The Bloodhound Gang

: This page is about the musical group. For information on the detective segment from 3-2-1 Contact see Bloodhound Gang (TV).

Infamy

Known for humorous, obscene, and often offensive, perhaps even zappaesque lyrics, the Bloodhound Gang is not afraid to make quips about taboo subjects such as ethnicities, child abductions and incest in bizarre, stream-of-consciousness, hip-hop influenced lyrics. A common theme in the band's lyrics are elaborate pop culture references, metaphors, similes and puns such as:

Related Topics:
Zappaesque - Taboo - Stream-of-consciousness - Hip-hop - Pop culture - Metaphors - Similes - Puns

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• "You came twice last year like a Sears catalogue"
• "Times New Roman, you know the type"
• "Like the Jim Jones cult, I'll take you out with one punch"
• "You and me baby ain't nothin' but mammals so let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel"

Perhaps the group's best known hit is "Fire Water Burn" which contains the memorable chorus of "The roof/The roof/The roof is on fire/We don't need no water/Let the motherfucker burn/Burn motherfucker burn." (This lyric was borrowed from the 1985 hit "The Roof is On Fire" by Rock Master Scott and the Dynamic Three.) In 2004, it was featured in the film Fahrenheit 9/11 as a song popular with American soldiers fighting in Iraq.

Related Topics:
Motherfucker - Fahrenheit 9/11 - Iraq

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The band has also done several apperances in MTV shows Jackass and Viva La Bam, because of their close relations to some of the cast members. Bam Margera is also featured in the Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo music video.

Related Topics:
MTV - Jackass - Viva La Bam - Bam Margera

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