Dan Quayle
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| - | "'''Cop Killer'''" is a 1992 song by [[Music of the United States|American]] [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Body Count]], from its 1992 [[Body Count (album)|self-titled debut album]]. The lyrics are sung in the first person of an individual who is outraged by [[police brutality]] and decides to take the law into his own hands by killing violent, corrupt police officers. The song, which lyricist [[Ice T]] referred to as a "[[protest song|protest record]]," was written in 1990, and was partially influenced by "[[Psycho Killer]]" by the [[Talking Heads]]. | ||
| - | The song provoked much controversy and negative reactions from politicians such as [[George H.W. Bush]], [[Dan Quayle]] although some defended the song on the basis of the band's [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]] rights. When Ice-T began to feel that the controversy over the song had eclipsed the band's musical merit, he chose to recall the album briefly before it was re-released without the inclusion of the song. The studio version of the song is currently unavailable in any official format. | + | '''James Danforth "Dan" Quayle''' (born February 4, 1947) is an [[United States|American]] politician and was the [[List of Vice Presidents of the United States|44th]] [[Vice President of the United States]], serving under [[George H. W. Bush]] (1989–1993). He also served as a [[U.S. House|U.S. Representative]] and [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] from the state of [[Indiana]]. |
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James Danforth "Dan" Quayle (born February 4, 1947) is an American politician and was the 44th Vice President of the United States, serving under George H. W. Bush (1989–1993). He also served as a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Indiana.
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