Beastie Boys

Song For The Man

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What makes you feel
And why you gotta be
Like you got the right
To look her up and down
What makes this world
So sick and evil
I know you don't know
What makes you feel
Like you got miracle whip appeal
Who made you the judge an jury
Ain't you never heard of privacy
What makes this world
So sick and evil
You figure it out

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the Marine On Mar 10, 2001

Sabotage

Brass Monkey

Ch-Check It Out

(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)

Girls

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2001-03-10 18:03:30

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by Lonsdale_london

23y ago

i cant remeber which one of them wrote this i think it may have been adrock. well anyway whoever which one of them it was, was sitting on a train and there was this girl like across from him and there were these two guys making wierd sounds at her, like trying to flirt with her or something, and she started getting really annoyed and then they kept doing it. anyway, she got off at the next station and after she left the two guys started "Grading" her on how good she was (who made you the judge and jury).

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by Mushmouth Joe

14y ago

This song is definitely about guys who are lacking in the evolutionary department.

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by stanny1978

3y ago

The song is about guy’s being obnoxious to women. Kinda like a construction guy whistling at the beautiful lady passing by as if she would turn around and acknowledge him. I think the fact that Adam Horovitz is married to Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill has a lot to do with why this was included on the album.

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by D4MVP

20y ago

I thought everyone graded women, meh.

Cool song.

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by Mushmouth Joe 14y ago

Believe it, or not: No. Not everyone grades women. Try listening to it again someday when you've finally grown tired of reading Maxim magazine & watching The Jersey Shore.

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