Primal Scream – Kill All Hippies

Song

"Kill All Hippies" is a song by Scottish rock band Primal Scream, released on 20 March 2000 as the second single from their sixth studio album XTRMNTR.

The song has an aggressive, electronically processed sound, with prominent use of sampled drum loops and distorted guitars. Its title is a quote from the 1980 film Out of the Blue, and begins with a sample of the line and other quotes from the film spoken by actress Linda Manz.

Upon release, the song debuted and peaked at number 24 on the UK Singles Chart and spent one more week in the top 100 before dropping out.

Reception

Reviewing a live show from the XTRMNTR tour, Guardian critic Dave Simpson compared the song to the work of D.A.F.

Music video

A video for the song was directed by Julian Gibbs and Julian House, inspired by House's cover art for the album.

It features fragmented footage of approaching war, aggression and combat, such as riot police, vintage military aircraft and hockey players, superimposed on backgrounds of intense blue and orange colour washes, with no faces visible. Several versions were made for different mixes of the album.

Album

XTRMNTR (da pronunciare "Exterminator") è il sesto album discografico del gruppo musicale britannico Primal Scream, pubblicato nel 2000.

Artist

I Primal Scream sono un gruppo musicale scozzese fondato a Glasgow nel 1982. La formazione ha proposto un repertorio variegato, spaziando dal rock fino all'elettronica e alla psichedelia.

Hello this is gorgeous, anybody out there read me?
10-4 I read you.
My handle's gorgeous, pretty vacant, eh
Subvert normality
F*ck you!
Punk is not sexual, it's just aggression
10-4 old buddies
Destroy, Kill all hippies
Anarchy! Disco sucks
Subvert Normality

You got the money, I got the soul (x3)
Can't be bought, can't be owned

You got the money, I got the soul
You got the money, I got the soul
Can't be bought, can't be owned
You got the money, I got the soul

You got the money (x3)
I got the soul (x5)

Ciao questo è stupendo, qualcuno là fuori mi legge?
10-4 Ti ho letto.
Il mio manico è stupendo, piuttosto vuoto, eh
Sovverti la normalità
Vaffanculo!
Il punk non è sessuale, è solo aggressività
10-4 vecchi amici
Distruggi, uccidi tutti gli hippy
Anarchia! La discoteca fa schifo
Sovvertire la normalità

Hai i soldi, io ho l'anima (x3)
Non può essere acquistato, non può essere posseduto

Hai i soldi, io ho l'anima
Hai i soldi, io ho l'anima
Non può essere acquistato, non può essere posseduto
Hai i soldi, io ho l'anima

Hai i soldi (x3)
Ho l'anima (x5)