# What is this song?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-song/337607>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 29, 2005, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-song/337607 "2005-12-29T18:42:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-song/337607/1 "2005-12-29T18:42:11Z")

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I heard a song about a week or two ago and I thought that it was pretty cool. I can only remember hearing the repetition of the word “shotgun?” and a quote from bob Marley “them bellies full but we still hungrY.”  
The singer reminded me somewhat of the singer for the Outfield.  
thanks,  
hh

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**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-song/337607/2 "2005-12-29T19:00:49Z")

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I’m not familiar with Outfield. Can you give some more clues about the song’s style, and how old it might be? Ballad? Hip-hop? Funk? Rock? Reggae?

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**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-song/337607/3 "2005-12-29T19:16:43Z")

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Well it was pretty much hard rock, not only Outfield, but also Offspring sounding (Self Esteem) and had a slightly rap beat to it. For further (obscure) reference, the singer also reminded me of the lead singer that sang “Hey Joe” for the Leaves!  
thanks,  
hh

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**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-song/337607/4 "2005-12-29T20:03:08Z")

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The song is almost certainly Rage Against the Machine’s “Down Rodeo.” One of the verses contains Marley’s lyric, their style is rock/rap, and the chorus is:  
“Yeah I’m rollin’ down Rodeo wit a shotgun  
These people ain’t seen a brown skin man  
Since their grandparents bought one”

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**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-song/337607/5 "2005-12-30T01:40:57Z")

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Ferret Herder, you may have it. I checked the lyrics and it has the belly-hungry connection. thanks for your help. 🙂