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 System of a Down
| Whose childhood inspired the two songs about Hollywood from "Mezmerize"? | System of a Down's "Mezmerize" (nickel14) |
Daron Malakian. Daron Malakian, System of a Down's guitarist, lived in Hollywood, across from a hotel where many prostitutes sought out business. In his songs about Hollywood, he is saying that it isn't as glamorous as people think, based on his childhood there.
| Who wrote the lyrics to "Radio/Video"? | System Of A Down (nickel14) |
Daron Malakian. Daron wrote both the music and lyrics to "Radio/Video" a song from "Mezmerize".
| Who was the only member of System Of A Down to not attend Rose and Alex Pilibos' Armenian School? | System Of A Down (nickel14) |
John Dolmayan. Although John, System Of A Down's Drummer, is of Armenian descent, he did not attend Rose And Alex Pilibos' Armenian School.
| Who tries to make John Dolmayan smile on stage, according to an interview in Kerrang! magazine? | System Of A Down (nickel14) |
Serj Tankian. John never smiles on stage because he says that he has to make a straight face in order to maintain the beat. Serj is always trying to get a smile out of him.
| Who is the oldest member of System Of A Down? | System of a Down (bloodybrains) |
Serj. Serj Tankian was born in 1967. John Dolmayan was born 1973, Shavo Odadjian was born 1974, and Daron Malakian was born 1975.
| Who gave the singer a gun in the song "Sugar"? | System of a Down Lyrics (tutt0034) |
Sako. "I got a gun the other day from Sako, it's cute, small, fits right in my pocket."
Serj, Daron, John, Shavo. Serj, Daron, John, and Shavo are the four members of System of a Down and have been since the beginning. Serj Tankian does vocals/keyboards. Daron Malakian does guitars/vocals. Shavo Odadjian does bass. John Dolmayan does drums.
| Who are "Danny and Lisa" in Radio/Video? | System of a Down (crushhhh) |
Friends of Daron's who he has not seen since he was 10. On WikiPedia, it is said that Danny and Lisa are two friends of Daron's that he has not seen since he was 10.
| Which song is not on the album "Toxicity"? | System of a Down Lyrics (tutt0034) |
War?. "We will fight the heathens." This is from "System of a Down".
| Which song from System Of A Down's self-titled debut features the lyrics "The kombucha mushroom people sitting around all day"? | System Of A Down (nickel14) |
sugar. The songs says "The kombucha mushroom people sitting around all day, who can believe you, who can believe you, let your mother pray (sugar)".
| Which song from "Mezmerize "talks about "sweet Danny and Lisa"? | System of a Down's "Mezmerize" (nickel14) |
Radio/Video. The song "Radio/Video" is influenced by Greek music and features the lyrics "sweet Danny and Lisa, they take me away from the strangest places".
| Which song do these lyrics belong to? "Why don't you ask the kids at Tiananmen square? Was fashion the reason that they were there?" | System Of A Down (nickel14) |
Hypnotize. "Hypnotize" is the first single from the album "Hypnotize".
| Which song contains the lyrics "Someone's mouth said paint them all red"? | System Of A Down's "Hypnotize" Lyrics (nickel14) |
Holy Mountains. This song is about the mountains that belong to Turkey, but the Armenians claim are theirs. It refers to "the river Aras"(the Aras River), which is the national border between Armenia and Turkey.
| Which song contains the lyrics "If I feel like talking I'll never be wrong, if I feel like walking you best come along"? | System Of A Down's "Hypnotize" Lyrics (nickel14) |
Stealing Society. This line comes close to the middle of the song, right before the repetitive chorus.
| Which song contains the lyrics "Everyday I'm watching you die"? | System Of A Down's "Hypnotize" Lyrics (nickel14) |
Kill Rock 'n' Roll. This song is about a rabbit. One day when it was dark, Daron pulled out of his driveway, and ran over a rabbit. When he got back home he there was a rabbit in his yard that looked just like the one he had run over staring at him. He named the rabbit Rock 'n' Roll, and wrote this song about him because he felt really guilty.
| Which school did three members of System Of A Down attend? | System Of A Down (nickel14) |
Rose and Alex Pilibos' Armenian School. Daron Malakian first attended Rose and Alex Pilibos' Armenian School, then Roosevelt Middle School, then Glendale High School, where he got into many fights. None of the members of System Of A Down have attended Harvard. Rose and Alex Pilibos' Armenian School was founded in Hollywood in 1971.
| Which instrument does Shavo Odadjian claim he is better at than bass? | System Of A Down (nickel14) |
guitar. Shavo is the bassist for System Of A Down, but he claims that he is a better guitarist.
| Where does evil live? | System of a Down Lyrics (tutt0034) |
the skin. From "Soil", a song that talks about a boy that shot himself because of personal issues.
| Where did the name "System of a Down" come from? | System of a Down (bloodybrains) |
A poem. The name came from a poem written by Daron. The original name was "Victims of a Down" but changed because the word "victims" seemed one-sided and closed-minded.
| When was Daron Malakian born? | System of a Down (bloodybrains) |
July 18, 1975. Daron Malakian (guitar, vocals) was born July 18, 1975 in Glendale, California. He attended an Armenian school and claims that he still has nightmares from being in that awful place.
| When was "Steal this album!" released in the US? | System of a Down (philliesphan54) |
25th November, 2002. It was released a day later in UK.
| When did System Of A Down form? | System Of A Down (nickel14) |
1995. System Of A Down formed in Los Angeles, California in 1995.
| What year was "Toxicity" released? | System of a Down's Toxicity (kiwibrrd33) |
2001. It is said to be the most political album of that year.
| What was the song "Bubbles" from the album "Steal This Album!" originally called? | System Of A Down (nickel14) |
Chupa Cabra. This album is a reference to the book "Steal This Book" by Abbie Hoffman. Several songs from this album were leaked on to the internet before the album was released.
| What was the original name for the song "Chop Suey!"? | System Of A Down (nickel14) |
Suicide. At the beginning of the song, you can hear someone say "we're rolling suicide". "Suicide" was the original name for "Chop Suey!", a single from "Toxicity".
| What was the original name for the song "Chop Suey!"? | System of a Down (bloodybrains) |
Suicide. They have a T-shirt out that has lyrics from the song, but if you look at it, across the shirt in larger bold letters, it says "Suicide". Personally I like the name "Suicide" better than "Chop Suey!" Mmmmm... Chop suey...Mmmmm :P
| What was the main reason Question! was written? | System of a Down (crushhhh) |
One of Shavo's dreams.. Again according to Wikipedia in his dream he was a kid and gave some berries to a girl, but he didn't know they were poisonous.
| What tells "me" what to do and where to go in "Needles"? | System of a Down Lyrics (tutt0034) |
my tapeworm. The song gets its title because the singer is sitting in his room with a needle in his hand. I guess his tapeworm told him to.
| What song is this from? "Watching from a post up high, from where you see the ships afar" | System of a Down (crushhhh) |
Suggestions. All of the above are on the "System of a Down" album.
| What song is this from? "Let your mother pray" | System of a Down (crushhhh) |
Sugar. In the "Sugar" video, a frame is shown to say "Aspartane Kills".
| What song is the shortest on the album? | System of a Down (philliesphan54) |
36. "36" runs for approximately 43 seconds.
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