Roots Radicals

Roots Radicals

Song by Rancid
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"Roots Radicals" is a song by the American punk rock band Rancid. It was first released as a single in 1994. The song was re-recorded and released as the first single from its third album, ...And Out Come the Wolves. The song reached number 27 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks. The b-side, "I Wanna Riot" was originally featured on the Epitaph Records compilation Punk-O-Rama Vol. 1 (1994), and a slightly different and longer version of "I Wanna Riot" with the Stubborn All-Stars was later featured on the Beavis and Butt-head Do America Soundtrack (1996).

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August 7, 1995 (1995-08-07)
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February–May, 1995 at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California; Electric Lady Studios, New York City
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2:47
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Jerry Finn, Rancid
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Lyrics

Took the 60 bus

out of downtown Cambell Ben Zanatto

he was on there he was waitin` for me

all the punk rockers

and the moon stompers

are out on the corners where

they`re sparing for change

I started thinkin`

you know I started drinkin`

I don`t really remember too much of that day

somethin` struck me funny when we ran out of money

where do you go now when your only 15

with the music execution and the talk of revolution (woah)

it bleeds in me and it goes

give `em the boot, the roots the radicals

give `em the boot, you know I`m a radical

give `em the boot, the roots the reggae on my stereo

the radio was playin` Desmond Dekker was singin`

on the 43 bus as we climb up the hill

nothin` incoming but the reggae drummin`

and we all come from unloving homes

I say, why even bother I pick up the bottle

hey mr. bus driver please let these people on

rude girl Carol was a mini-skirt girl

my blurry vision saw nothin` wrong.

[woah]

with the music execution and the talk of revolution

(woah)

it bleeds in me and it goes

give `em the boot, the roots the radicals

give `em the boot, you know I`m a radical

give `em the boot, the roots the reggae on my stereo

yeah , yeah , yeah ,yeah , yeah , yeah, yyeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaahh

yeah , yeah , yeah ,yeah , yeah , yeah, yyeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaahh

yeah , yeah , yeah ,yeah , yeah , yeah, yyeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaahh

yeah , yeah , yeah ,yeah , yeah , yeah, yyeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaahh

Took the 60 bus

out of downtown Cambell Ben Zanatto

he was on there he was waitin` for me

all the punk rockers

and the moon stompers

are out on the corners where

they`re sparing for change

the radio was playin` Desmond Dekker was singin`

on the 43 bus as we climb up the hill

rude girl Carol was a mini-skirt girl

my blurry vision saw nothin` wrong.


[woah]

with the music execution and the talk of revolution

(woah)

it bleeds in me and it goes

give `em the boot, the roots the radicals

give `em the boot, you know I`m a radical

give `em the boot, the roots the reggae on my stereo

give `em the boot, the roots the radicals

give `em the boot, you know I`m a radical

give `em the boot, the roots the reggae on my stereo

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