Fire Water Burn

Infobox Single
Name = Fire Water Burn
Artist = The Bloodhound Gang
from Album = One Fierce Beer Coaster
A-side =
B-side =
Released = April 3, 1997
Format = CD, 12"
Recorded = 1996
Genre = Alternative rock Acoustic rock
Length = 4:51
Label = Jimmy Franks Recording Company Republic Records Geffen Records (1998 re-release)
Writer =
Producer = Jimmy Pop
Certification =
Chart position =
Last single = "Mama Say" 1995
This single = "Fire Water Burn" 1997
Next single = "Kiss Me Where It Smells Funny" 1997

"Fire Water Burn" is the first single from The Bloodhound Gang's 1996 (re-released in 1998) album "One Fierce Beer Coaster". The chorus of the song is taken from the song "The Roof is on Fire" by Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three, yet sung considerably slower. The song ranked among the top songs on the Billboard Charts in 1997, reaching #18 on the Modern Rock Tracks, and also #28 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks. "Fire Water Burn" was remixed for the CD single by God Lives Underwater. It appeared in the soundtrack of "Fahrenheit 9/11", "The Nutty Professor" and "CKY4". [IMDB.com, [http://imdb.com/name/nm1164693/ Bloodhound Gang] Retrieved on March 17, 2007]

Music video

The song's music video features the band performing on in a retirement home's cafeteria. As the song progresses, vocalist Jimmy Pop leaves the stage and begins performing numerous spontaneous actions in front of a group of unresponsive senior citizens, including dancing suggestively on tables and making unusual facial gestures. The video culminates when the elderly notice the band, and are rejuvenated by their performance. With the retirement home filled with a rock concert-like atmosphere, the band exits the stage with several senior citizens. The final shot of the video reveals that the retirement home was specially designated for the hearing impaired.

The video was introduced by Pat Minfield (portrayed by Pop), in a parody of Matt Pinfield, the host of MTV's music video show "120 Minutes" (which is presented in the video as "120 Midgets").

Outside references

"Fire Water Burn" makes references that allude to pop culture actors, television shows, and authors from the past. [Bloodhoundgang.com, [http://www.bloodhoundgang.com/index2.html Lyrics Schmyrics — "Fire Water Burn"] Retrieved on March 17, 2007] Examples from the song include:

*Han Solo, a character from the "Star Wars" series, who was portrayed by Harrison Ford;
*Barry White, a disco and soul musician and producer;
*Frank Black, an alternative rock musician who led the "Pixies";
**"Monkey Gone to Heaven", a song by the band
*John F. Kennedy, a former United States president;
*Marvin Gaye, a soul and Rhythm and blues musician;
*Martha Raye, an actress and musician;
*Lawrence Welk, a musician and television icon;
*Kojak, a popular US television series, starring Telly Savalas;
*Kurt Cobain, a grunge rock musician from the band Nirvana;
*Mark Twain, an author and satirist from the 1800s and early 1900s;
*Jimi Hendrix, a psychedelic and hard rock musician from the 1960s;
*Emmanuel Lewis, an actor that gained much fame in the 1980s, starring on Webster", a television show.

References

External links

* [http://www.bloodhoundgang.com/ Bloodhound Gang's official website]
* [http://www.bloodhoundgang.com/lyricsschmyrics/fwb.html Official lyrics]