![]() ![]() The song is about how propaganda makes one thing look like another, bending the facts in the favor of the government. The "burning" you speak of was the army burning the bodies of the civilians they killed. It was a MASSACRE of protesters by the Chinese army. Watch this space for regular updates in the Music category on Interesting Facts.The Tiananmen Square massacre had nothing to do with "self-immolation" or "suicide" as you say. Feel free to share this post with your friends.įor those of you who might not be familiar with System of a Down’s sound, this is a live version of their song Chop Suey (recorded at Rock AM Ring in 2002 in Germany). If you have something to add to this post, please comment. There you have it, 20 interesting facts about System of a Down. Serj Tankian worked as a shoe salesman and ran a successful software company before joining the band. The band provided the music for the song “Will They Die 4 You?”.Ģ0. System of a Down appeared on South Park‘s ‘Chef Aid’ album in 1998. “Old School Hollywood Baseball” was inspired by Daron Malakian’s participation in a celebrity ballgame at Dodger Stadium.ġ9. The music of Mezmerize and Hypnotize was influenced by everything from black metal to Motown.ġ8. The band’s first official release of a professionally recorded song was on a collection called Hye Enk (“we’re Armenian” in English), an Armenian Genocide recognition compilation, in 1997.ġ7. The original poster included the text, “A hand has five fingers! With these five grab the enemy!” The band revised the saying on the back of the album as, ” The hand has five fingers, capable and powerful, with the ability to destroy as well as create.”ġ6. The members have been outspoken about the Armenian genocide, played numerous political benefits and the cover art for their self-titled debut was taken from an anti-fascist poster called “Five Fingers Have the Hand,” designed by visual artist John Heartfield for the Communist Party of Germany. System of a Down have widely been viewed as a political band. The striking album cover of their self-titled debut album came from a World War 2 poster. Malakian says the band turned down the chance to perform “Aerials” at the 2003 Grammys, insisting at the time, “That’s something N*SYNC and Britney Spears do, not System of a Down.”ġ5. While “Chop Suey!” was nominated for Best Metal Performance for the 2002 Grammy Awards, “Aerials” earned a nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance the following year. The band turned down the chance to play “Aerials” at the Grammy Awards. The band originally had “Suicide” as the title of “Chop Suey!.”. In fact, the words “We’re rolling suicide” can be heard in the song’s opening seconds on select pressings of the album.ġ4. ![]() It’s ironic that such a song would be included in the soundtrack of a children’s movie, considering its lyrics - “ Everyone gets to play / Runaway, expose / It was so exotic / But just one pogo stick.”ġ3. The poodle in The Secret Life of Pets is apparently a metalhead, as his introductory scene shows him head banging to the band’s song “Bounce” once his owner leaves. The acronym stands for “Air, Trees, Water, Animals” or “All the Way Alive,” and was used by Charles Manson and his associates as a term to promote the unity of life on Earth through nature.ġ2. The song “ATWA” has a link to Charles Manson. They won the award in 2006 for Best Hard Rock Performance for the song “B.Y.O.B.”.ġ1. The band has been nominated for 4 Grammy Awards over the years. The name System of a Down comes from a poem Daron wrote named “Victims of a Down”.ġ0. Their song “Chop Suey” was removed from radio around the time of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States because of the controversial line “I don’t think you trust in my self righteous suicide”.ĩ. System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian grew up in Armenia but was born in Lebanon.Ĩ. The band roamed the streets of New York City to make this video and it was directed by Michael Moore (the film maker who brought us Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11).ħ. The music video for their song “Boom!” was created during a worldwide anti-war protest. System of a Down‘s breakthrough album, Toxicity has sold more than 12 million copies since it was released in 2001.Ħ.
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