The Right To Party

The Beastie Boys have been a group that I remembered from my childhood as a band that I wasn’t allowed to listen to, and that everyone else knew all the words to. I also remember seeing the video for “Fight For Your Right” on MTV and thinking that it made no sense to me what-so-ever.
In high school I had a teacher that I really admired. Being from New York and still a young man he had a lot of unconventional teaching methods that really messed with our Honor’s Class sensibilities. Being a huge fan of The Beastie Boys, some how or another he found a way to bring up a song or play one.
Now of an age when I can understand the ideas that are put into this particular song, I can still remember the first time I heard the dance remix that Hyperfunk played. When it appeared on the CD that he had given out, I truly heard this song for the first time and had to put the lyrics here.
As long as I can, I will fight for my right to party.


Fight For Your Right (To Party)
By The Beastie Boys

You wake up late for school - man you don't wanna go
You ask you mom, "Please?" - but she still says, "No!"
You missed two classes - and no homework
But your teacher preaches class like you're some kind of jerk

(chorus) You gotta fight for your right to party

You pop caught you smoking - and he said, "No way!"
That hypocrite - smokes two packs a day
Man, living at home is such a drag
Now your mom threw away your best porno mag (Bust it!)

(repeat chorus)

Don't step out of this house if that's the clothes you're gonna wear
I'll kick you out of my home is you don't cut that hair
Your mom busted in and said, "What's that noise?"
Aw, mom you're just jealous - it's the Beastie Boys!

(repeat chorus twice)