upsets me is that we might have reinforced certain values of some people in our audience when our own values were actually totally different. There were tons of guys singing along to ‘Fight for Your Right’ who were oblivious to the fact it was a total goof on them.”[1] The guitar riffs and solo were played by Slayer guitarist Kerry King.
Despite probably being the group’s most famous song, the Beastie Boys have expressed distaste for it. In The Sounds of Science liner notes, MCA jokingly says the song “sucks,” though they did not feel the album would be complete without it. The group has not performed the song live since 1987.
Charts
| Chart (1987) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| German Singles Chart | 25 |
| UK Singles Chart | 11 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 7 |
Pop culture references
- The popular Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation, which is known for naming each episode after an 80s hit song, named a Season 2 episode after this song, dealing with the right to protest.
- Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine covered this in a lounge music style on his 2000 album Lounge Against the Machine and his 2006 album The Sunny Side of the Moon: The Best of Richard Cheese.
- The song was performed by former Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee in his reality TV show, Tommy Lee Goes to College.
- The closing track of Public Enemy’s album It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is titled “Party For Your Right To Fight” in reference to this song; Atmosphere later included a track whose titled played on both songs, “Party for the Fight to Write”, on their Lucy Ford album.
- French electronic music duo Daft Punk’s single “Revolution 909” has the words “Fight for Your Right to Party” at the bottom of the back of its cover.[2]
- This song was the first song played on WCBS-FM after its switch to the Jack format.
- The 1990 film Look Who’s Talking Too features John Travolta and Kirstie Alley singing a modified version of the song’s chorus to baby Mikey while trying to get him to use the bathroom: “You gotta fight…for your right…to potty!”
- Sammy Hagar now plays this song as a medley to close his shows—singing the first verse of “Summertime Blues”, by Eddie Cochran, and then inviting rapper “Bling Bling” on stage the sing the rest of the song. In 2008, Sammy released a studio version of the song on his album, Cosmic Universal Fashion.
- Pennywise has covered the song live in concert.
- The album’s producer, and band’s DJ, Rick Rubin appears in the video wearing the T-shirt of thrash metal band Slayer who were another band on his label. Rubin can also be seen wearing AC/DC and Beastie Boys shirts. A very young LL Cool J appears in the video. Former MTV News reporter Tabitha Soren also appears in the video.
- The song is featured in an episode “Home Away from Homer” of The Simpsons (Season 16).
- On the Family Guy episode “Let’s Go to the Hop“, Peter comments “I gotta fight for my right to party.”
- Green Day performed a medley of the choruses of “Fight for Your Right” and “We’re Not Gonna Take It” during a jam at the end of their Woodstock 94 performance.
- Stand Up Comedian Roy Chubby Brown has used the song as his intro music on many occasions.
- German thrash metal band Holy Moses has covered the song.
- Referenced in Peep Show Series 4 when Mark (David Mitchell) says “As you’re always saying, The Beastie Boys fought, and possibly died for my right to party.”
- Pop/rock band Mcfly covered the song on their 2006 motion in the ocean tour.
- In Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends, in the episode “Partying Is Such Sweet Soiree”, Bloo asks, “Do I have to fight, for my right to party?” to which Mac responds, “How ’bout fighting for your right not to get kicked out of the house?”
- In the viral marketing campaign for Christopher Nolan’s second Batman film The Dark Knight, one of the headings in a Gotham City newspaper desecrated by The Joker reads “Mobsters fight for their right to party!”[3]
- It was also featured as a “Video That Rocked The World” on Fuse TV.
- The song was covered by Cincinnati, Ohio metalcore band Beneath the Sky.
- There’s an episode of Hannah Montana called You Gotta Not Fight For Your Right To Party
- In an episode of the late 80s sitcom Who’s the Boss?, Alyssa Milano’s character, Samantha, attends a Beastie Boys show with her dad, Tony. She shows her excitement by singing (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!).
- The song was played for a few seconds in 50 Cent’s semi-autobiographical film, Get Rich or Die Tryin’.
- The song is used in The Hamish & Andy Show in the intro for the Fred Basset segment, in which Andy attempts to stop Hamish from reading a Fred Basset comic on-air. The intro begins with the section of the song, ‘You gotta fight for your right to…’ before cutting to Hamish saying, “Listen to Fred Basset on the radio.”
- The song has been covered by Australian rapcore act Deez Nuts, it featured on the Stay True album
- There is an acoustic version of this song by outer-space folk duo Zen Boy & Karma
HOW TO BE A GOOD CONVERSATIONALIST
February 24, 2009 – 3:32 am
1. Listen. This is the most important part of any conversation. Pay attention to what is being said. A conversation will not go anywhere if you are too busy thinking of anything else, including what you plan to say next. If you listen well, the other person’s statements will suggest questions for you to ask. Allow the other person to do most of the talking. They will often not realize that it was they who did most of the talking, and you get the credit for being a good conversationalist – which of course, you are!
2. Find out what the other person is interested in. You can even do some research in advance when you know you will have an opportunity to talk with a specific person. Complimenting them is a great place to start. Everyone likes sincere compliments, and that can be a great ice-breaker.
3. Ask questions. What do they like to do? What sort of things have they done in their lives? What is happening to them now? What did they do today or last weekend? Identify things about them that you might be interested in hearing about, and politely ask questions. Remember, there was a reason that you wanted to talk to them, so obviously there was something about them that you found interesting. However, try to space out your questions or they’ll feel like you’re interrogating them which is very bad and closes off friendships.
4.
Forget yourself. Dale Carnegie once said, “It’s much easier to become interested in others than it is to convince them to be interested in you.” If you are too busy thinking about yourself, what you look like, or what the other person might be thinking, you will never be able to relax. Introduce yourself, shake hands, then forget yourself and focus on them instead.
5. Practice active listening skills. Part of listening is letting the other person know that you are listening. Make eye contact. Nod. Say “Yes,” “I see,” “That’s interesting,” or something similar to give them clues that you are paying attention and not thinking about something else – such as what you are going to say next.
6. Ask clarifying questions. If the topic seems to be one they are interested in, ask them to clarify what they think or feel about it. If they are talking about an occupation or activity you do not understand, take the opportunity to learn from them. Everyone loves having a chance to teach another willing and interested person about their hobby or subject of expertise.
7. Paraphrase back what you have heard, using your own words. This seems like an easy skill to learn, but takes some practice to master. Conversation happens in turns, each person taking a turn to listen and a turn to speak or to respond. It shows respect for the other person when you use your “speaking turn” to show you have been listening and not just to say something new. They then have a chance to correct your understanding, affirm it, or embellish on it.
8. Consider your response before disagreeing. If the point was not important, ignore it rather than risk appearing argumentative. If you consider it important then politely point out your difference of opinion. Do not disagree merely to set yourself apart, but remember these points:
* It is the differences in people–and their conversation–that make them interesting.
* Agreeing with everything can kill a conversation just as easily as disagreeing with everything.
* A person is interesting when they are different from you; a person is obnoxious when they can not agree with anything you say, or if they use the point to make themselves appear superior.
* Try to omit the word “but” from your conversation when disagreeing as this word often puts people on the defensive. Instead, try substituting the word “and”, it has less of an antagonistic effect.
9. Consider playing devil’s advocate – which requires care. If your conversation partner makes a point, you can keep the conversation going by bringing up the opposite point of view (introduce it with something like “I agree, and…”). If you overuse this technique, however, you could end up appearing disagreeable or even hostile.
10. Do not panic over lulls. This is a point where you could easily inject your thoughts into the discussion. If the topic seems to have run out, use the pause to think for a moment and identify another conversation topic or question to ask them. Did something they said remind you of something else you have heard, something that happened to you, or bring up a question or topic in your mind? Mention it and you’ll transition smoothly into further conversation!
11. Know when the conversation is over. Even the best conversations will eventually run out of steam or be ended by an interruption. Shake hands with the other person and be sure to tell them you enjoyed talking with them. Ending on a positive note will leave a good impression and likely bring them back later for more!
12. Make a good first impression. Smile, ask questions that require more than a yes/no answer, and really listen. Maintain eye contact and keep as friendly and polite as possible.
