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About This Track
“Wake Up” is a song by American rap metal band Rage Against the Machine. It is the seventh track from their self-titled debut album. While never released as a single, it remains a staple of their live shows and is usually played as the last song before the encore.
The opening riff of the song is reminiscent of the opening chords of the Led Zeppelin song “Kashmir”.
The lyrics discuss racism within the American government and the counter-intelligence programs of the FBI; a spoken portion of the song is taken from an actual FBI memo in which J. Edgar Hoover suggests targets for the suppression of the black nationalist movement. The song also makes references to prominent black figures targeted by the government such as Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., and goes as far as saying that the government arranged their assassinations.
The song was also used in the closing credits of the Matrix movie franchise.
The opening riff of the song is reminiscent of the opening chords of the Led Zeppelin song “Kashmir”.
The lyrics discuss racism within the American government and the counter-intelligence programs of the FBI; a spoken portion of the song is taken from an actual FBI memo in which J. Edgar Hoover suggests targets for the suppression of the black nationalist movement. The song also makes references to prominent black figures targeted by the government such as Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., and goes as far as saying that the government arranged their assassinations.
The song was also used in the closing credits of the Matrix movie franchise.
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SamanthaTMB wrote:
reminds me so bad of the matrix ending so badly. epicness!
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Rockofages32 wrote:
Sounds a bit like Kashmir in the beginning [4]
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bludream wrote:
Come On!!!!
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Voltagx wrote:
this came on at the end scene of matrix...good times neo ^_^
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douglaslopesweb wrote:
Sensacional
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Riebezahl wrote:
@ aka-brokenarrow: it does! both very good!
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btwiP wrote:
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metalprincess6 wrote:
good song
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Draguttaja wrote:
People are waking up right now, does it hurt in your balls, TPTB? ;)
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aka-brokenarrow wrote:
Sounds a bit like Kashmir in the beginning. [3]
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zocsman wrote:
demeitrics!
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Graycloak wrote:
MATRIX! Man that movie is the best of the decade...
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josiene87 wrote:
rock "in"roll
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steven_nzl wrote:
COME ON!
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FKNA1 wrote:
turn it UP++!!
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vikingskull1000 wrote:
Fist In The Air, In The Land Of Hypocrisy.,.. Hell yeh!!
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x3naurus wrote:
this song is so occupy wall street [2]
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airman13579 wrote:
this song is so occupy wall street
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FooVinesdoppel wrote:
i dont really like the vocalist, but the riffs are just so cool !!!!!!
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FooVinesdoppel wrote:
way better than limp biskit !!! this is ratm !!!!!
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