The Coup – “The Guillotine”

“The Guillotine” by The Coup from the new album ‘Sorry To Bother You,’ out now

Produced and Directed by Beau Patrick Coulon
DP & Edit – Shawn Butcher
AC – Daniel Worlock
Gaffer/Grip – Adam Unruh www.agrip.net
Muralist – Mona Caron www.monacaron.com
Costume Designer – April Howard
Assistant Costume Designer – Mimi Tran
Hair/Makeup – Donna Wood
Art Dept – Rebbecca Skela
Prop Builder – Adam Burns
Choreographer – Traci Bartlow / Starchild Entertainment
Production Assistants – Nicky Holmes and Leo Ritz-Barr
Munchkin Dancers – Traci Bartlow, Marina “Nurse Boogy” Stankov-Hodge, Afia “Beauti Full 1” Thompson
Crows – Kwic Time and Reggie Brown
Sidecar Bicycle – Aaron Geman
Winged Skate Monkeys – Mauro Monterroso and Philip Byers
Wicked Witch Of The West – Jennifer Agyapong
Oz Gatekeeper – Damien Gallegos
The Wiz – Francois Hughes
Glinda The Good Witch – Gabby LaLa
Special Thanks to Pizzaiolo, Scott Sturgeon, Rima, Akalia, Chris, Robbie, Roberto Miguel, Goatman Dan, Barry Monigle and Jaclyn Bassaline.
Shot at ABCO Artspace in Oakland

Thanks to Marci Bravo and LisaRuthElliot for sacrificing their knit sweaters to use to make the munchkin costumes

LYRICS

Hey, you
We got your war
We’re at the gates
We’re at your door
Hey, you
We got your war
We’re at the gates
We’re at your door

We got the guillotine
We got the guillotine, you better run
We got the guillotine
We got the guillotine, you better run
We got the guillotine
We got the guillotine, you better run
We got the guillotine
We got the guillotine, you better run

We wanna thank you for flyin with us
We know you coulda stayed home, just cried and cussed
May all your guns go off if it’s time to bust
May all their tanks have time to rust
They got the armies turnin bullets into gold
They got the hookers turnin tricks in the cold
And everytime the police kicks in the do
An angel gas-brakes-dips in The O
And even if a D-boy flips him a O
It ain’t enough to buy shit anymo
Sleep in the doorway, piss on the floor
Look in the sky wait for missiles to show
It’s finna blow, cuz
They got the TV- we got the truth
They own the judges and we got the proof
We got hella people- they got helicopters
They got the bombs and we got the- we got the

We got the guillotine
We got the guillotine, you better run
We got the guillotine
We got the guillotine, you better run
We got the guillotine
We got the guillotine, you better run
We got the guillotine
We got the guillotine, you better run

Don’t talk about, it’s not a show
Be about it, it’s bout to blow
Don’t talk about, it’s not a show
Be about it, it’s bout to blow

I just spit the dope lines
I don’t snort em
Tell the boss to call police to escort him
You don’t write all them lies, you just quote em
Get offline, plug in to this modem
No you can’t out-vote em
The rules are still golden
Only jewels we holdin
is if we guardin our scrotum
If you press your ear to the turf that is stolen
You can hear the sound of limitations explodin
Please, sir, may we have another portion?
We’re children of the beast that dodged the abortion
Neck placed firm tween the floor and their florsheim
We’ll shut your shit down- don’t call it extortion
Caution- we’re coming for your head
So call the feds and get files to shred
Every textbook read said bring you the bread
But guess what we got you instead

We got the guillotine
We got the guillotine, you better run
We got the guillotine
We got the guillotine, you better run
We got the guillotine
We got the guillotine, you better run
We got the guillotine
We got the guillotine, you better run

Let’s keep it bangin like a shotgun
We’re in a war before we fought one
Now if you’re tired of workin so they can play-
A common enemy, we got one
Now keep it bangin like a shotgun
We’re in a war before we fought one
Now if you’re tired of workin so they can play-
A common enemy, we got one

Don’t talk about, it’s not a show
Be about it, it’s bout to blow
Don’t talk about, it’s not a show
Be about it, it’s bout to blow

Produced by Boots Riley and Damion Gallegos

Recorded by Damion Gallegos at Chub Studios
Mixed by Damion Gallegos and Boots Riley at Chub Studios

The Guillotine
(R. Riley, D. Gallegos)

Boots Riley- Vocals, Chants, Handclaps
Silk-E- Vocals
Alina Hubbard-Riley- Vocals, Chants
Nicos Hubbard-Riley- Chants
Xola Fischer-Riley- Chants
Gabby La La- Vocals, Chants
Rachel Antony-Levine- Chants
Mycull Myculls- Chants
Pam The Funkstress- Chants, Handclaps
Mike Tiger- Prophet 5, Moog
B’nai Rebelfront- Guitar
Damion Gallegos- Guitar, Moog, Handclaps
Jeff RJFski- Drums

 

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