Rage Against the Machine - ' Killing in the Name' Reaction! The Anthem for Resistance and Defiance!
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"Killing in the Name" is a song by the American rock band Rage Against the Machine, released in 1992 as part of their self-titled debut album. Known for its powerful fusion of rap, rock, and funk, the song became an anthem of resistance and defiance. The track's lyrics, written by vocalist Zack de la Rocha, confront issues of systemic racism and police brutality, articulating a vehement critique of institutional oppression. The chorus, famously featuring the repeated line “Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me,” epitomizes the band's rebellious spirit and commitment to challenging authority. The song's intense rhythm and aggressive delivery, combined with its politically charged message, have made it a staple in protest music and a symbol of resistance in the face of injustice. Its influence persists in both music and political discourse, resonating with audiences who seek empowerment and change.
They played this song on the BBC once and they were asked not to swear. It ended exactly as you’d expect.
The Monsters of Rock Festival at Donington used to be live on BBC Radio. One year they asked The Almighty not to swear…. The managed to get in over 30 f**ks in just half an hour. 😂
And it was fucking glorious 😂
@@AceAnnie1-7 Please welcome the All Loud the All Wild the All fucking Mighty, great intro to a gig.
@@headingley72 the best! They’re still going strong too. We saw them in Manchester last year and have got tickets for Glasgow in December
@@AceAnnie1-7 is Ricky still lead singer for Thin Lizzy as well.
This was written in response to the Rodney King incident and police brutality.
I wasn't sure if it was or not. But thanks for confirming it.
@@christopherking4932it actually wasn’t, if you look into it deeper it will explain it. Google it😊
Why do you gotta make it political...
...is my favorite question when explaing RATM. They're leftist agitprop artists who have always been political.
This song is even more relevant today than it was in the 90's.
Ditto "Bullet in the Head".
No, it definitely isn’t 🙄 If you think it’s worse today than in 91, you’re delusional.
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What makes it worse today is not only the sheer volume of abusive cops but the fact that they still commit their crimes while wearing body cams and being recorded by the public. You don't think George Floyd was worse than Rodney King? You're delusional.
@react2reactions246 They probably weren't even old enough to be aware in 91... or even born yet.
The only things worse racially now is the insecurity, manipulation of affirmative action, and self segregation.
Well, honestly the late 80's-90's was pretty damn insane times, but it's also true today's era is unhinged to a disturbing degree. RATM will always be relevant to every generation.
The whole Rage Against the Machine catalog is good. “Bulls on Parade”, “Down Rodeo”, “Gorilla Radio” etc
"Guerilla Radio"
The Battle of Los Angeles
Every album, cover to cover. Just absorb, learn and rock the fuck out.
@@junkandcrapamen Turn that sh*t up!
Know Your Enemy rarely gets mentioned, their most underrated song
"Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses."
True in 1992, true today.
Will always be true because they were honest with the use of “some of those…”
This year police shootings of unarmed black men hit a grand whopping total of four. And black cops are just as prone as white cop to be involved in police brutality cases. So it's kinda hard to give a pass to "some of those who work forces are the same as those who burn crosses." Has a cop ever been found to be part of the Klan in the last half century? And when they refer to whites as considering themselves to be "the chose people," where does the hypocrisy end? The ridiculousness of claiming anti-racism by making a clearly racist statement I suppose never bothered them. I've never heard anything as blatantly racist as that statement against any other people of color right out proudly stated with no blow back.
I myself was coming out of the basement door of a building I just bought and got thrown up against the wall by a black cop and frisked. If every white person started counting the transgressions against them personally and ignored all transgressions against other races, I'm sure anyone would think whites were being targeted. This is a dead end that is driving a wedge into the people of this country and will in all likelihood lead to the division of the country. And ignorantly stating that nothing has changed since 1992 . . . well, if it was like today, there's not much sign back then that there was any racism at all.
@@eclipsewrecker Police killings of unarmed black men were at a grand whopping total of four last year. And black cops are just as statistically likely to be accused of police brutality as white cops.
If things were truly the same today as they were back in '92, I suppose we could conclude there wasn't much police brutality back then after all.
Police killings of unarmed black men were at a grand whopping total of four last year. And black cops are just as statistically likely to be accused of police brutality as white cops.
If things were truly the same today as they were back in '92, I suppose we could conclude there wasn't much police brutality back then.
My replies keep getting deleted by TH-cam's bots for some reason. Sometimes they come back, usually they don't. So if you see more than one entry, that's why.
Tom Morello got a Bachelor’s degree from Harvard in Political Science. Zach comes from Mexican-American, African and Jewish heritage. He writes about the colonization of the Aztec in one of his RATM songs People of the Sun.
It doesnt just stop there. Tom Morellos father is Kenyan who took part in the Mau Mau rebellion during Kenya's struggle for independence from the British. Zach's great grandfather was a Zapatista who fought during the mexican revolution the Zapatistas were the faction during the mexican revolution that fought for indigenous land rights and the redistribution of land from the barons to the peasants.
He's the man. VERY active in labor causes. I got to march with him during a huge port wide strike in Long Beach years ago.
MOST of zachs ancestors were colonists. He wouldn't exist without the colonisation of america 😂
@@alphatrion100only conservatives tie themselves and others down to their ancestors. Be your own person
The fall of the authoritarian Aztec would be more correct. But I wouldn't expect someone like that to try to be honest.
In 2016, they formed a supergroup with members of Cypress Hill and Public Enemy for one album and a worldwide tour. They called themelves Prophets of Rage
Yeah, but they sucked. Their activism was limited to talking about legalizing weed after a third of the country already legalized it. It took 3 guys to try to replace Zach de la Rocha
Unfortunately it was a situation where the parts were greater than the sum.
I'm a 52-year-old white guy and remember when this came out. It definitely opened my eyes. I thought we'd be much better now, but sadly, we aren't. Please react to How I Could Just Kill a Man (you might like this version better than the original), Know Your Enemy, and Down Rodeo.
Same. I’m 56 & it felt like things were going (slowly, I’ll admit) in a better direction. I thought racism & homophobia would be things we’d look at like my generation looked at the Civil Rights marches, with ‘colored only’ drinking fountains, dogs being set on marchers & insane stuff like that. I’m dumbfounded, disappointed & heartsick to see my country where it is now.
Me too.@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192
@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192if the future that the 90’s promised happened we’d all be in a much better place.
In 1992, I was a skater who loved Rage because they helped me learn about injustices that I did not see in the suburbs, just like Public Enemy. Also, they were great to listen to when I thrashed and rode half pipe.
RATM were definitely 1 reason I got into politics. I used to discuss politics on the message board on their website in the late 90s.
I've always been a fan of Rage's subtlety. The understated elegance of driving that fucking nail home.
Saying the thing that needs to be said out loud... loudly, you mean?
It's beyond me how so many people are suddenly realizing the message.
"Since when was Rage Against the Machine anti-police?"
"What? Um, since forever."
@@JeshuaSquirrelyeah! Police and Pentagon budgets need to be cut ASAP. Congress spends our money on killing. Then complains the poor are violent. As if there's no connection ✌️⚖️🕊️☮️🇵🇸
Subtle isn’t a word I’ve ever heard to describe Rage
@@JeshuaSquirrel it always amazes me when someone says that and I'm like there's someone who is not listening and really really needs to
A few years ago this was a UK Christmas number 1 so we got this played live & uncensored on the BBC Christmas Day 🇬🇧🤪😂
This song is a fucking full on call to riot. Civil unrest in a bottle. They shouted out systemic racism 32 years ago and made it fucking rock.
Rage was the most realest band speaking the most solid truth
Lol now they love the machine now 😂😂
When Zach got in front of the seurity guy so the fan could jump off the stage says it all. Love these guys!
One of the greatest bass lines in rock music history
Yall need to watch this being performed live at Finburys Park. Watch 80000 people screaming Fuck You I won't do what you tell me at the same time. Beyond powerful. I was there .
Was that the free gig they threw after this got to No.1 in protest against Simon Cowell et al?
Great live band.
@@jonnylumberjack6223That’s the one!
This
68 yrs old, never heard of these guys before utube and love these guys.
Awesome. Do you like the MC5? Early pioneers of hard rock and free speech ✊💥 pretty sure Rage covered them.
Bulls on Parade next
@@mattjohn4731 Yup. "Kick Out The Jams" on the Renegades album.
Please go down the Rage rabbit hole! Must listen to Bulls on Parade, Wake Up, Down Rodeo, I could go on and on!
Good afternoon ma'am I hope you're well! I agree BULLS ON PARADE. 🤘🔥
People talk about the repetition in this song. The people who don’t understand, the repetition will never understand.
Zack’s delivery of this song is so very important. I’m going to say it over and over and over until you can understand me.
Just so incredibly powerful then and now
You know you would think a song like this would be divisive in someway, but it wasn’t it was like yeah we are not OK with this is not OK not ever.
Rodney King, LA riots look it up if you don’t know.
It’s literally protest chants in a rock song like I don’t get how people don’t understand that
RATM's Down Rodeo = straight fire.
BARZZZZ FOR DAYZZZZ
BARZ!!!!! One sic bar after another!
One of their best.
one of the greatest bars ever about the G-rides
Agreed. That song is 🔥
I was a senior in high school when this came out living in LA and just out of the RK riots. I cant even begin to tell you how impactful this was to me. This and a healthy dose if NWA can put you in a mood for sure
Love your comment. I was a high school social studies teacher. It impacted me the same way. Love RAGE. 💙
As a 5'1, 100lb grl, I stayed on outter edges at their concerts cause the energy is insane and powerful. Thanx so much, Peace
As a 200 lbs guy, me too. The last time I saw Tom Morrello play was at the 1 year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street in NYC. Same story that time too. There was me, at the edge of it, though I did manage to work my way up close to the stage at one point. It was awesome.
@@mjeffn2 I agree, no matter were in the crowd it was awesome. ✌️🤘
@@Fairygrl_TW :) Gettin old, loved the music - but I’m not going back!
@@mjeffn2 Same here, have great memories, I'm good.
“Rage” was so unique. Their message wasn’t new, but they came on the scene at a very auspicious time. They combined “Grunge” with “Punk”……Tom Morello continued to leave his mark on the musical landscape, long after “Rage” disbanded…..Great band, and very nice reaction! ✌️
Grunge + Hip Hop + Metal = 'Nu Metal'. Punk never had that much melody!
@@MikePhillips-pl6ov The definition of “Punk” is anti-establishment……Rage was the embodiment of “Punk”.
Yes, I love Audioslave so much, with all the RATM members except Zach, with Chris Cornell filling in. They have a bunch of great music. Tom Morello is amazing.
Hey man, BULLS ON PARADE next!!!!! Take the power back, wake up/ lyrics!
Olli nails this. It's not like there isn't racism. There is. But the rich and powerful amplify that racism to keep the class war from coming for their power. The thing that scares them most is the poor people setting aside these surface level identity differences and coming together.
Please go down this rabbit hole, you won’t regret it, and you’re right about degeneration x
Tom Morello is very outspoken about politics, and I love it when people say things like "they should just go back to making music." Or "when did you get political?"
What MACHINE do you think they were RAGING AGAINST?!?
My favorite is conservatives uncritically consuming and loving RATM not realizing that the musicians/singer are leftists and hate the right.
Amen to that
Heart breaking that the song is just as relevant today.
I love this song!!!!! 69 year old canadian nana here! That ending chorus I loved screaming in the club. No one could hear you screaming. So cathatic! Still scream it, but not in front of the grandkids.
Most of the wars throughout all of history are over religion. Powerful message in their music.
And religion was designed to control
@Shovelglove545 probably not true. Chances are people found ways to use it to control people. You can use anything to control people if they believe in it enough. Regardless of how petty or ridiculous it is, if people care they are willing to give up control.
@@feralvulcan7955 it’s an inherently fascistic system. You have an unquestionable eternal authority who has every right to do as he wishes with you and your body and life, and your entire existence revolves around worshipping/ fearing him. So of course the people who “speak for” this authority have ultimate control over the believers. Secular governments and culture are a very recent phenomenon.
Whoa! I wanted to recommend Rage long ago, but I didn't think you guys would ever make it all the way from The Macarena to Rage in this century ;) I was given the first Rage album on CD to review for a newspaper before I'd ever heard a single note from the band. It was like hearing Public Enemy for the first time. Completely mindblown.
Lol the Macarena???? Glad we got to RATM.
Rage has an incredible catalog, but you guys might like "Renegades of Funk" next time around. Also FYI that three members of Rage were 3/4 of AudioSlave with Chris Cornell as the lead singer.
You've heard the story of RATM playing Killing in the Name at the BBC? And they told them they couldn't swear? And, well, that went about as you'd expect. And yes, I'm baffled by the people who co-opt Rage and I just wonder...do they know _anything_ about the group and their songs?
Listened to it live driving home from school when it happened. Funniest shit ever.
Paul Ryan's favorite band😂
Just like metallica on mtv europe.
"Down Rodeo" is the joint 💚🤙🏼 When Zack left the band, the other three members joined Chris Cornell and formed Audioslave.
One sic bar after another, BARZ!!!
@@kikivon3501 yep. My favorite song of theirs.
One of my favorite details of this song is at the end when he starts the final chant...it begins as practically a whisper, just like social unrest often does. And in no time, you've got thousands on board, tapped into a common experience and the rage, screaming all as one. Powerful stuff.
Sleep now in the fire. Testify. They have a huge catalog. Keep reacting to Rage
I GREW UP ON RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE THEY GOT PLAYED HEAVILY ON ALTERNATIVE RADIO HERE IN TORONTO!!
Oh wow. You guys are in for a ride, a very deep relevant to this day ride.
Yes we are
Delightful to see you gentlemen react to this song! I was born in 56….so I was mid 30s when this came out.. loved this band. Really good. Really enjoyed your views and conversation.. 🔥🥊
This band is like a living United Nations. Kenyan-European guiarist. Jewish drummer. Mexican-European-African singer. European bassist. And all American. Love seeing it.
RATM aren't just allies, but a 'mixed' band - I mean Tom Morello is totes African American in that his dad was born in Kenya [which was a UK colony at the time] to a family of revolutionaries, he was a freedom fighter, diplomat (1st ambassador to the UN), journalist etc., (his uncle was Kenya's 1st Prime Minister and the country is named after him) Morello's mother is Irish Italian American and founded Parents for Rock and Rap anti censorship org. Zach de la Roche is also mixed, well more mixed, mainly 'Mexican-American' (including African, Amerindian, Sephardi Jewish etc., as well as Irish and German) who's great grandfather fought in the Mexican revolution...
RATM are, I think, part way along what MLK's dream was, to paraphrase, they're little black boys and little white boys playing together, maybe mixed with a little black panther, Mau Mau, Zapatistas, Malcolm energy - they are mixed genre, mixed races, mixed influences, mixed heritages...
I've always felt it was a great shame, and probably planned, that coz of how in 'merican communities, cultures, radio, TV etc., were divided and segregated, even up until now really, African Americans weren't as familiar with Rage as we were in Europe - we knew some of those who work in your forces burnt (burn?) crosses, and we sang, shouted, shreiked in solidarity. We still do.
We are not going back, purrrleeeese guys.
This song saved my life. I was in a medical predicament and I could feel myself slip away and this song popped in my mind. Nurses told me that I was sing-yelling "fuck you I won't do what you tell me" (I thought I was in my mind) 10 years later I am still here MOTHERFOOCER🖕🏾🤘🏾✊🏾✌🏾🖕🏾✊🏾🖖🏾🖖🏾🖖🏾
Corey, you smiled!!!! I'm not alone. 🙌 My friends tell me "this isn't 'smiling' kind of music" 😅 Excited to see you do more RATM reactions
Back in the 90s these guys practiced what they preached. They had all our respect.
I love these guys, they speak the truth. Yes, it's still as relevant now as it was in '92, and '62, and 1892. Hopefully music like this, and the advent of bodycams, will stop this insanity.
Haha 😂all three of you were doing the rage shoulder bop by the end. You can't help but feel their passion. It makes you want to riot!!
This came out my second year in high school. I can't recommend enough 90s music. And the influence of hip hop on some of my favorite tunes from that era is massive. Also, this song plus A People's History of the US opened my eyes at a critical time.
I have a hard time believing this is the first time these guys heard this song. It was all over the place 30 years ago.
One of my favorites band back in 1993 i was 17. Greetings from Czech republic 🇨🇿🇪🇺
Great reaction guys, ratm was a big part of my teenage years! Love the channel, keep it up!!!!
Love the interactions yall have with each other!
@thisIsitreactions,
If yall vibing with Rage’s message just as much as their energy, please listen so Dead Kennedys. You may have a hard time getting over the lead singer’s voice, but the message is unmistakable.
Dead Kennedys:
Kill The Poor (‘80)
Police Truck (‘86)
Riot (‘82)
For a more gentle on your ear punk band please checkout Bad Religion - Don’t Prey On Me (‘93)
Man, I was about 7yo when this song dropped, but music moved slower in those days and as I became a teenager, Rage was a core artistic influence. I love when fellow black folks learn about Rage for the first time. There is/was/has been such a divide between "hip hop" and its implicit blackness vs tons of other music styles that speak to the same spirit and themes that power black experiences and narrative. Lots of rock, punk, metal music could appeal to a lot of hip hop heads if they really listened to the message and heart behind it.
Love Rage❤
This is one of those songs that you remember where you were when you heard it the first time!
One of my favorites, this one kicks ass ! 😎🤟
Seattle scene early 90s - Pearl Jam , Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Nirvana - got to do Pearl Jam live early years - Seattle was on fire during these year
saw Rage 4 times in the 90's... soo much energy.
I saw them open up for Public Enemy in October of 1992 at the Anaconda Lounge in Isla Vista, CA.... they blew my mind!!! I didn't know who they were at all and from that point on I was a fan! The album was released a week or two later and it was all over the radio, I was delivering pizzas and heard Killing in the Name and I was like.... wtf?!?!?!?!?!?! I think the cheese slid off the pizza due to my driving to this song.
Yeah my dudes, words are hard. I understand that pain! ❤
I was a senior in high school….RATM had a powerful message. More please.
Yeah, it's a great getting pumped up song, before going out, for sure.
Renegades of Funk is one of my fav RAGE songs!! ❤️🤘🔥
The lead singer Zac de la Rocha is on several Run the Jewels tracks. He has incredible flow
Gotta check them that collab out. Big fan of Killer Mike and El P! RTJ all day - Fenom202
Wake Up is my favorite of their songs!
Saw Rage Against the Machine twice live at Lollapalooza and on tour with Wutang Clan. Definitely a band I have loved nonstop. I will always love seeing Method Man and Zack de la Rocha freestyle together . The Lollapalooza show was soooooo dangerous wild with the mosh pits. 🔥🖤🤘🔥
Yall did an amazing open minded reaction on RATM too many times they are misunderstood but yall are awesome on how you represented your feelings🔥🖤
This is the only group that mixed rap and rock in a way that felt genuine. I’m the same age as you guys and the years leading up to this was hip hop, public enemy etc for me.. and punk rock. At the time this was pretty standard for skaters in northwest Indiana, and maybe everywhere else. I can only speak about where I from. So when this came out it hit the spot for me. I didn’t like any of the copy cat bands that came after at all. This song was a little light on lyrics, but it was supposed to be an anthem.. a vibe etc.
The Rage rabbit hole is a great one. So many bangers. Gotta do Wake Up
I love that they keep repeating that line "Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses" Make sure that message isn't lost in a bunch of other lyrics.
I was at one of thier first shows 1992 at Claremont college that mosh pipe was crazy. And no one knew who they were yet.
How much is 22 in this album came out and I was very anti-establishment anti-racism and this album expressed every one of my beliefs.
Dude…love you guys!!!
Y'all would prolly dig Rage's version of "The Ballad of Tom Joad."
The Ghost of Tom Joad is my fave RATM song.
Mine too
Diggin' the channel! I think we're about the same age and I love listening to stuff I dismissed as a young person and realizing it was actually really good. Life is much better when you aren't too cool for stuff haha
That describes us in a nutshell! Love going back to things we missed or dismissed! Better late than never!
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I'll be here for every gem.
This song is Classic. I still can’t believe that I experienced this great era in time and that I actually saw Rage live.
54 yr old punk who remembers them hitting the scene - damn, still love them!
They followed The Clash & N.W.A. on keeping music on message. 💜
this song topped the charts in the UK, it was an xmas number 1
I love Bulls on Parade & Testify.
3 kool fellas, one great reaction, one helluva band. subscribed. cheers, from the mile high city!
Awesome thank you!
Bulls On Parade is a must! RATM was an eye opener for many young adults in my era. I had to special order their music from a music store because no one carried it in my area. I remember when I would go in to order music, the elderly man that owned the store would say, "Sweetie, your realize this is labeled Explicit?". I would say, "Yes Sir. I don't believe in censorship."
you can get wit dis or you can get wit dat I love hearing that at the start of every one of y'alls vids
I can't lie, i feel a fire in my core...the injustice of violence and pain, hurts inside miles away..
100% more rage against the machine best band ever
Great reaction lads❤
❤ ur reaction to this... Just subscribed!
My favorite songs off each album: Know Your Enemy, Down Rodeo, and Sleep Now In the Fire
RATM - Down Rodeo (Row-day-O).
In the uk, a few years back, long after its initail release, we collectively made this xmas no 1!!🔥🔥🤣🔥🔥
You would be blown away by their Down Rodeo.
Great reaction to a great song.
Corey Roy, that’s one sick beard dude. 🤘
Audioslave is RATM with Chris Cornell on vocals. Incredible bands, both of them.
This reaction was awesome. Loved it!
I worked at a ball park where I was the lone white boy. I put this song on blast full volume, working with minorities and they didn't know this song
rollin down the road and my boy was like you gotta check this out.wait wtf did i just listen to? turn that shit up and rewind it homie. about 3 songs onto the cd i was hooked. never heard anything like that before. ever. at that time they came out of nowhere and hit so hard.and nobody sounded like rage. always listen to loud. they still hold up to the test of time.
Real music lovers will appreciate good music regardless of the genre
Corey was down from the first note. All smiles and head bobbin !
I grew up on rage use to hate them but now that ik what's going on in the world I love them
I missed this song in the 90's because I listened to a different kind of music. My introduction to this song was when a small radio station in Spokane, WA played it on loop for 24 hours after the new owner fired the entire staff.
Gotta react to their song "WAKE UP" lyrics video. Next.