Calendrier de Lavans des chansons engagées (3/24) # Saison 10 - "Killing in the Name"

 On est en 1992 : "Killing In the Name" est à la fois le titre du premier album de Rage Against the Machine et celui de leur premier single.
On y cause violences policières et, dans les 90s, leurs chansons sont toutes ou presque toutes à caractère politique.
En 1991, l'arrestation de Rodney King, un activiste Afro-Américain tabassé -une cinquantaine de coups- et trainé par les policiers qui l'ont arrêté pour un excès de vitesse, est la première à avoir été filmée et médiatisée. L'acquittement des policiers, un an plus tard, déclenchera les émeutes de Los Angeles.

La chanson de Rage Against the Machine raconte toute cela.

« Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses » (« Certains de ceux qui travaillent pour les forces (de police), sont les mêmes qui brûlent des croix »)

« Those who died are justified by wearing a badge, they're the chosen Whites » (« Leur mort est excusée par le port d'un badge (de police), ils sont les Blancs élus »). 

Heureusement, c'était il y a longtemps. On n'en est plus là, la police ne tue plus.

J'ai un peu piqué l'idée à Djubaka, programmateur musical sur France Inter qui a commencé cette année une chronique sur les chansons engagées.
La belle idée.

"Killing In the Name" de Rage Against the Machine

Killing in the name of...
Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses

Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses

Ugh!
Killing in the name of...
Killing in the name of...

Now you do what they told ya
Now you do what they told ya
Now you do what they told ya
Now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya

And now you do what they told ya
But now you do what they told ya!
Well now you do what they told ya!

Those who died are justified
For wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
You justify those that died
By wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
Those who died are justified
For wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
You justify those that died
By wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites

Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses

Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses

Ugh!
Killing in the name of...
Killing in the name of...

Now you do what they told ya
Now you do what they told ya
Now you do what they told ya
Now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
(Now you're under control) And now you do what they told ya
(Now you're under control) And now you do what they told ya
(Now you're under control) And now you do what they told ya

(Now you're under control) And now you do what they told ya
(Now you're under control) And now you do what they told ya
(Now you're under control) And now you do what they told ya
(Now you're under control) And now you do what they told ya!

Those who died are justified
For wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
You justify those that died
By wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
Those who died are justified
For wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
You justify those that died
By wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
Come on!

Ugh!
Yeah!
Come on!
Ugh!

Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!

Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Motherfucker!
Ugh!

La bise.