I Fought the Law

"I Fought The Law" is a much-covered song originally recorded by Sonny Curtis of The Crickets. The most noted cover of the song was in 1965, by the Bobby Fuller Four.

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Covered - Sonny Curtis - The Crickets - 1965 - Bobby Fuller Four

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Just as the song became a top ten hit, Bobby Fuller was found dead in a parked automobile near his Los Angeles home. The police considered the death an apparent suicide; however, many people still believe Fuller was murdered.

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Los Angeles - Suicide

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The Dead Kennedys wrote and recorded a different version as a comment on Dan White's 1978 murder of San Francisco mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk, and White's subsequent use of the "Twinkie Defense" to get be convicted of the lesser charge of manslaughter. The song, sung from the perspective of White and replacing the line "I fought the law and the law won" with "I fought the law and I won," contains the following lines:

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Dead Kennedys - Dan White - 1978 - San Francisco - Mayor - George Moscone - Harvey Milk - Twinkie Defense - Manslaughter

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:The law don't mean shit if you've got the right friends,

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:That's how this country's run,

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:Twinkies are the best friend I've ever had,

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:I fought the law and I won...

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The song has also been covered by The Clash, Green Day, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, Hank Williams Jr, Waylon Jennings, The Grateful Dead and numerous other artists.

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The Clash - Green Day - Roy Orbison - Tom Petty - Hank Williams Jr - Waylon Jennings - The Grateful Dead

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