Saturday, June 12, 2021

RATM: This land is your land? This land is...!

Tom "RATM" Morello, Anti-Flag; Seth Auberon, Sheldon S., Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Anti-Flag "This Land is Your Land" ft. The Nightwatchman & BigD
(Anti- Flag, 3/14/07) War Sucks, Let's Party! 3/8/07 New York City Anti-Flag show featuring The Nightwatchman (Tom "RATM" Morello), Big D, and The Kids Table. C'mon, it's only R 'n R, so who cares if not the kids?

White suburban middle class life summed up in a poolside scene
(Easy Rider) A True Nature's child, were born to be wild, sings Steppenwolf

We were all "Born to be Wild" (Steppenwolf), just like when everyone preferred The Graduate and Easy Rider over the schlock Hollywood had for years been feeding us. Easy Rider wasn't part of the plan.

RATM: "Know Your Enemy" (live)
RATM: Rage Against the Machine performs "Know Your Enemy" at Woodstock, July 24, 1999

It was a surprise hit, made on the paltriest funding with Dennis Hopper both acting and directing and smoking lots of pot. Watch a doc on it.

The Graduate was flipped on its head by replacing the Nazi youth intended to play Benjamin Braddock with screenwriter Buck Henry & Co. taking a shot on and a whole new direction with Dustin Hoffman.

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