Young! fast! praise god, we are Iranians!

Sargord Pirouz
by Sargord Pirouz
01-Oct-2010
 

During the early 1980s, the Boston-based hardcore punk band "FU's" had an underground hit single called "Young! Fast! Iranian!" It was loosely based on the Iran-Iraq War and conflict in Lebanon. Below is the YouTube clip of the song and lyrics.

I think it was 1982 or 83, the song happened to be playing on the college radio station. Just then, my Iranian dad walked in, listened, and burst out in chuckles. My dad listening to hardcore punk rock: that's an amusing memory.

 

Young! Fast! Iranians!


Hey, look me over; I'm a son of Iran

And the word of the prophet's in my blood.

And you can keep on clutching your flag and your bible
'cause it's not gonna do you any good.

On the day I was born, lord, my momma cried out,

"all these infidels are really gonna pay!"

'cause I'm a holy mf'er and a yank-killin'-rocker

And I'm ready for martyrdom today!



Young! fast! Iranian!



I'm going to the border,

Never comin' back.

Going to the border

For a suicide attack.

Come on baby, tie your veil down tight,

I'm a one-way rocket to paradise tonight


We are young! fast! praise god, we are Iranians!



Hey, hit the peddle I'm a ready to roll.

There's a holy war a-callin' my name.

When i hear 'em prayin' lord, I lose all control.

It's got my trigger-finger starting to shake.

Well pass that koran, get the radio on.

It's time to listen to our favorite dj!

We got the rockin' ayatollah and he's burning it down

Twenty-four hours a day!


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by Anonymous8 on Fri Oct 01, 2010 11:38 AM PDT

with french for Darius Kadivar to understand! enjoy.


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More cornball YouTube clips

by Sargord Pirouz on Fri Oct 01, 2010 09:30 AM PDT

More cornball YouTube clips from Darius. How fuddy-duddy can you get with that?

But hey, like I said, now y'all in France got yer McDonalds, Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken...

Here in the US? Sorry we've no FrogsLegs R'us fast food here, monsieur. Or McSnails N'shells, for that matter. LOL


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amirkabear4u

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Nope SPink Jaan We have Come a Long Way since ...

by Darius Kadivar on Fri Oct 01, 2010 06:12 AM PDT

They Now Serve American Junk Food to you IRI Folks the Right Way ...

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE9Qm8mShik

Make sure to ask me for the address on your next trip here. I will make sure you even get Christian Toppings For a Sermon ...

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Pretty corny video clip

by Sargord Pirouz on Fri Oct 01, 2010 05:18 AM PDT

Pretty corny video clip selections, Darius. 

I thought the Rocky Horror clip was better, but did you kids even get that movie in Frankreich? I'm guessing you didn't. 

My recollection of visiting France back in the 70s is that things were sub-culturally backward. That is to say, you guys were followers in pop culture- and usually more than a few years behind, in that.

For example, I ordered a pizza in Paris in the late 1970s and they brought forward one with fried eggs as toppings! Can you imagine? But hey, now you guys have Pizza Hut- right? Now you're with it! LOL


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by Darius Kadivar on Fri Oct 01, 2010 05:03 AM PDT

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Sargord Pirouz

Darius, that song got no

by Sargord Pirouz on Fri Oct 01, 2010 04:21 AM PDT

Darius, that song got no play here in the States. I'd never heard it before. 

Rockabilly is an American genre that generally serves a subculture, without political pretensions. Surprising that this track made the exception, especially since the SC's were looked at by some as being on the pop end of the spectrum. It's as if the record producers thought it might be able to cash in on prevailing focus of the current event. But it got no play.

Hardcore punk, on the other hand, always went out of its way toward the subversive.  


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Scourge of suits in control
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Orders from Moscow
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Agressive acts now
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Before they start shootin' at you and me


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