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"Bulls on Parade" is a song released by Rage Against the Machine in 1996, and can be found on their second album Evil Empire.
"Bulls on Parade" addresses the issue of the American military-industrial complex, a situation in which industry (the arms industry, primarily) urges government to take military action, with the intent of obtaining military contracts, and to thereby increase its revenue.
Verses in the song like "Weapons not food, not homes, not shoes, not need, just feed the war cannibal animal", and "They don't gotta burn tha books they just remove 'em" are examples of the several references to the military-industrial complex in the song.
With the words "Terror rains drenchin', quenchin' tha thirst of tha power dons", the song suggests that fear of terrorism is used to manipulate the American population to support military action. The phrase the terror rains serves a double meaning, suggesting that the terror by the government literally reigns.
The song is widely known for its popular guitar solo where a vinyl scratch effect used by Tom Morello done by toggling between two pickups - one on and one off - while rubbing his hands on the strings over the pickups and using a wah-petal to create the effect that someone is scratching a vinyl disc.
This song was used in Neversoft's Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. After beating Tom Morello in a guitar battle, this song is unlocked. This song was also released for Rock Band as part of its Metal Track Pack retail disc, and also as a downloadable track.
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TEXANS D!!!!
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im sittin in a bradley
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@1awareness x3 shem
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My head hurts from head banging......
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QUIT IT NAH!!!!
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I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!!!!!! now i want pizza
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aguante rage la puta madre!!!! Tom sos un genio
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this song rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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this new plan of creating jobs will be just like the tarp fund hustle........... Reaganomics ἀρχοντες?................Βαρβηλώ)[?....μονάς
1awareness 5 months ago 3
A favorite in many an infantry platoon
eladsinned 4 months ago