This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
when you think of a metal head tell me what comes to mind well maybe stone washed jeans a mullet a guy who is evolutionary one step behind well when rob halford came out of the closet it may have not been a big thing well today we are one step closer to hearing the metal dudes sing " I want to be I want to be a homosexual" statistics say chances of being gay are what one in ten that means there is a 40 percent chance that one of the guys in pantera likes men hey so I think its safe to say many more other metal guys are homosexual that may frustrate the gay community why would they want the ugly metal heads available see I old you metal dudes are gay too and I happen to see the proof so far that your sexuality determines the way you play guitar ew I'd love for everyone in heavy metal to be homosexual if not only to make the nazi fucking pricks in slayer a little uncomfortable
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the part that he says "i wanna be a homosexual" is from a screeching weasel song.
he called slayer nazi pricks because they, in their european tour had swasticas on their instruments (at least kerry king did). atom has a picture of this on his site which is atomandhispackage.com
this song is a salute to rob halford of judas priest. he was openly gay and in a metal band. atom wrote this song to commend halford on being openly gay in a scene where there is so much homophobia.
yeah, i really love this song. it proves a point really. and aahp rocks!
atom is my fucking jew hero. fuck on atom man you are the man, man.
i dont think slayer are actually nazis or trying to promote nazi beliefs. kerry king has said in numerous interviews that he's just a world war 2 buff. other bands have worn swastikas too, just for the shock value, especially early punk bands (sex pistols, new york dolls, siouxe and the banshees, etc) and they certainly arent nazis.
and i have heard slayers song "angel of death" about aushwitz, but most of their songs are about death and pain, this one is just in the context of the holocast. you dont have to agree with the motivation behind something to make a song about it. like i dont think cannibal corpse actually partake in "meat hook sodomy".
atom rocks. i saw him live, and he is the biggest dork ever, its perfect. and this song is amazing.
he is a dork and he's proud of it. thats why he's the coolest ever
I'm not sure about Cannibal Corpse not partaking in meat hook sodomy...good job Halford.