99 Revolutions

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A slightly late fight song for the Occupy movement that took place in America. The title is a play on the 99% theme that the movement dealt with. This song was used as the… Read More

Dec. 7, 20121 viewer11.6K views

99 Revolutions Lyrics

[Verse 1]
There's a trouble in the air, a rumble in the streets
A "going out of business" sale and a race to bankruptcy
It's not one to ninety-nine, it's ninety-nine to one
A common cause and a call to arms for the health of our daughters and our sons

[Chorus]
It's ninety-nine revolutions tonight
Ninety-nine revolutions tonight
Ninety-nine revolutions tonight
Ninety-nine revolutions tonight

[Verse 2]
There's a rat in the company, a bailout on easy street
How the fuck did the working stiff become so obsolete?
Hit the lights and bang the drum and let your flag unfold
'Cause history will prove itself in the halls of justice and lost souls

[Chorus]
It's ninety-nine revolutions tonight
Ninety-nine revolutions tonight
Ninety-nine revolutions tonight
Ninety-nine revolutions tonight

[Bridge]
We live in troubled times
From the ghettos to an empty suburban home
We live in troubled times
And I'm ninety-nine percent sure that something's wrong
It's all wrong

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[Chorus]
It's ninety-nine revolutions tonight
Ninety-nine revolutions tonight
Ninety-nine revolutions tonight
Ninety-nine revolutions tonight
Ninety-nine revolutions tonight
Ninety-nine revolutions tonight
Ninety-nine revolutions tonight
Ninety-nine revolutions tonight

[Outro]
Nine! Nine! To one! To one!

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A slightly late fight song for the Occupy movement that took place in America. The title is a play on the 99% theme that the movement dealt with. This song was used as the anthem for Green Day’s ¡UNO! ¡DOS! ¡TRE! tour.

Q&A

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What have the artists said about the song's relationship to the occupy movement?

Armstrong told Rolling Stone about the song and how they wanted to participate in the 99% movement.

We wanted to be part of it in some way. I thought it was about working people and where we come from. But Oakland got really complicated when the anarchists started coming in. I’m not into that – smashing the windows in a small business.

What did Green Day say about "99 Revolutions"?

Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong told NME:

It deals with everything, not just lefties but it goes all the way up to cops and firemen and unions, and that’s where we come from, the working class. It’s in our DNA.

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