The Prodigy change lyrics to Smack My B***h Up – 26 years after song was released
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The Prodigy appear to alter “Smack My Bitch Up” lyricsAt a London concert on 24 November, Maxim reportedly performed the controversial second line differently.
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- Footage from 24 November at London’s Alexandra Palace suggests Maxim performed the second line differently.
- The band’s representatives declined to comment when contacted by The Independent.
- Tori Amos and the Beastie Boys criticised the song; NOW accused it of promoting violence against women.
- Several US stores removed the album, while the BBC partly banned the song or broadcast a lyric-free version.
If some girl in an A-line flowery dress decides there’s some band somewhere singing about smashing bitches up, let’s get a bit militant. They don’t know us. They never know us. They never will.— Keith Flint, Rolling Stone interview defending the song’s meaning
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