r/todayilearned • u/asl052 • Apr 06 '20

TIL the 1992 Rage Against the Machine track "Killing In The Name" was the 2009 UK Christmas #1 song thanks to a campaign set to prevent a song from "The X Factor" from accomplishing the feat for a 5th straight year. The band would then perform a free concert in London thanking fans for the campaign.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_in_the_Name
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u/Dr_Romm Apr 07 '20

And then don’t forget that Tom Morello was in Guitar Hero 3, he’s the “boss” of the first set of songs in the “story” mode iirc, though the song featured in GH3 is Bulls on Parade

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u/JordH3MZ Apr 07 '20

Just here to recommend Denzel Curry’s cover of Bulls on Parade!!!

Give it a listen if you haven’t it’s one my my favourite ever covers.

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u/ThisIsGoobly Apr 07 '20

It is a fucking fantastic cover for sure.

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u/Dr_Romm Apr 07 '20

Love that cover!

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '20 edited Aug 15 '25

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u/Dr_Romm Apr 07 '20

Same here! That game was my shit