A Tribute

The Beastie Boys. Even if, like me, you’re not the biggest fan of this trio you know who they are.
I think they’re one of those groups whose music we’re constantly hearing: advertising campaigns, samples by younger artists, greatest hits compilations…
And so this past weekend, when the world heard of the death of the group’s founding member Adam Yauch (aka MCA), everyone had something to say.

You don’t have to have been a collector of all their studio albums to know Intergalactic (most recently, you just need to have watched the mother-son dance scene in Diary of A Wimpy Kid):

It’s a little crazy. In fact, I think they knew that- it was what they were going for. As proven in the video for their 2011 single, Make Some Noise:

And, of course, there is the eternally cool (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party):

Coldplay did a cover of this song as a tribute to MCA over the weekend. I really like how they interpreted it. (Can you imagine if the band had decided to pretend to be hip-hop guys for a bit? It just wouldn’t have worked out.)

We’ll be hearing a lot more from the Beastie Boys after this 29 minute video featuring Susan Sarandon, Jack Black, Will Ferrell and even Ted Danson among many others (that comes along with their Hot Sauce Committee Part Two album) is released. This group continues to inspire.