Guerilla Radio

This song won Best Hard Rock Performance at the 2001 Grammy Awards. Tim Commerford, the band's bassist, caused quite a spectacle at the event which ended in the entire band getting arrested. During an acceptance speech by Fred Durst, Commerford proceeded to climb a tall stage-prop. Commerford then struggled with security in an effort to stay on the prop. Fred Durst commented on Commerford: "I hope he gets his head checked real soon." If you can find some footage of it, I highly recommend watching.

This was the second track on Rage's The Battle of Los Angeles album. The music video is a parody of GAP clothing advertisements of the time and features good-looking young people singing songs to the camera.

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10-25-2003: Lyrics have been removed to comply with E2 copyright changes. If you would still like to see my transcription just /msg. =)

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The reference "More for Gore or the son of a drug lord" is to Al Gore, former vice president of the United States, once considered to be a front-runner for the Democratic party nomination in the Presidential election in 2000. George W. Bush was considered a front-runner for the Republican party nomination in the same election in 2000. He is the son of former US president George Bush, under whose administration the discovery was made that the CIA and other departments of the federal government supplied drugs such as crack cocaine to inner city areas.

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Guerilla Radio was the title of many US and foreign singles and a few 'limited editions' released by Rage Against the Machine in 1999, as follows:

Guerilla Radio - US
October 12th, 1999 - Epic Associated Records

1. Guerilla Radio (3:26)
2. Without a Face (live) (4:05) - Recorded May 27, 1996, Pink Pop Festival, Holland

Guerilla Radio - Australia
December 1999 - Epic Associated Records

1. Guerilla Radio (3:26)
2. The Ghost of Tom Joad (5:41)
3. Freedom (live) (5:58) - Recorded April 11th, 1993, Vancouver, BC
4. Without a Face (live) (4:05) - Recorded May 27, 1996, Pink Pop Festival, Holland

Guerilla Radio - Germany
1999 - Epic Associated Records

1. Guerrilla Radio (Radio Edit)
2. The Ghost of Tom Joad (5:41)
3. No Shelter (4:05)
4. Freedom (live)

It is unknown why the radio edit of Guerilla Radio was placed on a single....

Guerilla Radio Limited Edition Part 1 - United Kingdom
1999 - Epic Associated Records

1. Guerilla Radio (3:26)
2. No Shelter (4:05)
3. The Ghost of Tom Joad (5:41)

Guerilla Radio Limited Edition Part 2 - United Kingdom
1999 - Epic Associated Records

1. Guerilla Radio (Radio Edit)
2. Fuck tha Police (live)
3. Freedom (live)

Again with the radio edit...

Guerilla Radio Limited Edition Vinyl - United Kingdom
1999 - Epic Associated Records

1. Guerilla Radio (3:26)
2. The Ghost of Tom Joad (5:41)

I put in as much info for each single as I knew/could find. /msg me with anything I'm missing.

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