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Grasswhoopin' Party Pack, Vol. 1, 2013
Written by Dexter Holland, 1994
This brings back memories. The year was 1994. Dookie was dominating music on TV. The Offspring released this song and we all sat around on the couch, much like in Green Day's brilliant classic "Longview," watching the video, bemused and hesitantly disdainful. Was this song a bit racist? Was this a case of a young neo-con-cum-punk making remarks about the violent crime rate of certain demographics? "Your never-ending spree of death and violence and hate / Is gonna tie your own rope." Is that a racist trope or a stock image from the genre? Later, "Get a Job" would further enhance these suspicions. Anyhoo, Hayseed Dixie does a great job with this song.
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