I'm sorry I haven't posted in awhile but I have to say a few things about Limp Biscuit. I was just watching "All Things Rock" on MTV, an hour long show devoted to showing rock videos. Does anyone remember when MTV didn't need to specify a certain time slot to show rock videos? All you need to get a show on MTV are a minor celebrity and a camera...but I digress.
I'm sure you all remember the 9-11 tribute concert, which was a downer for obvious reasons. However, Fred Durst performed one of my favorite songs, Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here." He completely butchered the song, not only with his terrible whiny voice but he ADDED LYRICS! Where the fuck does he get off changing the lyrics to a classic song? I was literally on the verge of tears watching his performance. I had always hated his music but at least it was his own. Now he was coming in on my territory and I was offended. I've had time to get over it and I figured I would never run into this problem again...
Apparently I was wrong...I recently saw a video of Limp Biscuit covering the Who's "Behind Blue Eyes," another one of my favorite songs. My heart skipped a beat as Fred Durst's eletronically tampered vocals started "no one knows what it's like to be the bad man..." He's done it again, he has completely bastardized a great song! Now there's an interlude of someone spelling "L-I-M-P" and then yelling "discovery." Huh? Durst has also, once again, changed the lyrics. He's added a verse "no one knows what it's like to say you're sorry." Where does he get the audacity(the bad kind)?
Could someone inform me as to the copyright rules of these sort of things? I know you can cover whomever in concert but you obviously need the rights to do one on an album right? So is there any sort of clause saying that you can't change the lyrics around when you get the rights? Would Pete Townsend have a say in this? I'm so confused and I don't understand how something like this can happen. Fred, you should've taken the highway a long time ago.
I for one think that he's innocent but I would be pissed if I found out that he let this happen.
February 23, 2004 6:35 PM
limp1 commented:
hey dick head dont be saying shit about fred changing lyrics in these songs. He does that because the Who song "behind blue eyes" sounded like a song about him! cause you know no one likes the guy and the lyrics say " no one knows what its like to be the bad man, the sad man" those lyrics sounds like a song about him. and if you dont think so there is something seriously wrong with you!
March 24, 2004 7:43 PM
gster commented:
LIMP BIZKIT SUCK BIG TIME!!! THEY HAVE JUST CANCELLED THEIR SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS YEAR>>> PRICKS!!!
April 2, 2004 8:59 AM
stephanie commented:
I LOVE LIMP BIZKIT AND FRED RULES
April 11, 2004 1:08 PM
fifi commented:
I LOVE FREDDY
I LOVE MR FREDDY D
I LOVE HIM
I LOVE MR F***ER MAN
I LOVE FRED DURST
GET THE POINT!
April 11, 2004 1:10 PM
HAtes Nu metal commented:
Fuck fred dirzt He buthchered my best friends favorite song he should die Since when DOES any artist have thew right to change lyrics of another persons beloved work all you people who love whoerever blindly cause their on MTV should die
thank you.
April 13, 2004 12:19 AM
HAtes Nu metal commented:
Fuck fred dirzt He buthchered my best friends favorite song he should die Since when DOES any artist have thew right to change lyrics of another persons beloved work all you people who love whoerever blindly cause their on MTV should die
thank you.
April 13, 2004 12:19 AM
christina commented:
yo,
stop hatin on limp bicuit his song behind blues eyes us awsome....he made it so kids would like it im 12 and i no bout music then u ever do...not everyones life is great he trys to tell tht....so stop hatin on him and lets see if u can sing close to tht at all i no i cant but tht doesnt mean i gotta put up a site againt him....so rite back n tell me what u think bye....
April 18, 2004 4:31 PM
i_love_freddy commented:
I THINK YOU NEED TO GET E LIFE,
HE IS MY WORLD I WOULD DIE FOR HIM
AND I AGGREE WIT THAT CHRISTINA CHICK ID LIKE TO SEE YOU TRY AND SING LIKE HIM!!!
HES ALLOUD TO CHANGE THE LYRICS IF HE WANTS SO STUFF YOU HE IS WAY BETTA DAN YOU AND DONT DIS HIM OUT OR ILL START A WEBSITE ABOUT YOU !
SARAH
I just read this... you're right, he ruined some classics. However, your comment "I know you can cover whomever in concert..." isn't entirely correct. Whilst a band can cover a song, the place in which they are playing needs a 'Performing License'. Not many people know this, and no one really bothers with little gigs that your mate's younger brother play, but venues which regularly have bands playing, or at least, advertise that live bands will be peforming need this license. It is just a legal loophole to make sure people don't get sued for doing covers and the such. I mean, the chances anybody will go "christ, their doing a megadeth cover, quick, someone call the record company!" are extremely slim, but anything can happen, can't it... I mean, the doctors let Fred Durst's mother complete the birth didn't they?
July 2, 2004 11:26 AM
UR Jealous commented:
Jealousy's a bitch huh?
Sounds like the person that wrote the original message is a jealous butt pirate or something?
I only have two questions for the butt pirate:
1. How much was your salary last year?
2. How much HIGH-QUALITY ass did you pull last year?
My case rests at ease!
Sincerely,
GoFuckYaSelf, Gay boy...I'll go toe-to-toe with you anyday fag boy! Man the fuck up bitch!
Wow ,amazing. I am being crazy about Limp Biscuit .I'll kick your ass who has said sucks ...
November 17, 2004 5:43 AM
norsegod commented:
I am not a fan of Fred Durst either. In fact I think he sucks. as far as singing. he cant sing for nothing. To tell the truth I can sing better than him... Much better in fact. There is one thing that he has done though that i really liked and that is that he told the lead singer of creed where he can go and what he can do w/ his attitude. other than that I have no use for fred durst. I do agree though, being a big Pink Floyde fan, that there are some classics that should just remain untouched. If you can't sing the song in the mannor that the original group had intended, as a tribute to the greatness of the original, then you should not "cover" the song. when you start changing things around it is a slap in the face to the original group. What would Fred Durst say if he heard someone messing up one of his songs. I'll bet that he would not take it lying down, That is for sure. Really listen to what the original guy had to say as I think he is on the right track. I'll give you all an example. The group Korn recently redid Another Brick in the Wall by Pink Floyd. This was a great remake. Thay pretty much kept the song in its original format but put a little bit of an edge on it. They truely took a great song, and if its possible, made it better. They used the song as a tribute to one of their favorite groups. They didn't ruin the song or chng the lyrics.
Nedward commented:
lol... pete's too busy looking at kiddie-porn!
I would guess that the Who got a big fat check...
February 23, 2004 12:50 PM