Fucking USA
"Fucking USA", often called "Fuck'n USA", is a protest song written by South Korean singer and activist Yoon Min-suk. Strongly anti-US Foreign policy and anti-Bush, the song was written in 2002 at a time when, following the Apolo Ohno Olympic controversy and an incident in which two Korean middle school students were killed by a U.S. Army vehicle, anti-American sentiment in Korea reached high levels. Musically it is a parody of "Surfin' U.S.A.", and though it has a vulgar aspect it is not supposed to be, according to Yoon, just an angsty punk-type song but a serious critique of the Bush Administration and US foreign policy in particular in the Korean peninsula, just conveyed in an ironic and jokingly vitriolic way.
| "Fucking USA" | |
|---|---|
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| Single by Yoon Min-suk | |
| Released | 2002 |
| Genre | Rock & Roll Punk Parody |
| Songwriter(s) | Yoon Min-suk |
| Producer(s) | Yoon Min-suk "Park" |
In 2012 the US band Neung Phak covered the song on their album Neung Phak 2.
Video
Later a music video was broadcast on a South Korean news program, where it was picked up by Rob Pongi[1] and subsequently rebroadcast on the show's website along with Japanese and English subtitles, enabling it to spread worldwide.[2][3] The version of the song in the video has been remixed and opens with caricatures of U.S. President George W. Bush taunting Koreans, while chants of "λΆμμ " ("Bushi Ak" or "Bush Evil") echo in the background. It displays a slideshow of Korean political cartoons attacking U.S. foreign policy, ending abruptly on the line "Yankee Go Home!", with an animation of the Statue of Liberty exploding.
The video has developed a minor cult status in the West, where it has been shown on comedy shows such as Tarrant on TV and Web Junk 20.
See also
- Anti-American sentiment in Korea
- Highway 56 Accident