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A Gang Of Dumb Juggalos Cover "Fright Night" By Ariel Pink

A bunch of braindead West Coast juggalos got together and decided, inexplicably, that it’d be a great idea to co-opt the beat from Ariel Pink’s “Fright Night” and spray mindless horrorcore lyrics all over it. Here’s the proof.

Despite how scared you were to cover the Beatles with your high school band, the truth is that no one really owns a song. Suits can claim content ownership rights and license violations, but at the end of the day music's up in the air, and nothing’s really sacred. The Work Of Art In The Age Of Mechanical Reproduction solved this 75 years ago; auras are dead as… dead.

Enter Corpse Circus. For those who aren’t aware (I certainly wasn’t), Corpse Circus is a gang of “Californian rappers and horror film enthusiasts hoping to start an underground movement. Their vision: to destroy unoriginal bastards!”

So a bunch of braindead West Coast juggalos got together and decided, inexplicably, that it’d be a great idea to co-opt the beat from Ariel Pink’s “Fright Night” and spray mindless horrorcore lyrics all over it. Here’s the proof:

For more information about juggalos, check out Thomas Morton's gonzo coverage of the 2007 Gathering Of The Juggalos for Vice.