Before their final farewell, Sum 41 performed a cover of the hit song "Sleep Now In The Fire " by Rage Against The Machine .
With their farewell tour already underway, the nostalgic pop-punk band gave fans a few more gifts with recordings for the Spotify Singles Series. These included a cover of the protest single "Sleep Now In The Fire" from Rage Against the Machine's third studio album, as well as a new version of "Landmines," a song from Sum 41's final album, Heaven :x: Hell , released last year.
"Recording these Spotify Singles has been an incredible way to celebrate with our fans around the world. We are so grateful for their support and excited to share this special session with everyone," the band stated in a video posted by Spotify Canada on social media.
The story behind "Sleep Now In The Fire"
Rage Against the Machine has always been a band that engaged in social struggles without wavering in its political convictions, and this single from the album The Battle of Los Angeles , released in 1999, was no different. The music video was filmed by Michael Moore, documentary filmmaker and director of Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) and Bowling for Columbine (2002) , generating a cascade of events.
Moore was detained by security guards because both he and the band "trespassed" on the grounds of the Stock Exchange to film the music video—even though they had formal permission to play on federal land—riot police were called in, the building was closed for several hours, and the American group was fiercely criticized by George W. Bush, who would assume the presidency of the imperialist power a few years later.
The Sum 41 cover arrives at a time when the political landscape in the United States has once again been dominated by the far right, demonstrating the timelessness of the hit.
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