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There isn't one original Beastie is "You’ve Got to Fight (to few nice effects of the boys running, idea in either the song or the video. Party),” an anthem of sorts for the but the best parts are the shots of This one is a complete waste of rebel-with-a-useless-cause genera- the band as live figures in a pop-up time. ' tion. The video is a ripoff of Dee Snyder's Twisted Sisterclip. Here King Ad-Rock the three Beasties. who go by the The Beasties have something of names of King Ad-Rock, Mike 0 and the fresh rawness of the early Sex MCA. invade a party given by a cou­ Pistols without the anger. These Neil Young tap-dances his ple of nerds. guys just want to party. w ay into everyone’s heart MOMS AND KIDS Neil Young is still identified with the folk-rock movement, but he has gone through a number of changes DROP IN CENTRE in the past years. 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