Carnival in Rio (Punk Was)

About Carnival in Rio (Punk Was)

"Carnival in Rio" redirects here. For the actual carnival, see Rio Carnival."Carnival in Rio (Punk Was)" is a song by Die Toten Hosen and Ronnie Biggs. It's the lead single and the fifteenth track from the cover album Learning English, Lesson One, being also the only non-cover on the album. The song starts with a spoken intro of a child asking his dad what was punk rock. Ronnie then starts "telling" (singing) him about the punk attitude, which is most importantly about "not giving a fuck". Since Biggs was hiding from the British authorities in Rio de Janeiro at the time, the vocals were recorded there. The b-sides to the single were also recorded with Biggs. more »

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1994

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Dad, what was Punkrock?

Punk was rotten, punk was vicious,
Always being unambitious
Punk was a piss-up, punk was a punch-up,
Picking your nose and chucking your lunch up
Punk was obnoxious, punk was obscene,
Having a pop at our dear Queen
Punk was a twisted tasteless trip,
Punk was a pin through her majesty's lip

We never took shit from noone, we just didn't give a f*ck
If you didn't like our music, that was just your bloody hard luck

Punk was a riot, every night a rumble,
A nice bit o'blow and a nice bit o'grumble
Punk was a sleazy, punk was a slum,
Polaroid pics in bed with your mum
Punk was unhealthy, quite unclean,
It was a mockery, malignant mean
Punk was criminal, punk was a con,
And so was our favourite fugitive Ron

We never took shit from noone, we just didn't give a f*ck
If you didn't like our music, that was just your bloody hard luck

Now open your eyes and listen my son, there's no reason to be sad
Just hang around and stay with us, it'll all be coming back

We never took shit from noone, we just didn't give a f*ck
If you didn't like our music, that was just your bloody hard luck

Now open your eyes and listen my son, there's no reason to be sad
Just hang around and stay with us, it'll all be coming back

We never took shit from noone, we just didn't give a f*ck
If you didn't like our music, that was just your bloody hard luck

If you don't like our music, that's just your bloody hard luck

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Die Toten Hosen

Die Toten Hosen is a German punk band from Düsseldorf that has been highly successful in Germany since the 1980s. more »

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