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LakeArenal

(28,785 posts)
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 04:34 PM Jun 2017

First Rap song? [View all]



"Give Peace A Chance"

Two, one two three four
Ev'rybody's talking about
Bagism, Shagism, Dragism, Madism, Ragism, Tagism
This-ism, that-ism, is-m, is-m, is-m.

All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

C'mon
Ev'rybody's talking about Ministers,
Sinisters, Banisters and canisters
Bishops and Fishops and Rabbis and Pop eyes,
And bye bye, bye byes.

All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

Let me tell you now
Ev'rybody's talking about
Revolution, evolution, masturbation,
Flagellation, regulation, integrations,
Meditations, United Nations,
Congratulations.

Ev'rybody's talking about
John and Yoko, Timmy Leary, Rosemary,
Tommy Smothers, Bobby Dylan, Tommy Cooper,
Derek Taylor, Norman Mailer,
Alan Ginsberg, Hare Krishna,
Hare, Hare Krishna

All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance




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First Rap song? [View all] LakeArenal Jun 2017 OP
this one's 4 years earlier: unblock Jun 2017 #1
!! ++ LakeArenal Jun 2017 #4
But it took Weird Al Yankovic to unlock the inner meaning of what Bob was really saying Brother Buzz Jun 2017 #10
+100 kentuck Jun 2017 #12
No, I think it's this one! (1962) LisaM Jun 2017 #2
Whadya talk, Whadya talk, Whadya talk.... LakeArenal Jun 2017 #5
They did a semi-rap version of it on an awards show a few years back. LisaM Jun 2017 #8
Geographical Fugue - 1958 Chipper Chat Jun 2017 #3
Sorry I don't. But I will check Youtube.. LakeArenal Jun 2017 #6
No. Not rap. Cal Carpenter Jun 2017 #7
MTE. I also thought of the first song there and isn't "Rapper's Delight" usually said to be the anneboleyn Jun 2017 #11
Rec and kick Heartstrings Jun 2017 #9
No Solly Mack Jun 2017 #13
Blondie did a great early rap song called Rapture workinclasszero Jun 2017 #14
She's still awesome! LakeArenal Jun 2017 #15
Yes she is workinclasszero Jun 2017 #17
It goes back further than that ornotna Jun 2017 #16
I definitely remember Here Come The Judge. Thanks for the reminder. LakeArenal Jun 2017 #19
In a Marx Brothers Movie Leith Jun 2017 #18
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