Mötley Crüe recently release “Dogs of War“, their first song with guitarist John 5 as a member of the band and now the second single, which is a cover of Beastie Boys’ “‘(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)'”
The band had already played the Beastie Boys song last year during a secret concert which happened in a club for only 450 people at the Underworld in London, England. In the near future they can still release a third song called “Canceled”, which like the previous ones were also recorded in 2023 with producer Bob Rock.
Hear the Mötley Crüe cover for Beastie Boys “‘(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)'”
The song was written by the Beastie Boys members Adam Yauch and Adam Horovitz alongside the band’s producer Rick Rubin. It was released in 1986 on their classic album “Licensed to III”. At the time the song peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Next Mötley Crüe tour dates
August
- 29 – Minnesota State Fair – Saint Paul, MN, United States
- 31 – Uncasville, CT
September
- 26 – Hollywood, FL
- 28 – Louder Than Life 2024 – Louisville, KY, United States
October
- 13 – Aftershock 2024 – Sacramento, CA, United States
New music and setlist changes
The guitarist John 5 recently talked in an interview with Eddie Trunk (Transcribed by Blabbermouth) about new songs and setlist changes.
“Yeah (New music), actually, that’s gonna be coming very soon. Actually, coming very, very soon (The Beastie Boys cover). There’s gonna be some announcements coming up very soon, and I can’t really spill the beans now, but it is coming, baby. It is coming. It’s so cool. It reminds me of… It’s just like a little old Aerosmith. I don’t know. It’s just that Mötley cool riff. And Nikki is just amazing with that melody and all that stuff. He’s just incredible with those lyrics and melodies. So I’m really excited for the song to come out. I think people are going to super, super dig it,” John 5 said.
He continued talking about the concert setlists: “Oh my god, yeah (I suggest other songs). I do that all the time. And it’s cool. We’re doing ‘On With The Show’ now, and I love ’On With The Show’. It’s so cool. But, yeah, I’m saying things all the time, like, ‘Ten Seconds To Love’ or ‘Bastard’ or anything like that, man. It’s so important to me. I love those songs. I love all those songs, all the records,” John 5 said.