Lyrics for Renegades Of Funk as interpreted by Michael

Renegades Of Funk Lyrics
No matter how hard you try, you can't stop us now
No matter how hard you try, you can't stop us now

We're the renegades of this atomic age
This atomic age of renegades
Renegades of this atomic age
This atomic age of renegades

Since the Prehistoric ages and the days of ancient Greece
Right down through the Middle Ages
Planet earth kept going through changes
And then no renaissance came, and times continued to change
Nothing stayed the same, but there were always renegades
Like Chief Sitting Bull, Tom Paine
Dr. Martin Luther King, Malcom X
They were renegades of their time and age
So many renegades

We're the renegades of funk
We're the renegades of funk
We're the renegades of funk
We're the renegades of funk

From a different solar system many many galaxies away
We are the force of another creation
A new musical revelation
And we're on this musical mission to help the others listen
And groove from land to land singin' electronic chants like
Zulu nation
Revelations
Destroy our nations
Destroy our nations
Destroy our nations
Destroy our nations
Destroy our nations
Destroy our nations

Now renegades are the people with their own philosophies
They change the course of history
Everyday people like you and me
We're the renegades we're the people
With our own philosophies
We change the course of history
Everyday people like you and me
C'mon
We're the renegades of funk
We're the renegades of funk
We're the renegades of funk
We're the renegades of funk

Poppin', sockin', rockin' puttin' a side of hip-hop
Because where we're goin' there ain't no stoppin'
Poppin', sockin', puttin' a side of hip-hop
Because where we're goin' there ain't no stoppin'
Poppin', sockin', rockin' puttin' a side of hip-hop
'Cause we're poppin', sockin', rockin' puttin' a side of hip-hop
Poppin', sockin', rockin' puttin' a side of hip-hop

We're the renegades of funk
We're the renegades of funk
We're the renegades of funk
We're the renegades of funk

We're teachers of the funk
And not of empty popping
We're blessed with the force and the sight of electronics
With the bass, and the treble the horns and our vocals
'Cause everytime I pop into the beat we get fresh

There was a time when our music
Was something called the Bay Street beat
People would gather from all around
To get down to the big sound
You had to be a renegade in those days
To take a man to the dance floor

Say jam sucker
Say jam sucker
Say groove sucker
Say groove sucker
Say dance sucker
Say dance sucker
Now move sucker
Now move sucker

We're the renegades of funk

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FleaFlyFlo
06-20-2005

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rage against the machine are an anarchist group really and in this song they talk about the people who are recognised for doing the truly magnificent things like stopping racisim and descrimination and how these people are recognised. great tune

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charly1985
07-24-2005

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The song & video that parodies "Who wants to be a millionaire" is "Sleep Now In The Fire" directed by Michael Moore.

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k_obee
07-27-2005

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I absolutely love this song. This would also have to be my favourite film clip for any song. The people shown are those who have stood up against the status quo and fought for a better and more equal system with or without using violence

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ultimatemusic
08-23-2005

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I really like this song. I think it is quite good, and it's about renegades, oiginality, people who gave to the world basically.

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alcryt
01-15-2006

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cover of a song by Afrika Bambaataa and the meaning is in the songs lyrics its pretty obvious :)

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alcryt
01-15-2006

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cover of a song by Afrika Bambaataa and the meaning is in the songs lyrics its pretty obvious :)

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funk
02-24-2006

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Are you crazy? Have you ever seen the red star that they have on pretty much...everything? They aren't (weren't) anarchists, they were commies.

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Zar Mulix
04-11-2006

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You say it like it's a bad thing

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fletcha939
05-31-2006

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YOU'RE A BAD THING!!!!! WHAT NOW?!?!?!?!?

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JK22
06-18-2006

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You kids crack me up. It's a tribute to all the great funk and soul bands. James Brown was frightenly accurate in his lyrics on blacks suffering in almost all of his songs. He just made them sound happy :) Hes giving even more of a tribute to all the great speakers who put their life on the line, and I love it becuase these people were never renegades just outspoken and leaders which scares the S*!t out of the US.

"There was a time when our music
Was something called the Bay Street beat
People would gather from all around
To get down to the big sound
You had to be a renegade in those days
To take a man to the dance floor"

I have no idea what the bay street beat is but we're talking about a time when America was much more seperated and kids (renegades) would meet and party in the streets or wherever on their own terms. Not have it all dished out by nbc or whichever one company it is that owns everything nowadays.
"people with their own philosophies"

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renegades of funk
09-17-2006

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I think tha hole rengades album is fuckin amazing, ratm did an awesome job with all the songs especially renegades of funk and how i could just kill a man, they split up in 2002 after the mtv awards because brad threatened to jump off a building because they didnt win best music video. RAGE 4 EVA MA BROTHERS!

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Dressed2Depress
09-24-2006

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I really like this song and think its one of RATM's best despite being a cover. I think Tom's guitar work really shows off on this song. How I Could just Kill A Man is another one of my f

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Dressed2Depress
09-24-2006

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Sorry wasn't finnished lets try that again shall we?

I really like this song and think its one of RATM's best despite being a cover. I think Tom's guitar work really shows off on this song. How I Could just Kill A Man is another one of my all time fav RATM songs which means Renegades was not as much as a let down for me as it seems to be for some people...

Anyway this song was originally by Afrika Bambata and compares the social activism that encompassed a lot of Afrika Bambata's music to that of white, black and native Americans who resisted tyranny and suggests that hip-hop is the new kind of revolution. It's not hard to see why Rage chose to cover this song given its blatant political message and the fact that Afrika Bambata was probably a key influence on RATM along with Body Count, Public Enemy and the Beastie Boys.

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fatnigger
11-03-2006

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ur all negros man. i didnt no rage against the fagets broke up bcuz of the kkk!

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fatnigger
11-03-2006

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PANTS ARE COOL TO WEAR WHILE LISTENING TO THEM! LEVI STRAUSS MADE THEM AND HES A RENEGADE OF QUEER. SO WEAR UR GIRL PANTIES WHILE LISTENING TO RATM! HEH. A MAN IS HAVING A RENEGADE WHILE FUNKING HEH.

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fatnigger
11-03-2006

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haha it does sound like when a redneck needs to fuck hehhee!!

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Funkadelic
01-04-2007

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Why oh why are there no longer songs like this one produced today? The music industry wouldn't be so full of garbage and redundant music if artists like Zach were still around. Come back Zach!

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prewer
01-19-2007

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When Rage mention Tom Paine in this song, they're referring to the 18th Century revolutionary. But in the original Afrikaa Bambaataa version, did they mean him, or Tom Payne, the basketball player?

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PearlJamRules
04-08-2007

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this song is a tribute to all the people who stood against what was wrong (mainly the goverment) throughout the course of history.

P.S. this album sucked, this is the only semi-listenable song on the whole album

P.P.S. RATM is an really awesome band, but Audioslave was ALOT better. Wish they never broke up.

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jokah
04-17-2007

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I've never been big on cover albums, but renegades is quite impressive, and this song is easily my favorite track. "we change the course of history, everyday people like you and me" pretty much says it all. the people who make our world a better place are regular folks who aren't afraid to buck the norm.

BTW, rage is reuniting this year for Rock the Bells. aw yeah...

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sativa plume
04-23-2007

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so rage are due to reform for coachella and regardless of your interpretations of this track or its origin it will be VERY interesting to see if it appears in there line up!!
do love the track but it doesnt touch on there older stuff!
peace!

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lilfeller
05-02-2007

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this was a cover by afrika bambatitaaatata which was old school hipnhop

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Ejir
05-10-2007

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"From a different solar system many many galaxies away
We are the force of another creation
A new musical revelation
And we're on this musical mission to help the others listen
And groove from land to land singin' electronic chants"

I think that particular verse is a direct reference to Parliament Funkadelic (the REAL renegades of funk, if George Clinton wasn't a renegade then nobody was) anyone else think so? Their whole theme involved aliens bringing the greatness of funk to Earth.

I really want to hear the original version of this song.

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ZenfullTangerine
07-04-2007

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haha
i imagine de la Rocha cracking a whip while singing the "grove sucka, move sucka" part.. take that you greedy corporate nobodies ^_^

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Duru_OTAKU
11-12-2007

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i think that this album wasn't as good because none of the content in it was orignal (all cover songs) and with all the fighting btwn the band there wasn't 100% comitment in the album eather

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