Carnival in Rio (Punk Was)
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"Carnival in Rio (Punk Was)" | ||||
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Single by Die Toten Hosen & Ronnie Biggs | ||||
from the album Learning English, Lesson One | ||||
Released | 1991 | |||
Genre | Punk rock | |||
Length | 3:08 | |||
Label | Virgin Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ronnie Biggs Andreas Frege | |||
Die Toten Hosen singles chronology | ||||
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"Carnival in Rio (Punk Was)" is a song by Die Toten Hosen and Ronnie Biggs. It's the lead single and the fifteenth track from the cover album Learning English, Lesson One, being also the only non-cover on the album.
The song starts with a spoken intro of a child asking his dad what was punk rock. Ronnie then starts "telling" (singing) him about the punk attitude, which is most importantly about "not giving a fuck".
Since Biggs was hiding from the British authorities in Rio de Janeiro at the time, the vocals were recorded there.
The b-sides to the single were also recorded with Biggs.
Music video[]
The video was directed by . Also the video was made in Rio de Janeiro. It features the band and Biggs singing the song and having fun around the city, also clips of recording the song.
Track listing[]
- "Carnival in Rio (Punk Was)" (Frege, von Holst/Biggs) − 3:08
- "No One Is Innocent" (Steve Jones/Biggs) – 3:03 (Sex Pistols & Ronnie Biggs cover)
- "Police on My Back" (Eddy Grant) - 2:16 (The Equals cover)
Charts[]
Year | Country | Position |
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1991 | Germany | 36 |
External links[]
- 1991 singles
- Die Toten Hosen songs
- Songs written by Campino (singer)
- Songs written by Andreas von Holst
- 1991 songs
- Virgin Records singles