Talk:(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)

I think kerry king did play guitar in this track, at least he was in the credits for this in the album.
 * he played on no sleep till brooklyn.

This may be a contradiction: The group has not performed the song live since 1987. and Green Day performed a medley of the choruses of Fight for Your Right, and We're Not Gonna Take It during a jam at the end of their Woodstock 94 performance.

How is that a contradiction? The song has not been performed by the Beastie Boys since 1987, but Green Day and others have covered it.

rage
on the rage page it said that "fight for your right" was the first clip ever played on rage. should that get a mention on this page?

Kerry King/ Rick Rubin appearance
I think Kerry King is the one wearing the "Slayer" shirt, while Rick Rubin appears at the beginning of the video wearing the "AC/DC" shirt (s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Rubin).

I didn't know where to put this, but heres a link to the news story covering the Corey Worthington cover version: http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,26278,23624265-10388,00.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.217.89.82 (talk) 12:32, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

America: the book
I don't have copy of it handy, but I recall that, in the section at the beginning talking about the inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, it says that "however, the right to party was deemed not inalienable and needed to be fought for." Someone who actually has the book and could cite it should add it to the article --12.172.67.7 17:12, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Deep Purple
A user added the following text:

"It is suspected that the song's riff is stolen from the Deep Purple song Smoke on the Water."

This is a highly inflamatory remark that could cause legal problems. Is there a reference to support it? 217.43.193.70 (talk) 19:59, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

It's not "highly inflammatory" and it's not likely that it could cause "legal problems" It is a statement that many people agree with and have expressed, unfortunately it may be difficult to find a reliable source for it. Billy Bishop (talk) 08:48, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

I just found this web page because the heardle tonight was for Deep Purple, but my mind was just hearing "Fight for Your Right":


 * 1) Heardle #82

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https://www.heardle.app — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.119.177.5 (talk) 05:06, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

Andrew Paul Woodworth cover version
There is a cover version of this song by Andrew Paul Woodworth. YouTube link

According to the text there:

"It is actually the first time the Beastie Boys have ever approved the usage of a cover of one of their songs."

-- nyenyec &#9742; 22:24, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Beneath the Sky
The cover will not be on The Day the Music Died so I removed it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.127.178.57 (talk) 22:59, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Notable
This is a seminal hip hop song. What arguments do you have for non-notability other than WP:IDONTLIKEIT? JCDenton2052 (talk) 20:38, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

Cover version
Have a look on this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYFX9Ce1qwQ --85.178.30.192 (talk) 10:43, 29 November 2008 (UTC)

Dead link
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 * http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=650
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--JeffGBot (talk) 04:25, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

Release date is inaccurate
This article states that the release date of this single was February 22, 1987. That is definitely incorrect. There are several photos of the original 7" records that show it was released in 1986 on Discogs.com (and several other websites). Also, the song was already on the Hot 100 before January of 1987. I can't find the original release date for the single, but if somebody else knows how to find it out, could they please correct it on this page, the Licensed To Ill page, and the Beastie Boys Discography (Singles section)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sadchild (talk • contribs) 16:02, 16 July 2015 (UTC)

Tom "Tommy Triphammer" Cushman
Tom Cushman is identified here as an original co-writer of the song, however they are not given a writing credit and all the references I have found to them simply regurgitate this "fact" verbatim or paraphrased. The citation linked at the end of the sentence includes an audio interview from 2006 where the song is discussed, however no mention is made of Tom Cushman.

That said, it appear Tom Cushman is/was a real person associated with the Beastie Boys at the time (http://beastiemania.com/whois/cushman_tom/). Seems a raw deal if this is true, but probably further documentation is needed to keep it on the page. Killjoy966 (talk) 15:03, 2 October 2023 (UTC)