The Roots Act Quickly

I’ve always been a big fan of incorporating mainstream popular culture into the not-so-mainstream culture, counter- or otherwise. In fact, I thought it was a grave misstep when every so-called jamband in the country passed on covering the This Is Budweiser song, perhaps sandwiching it in between an original anthem. Most of them have made the same mistake by not jamming the fuck out of John Mellencamp’s ubiquitous This Is Our Country jingle.

But the race to become the first band to cover this weekend’s Saturday Night Live sketch, My Dick in a Box, is over. My buddy Cantor, an avid fan of The Roots, reports the hip hop outfit broke out the song at last night’s show in Glasgow. We’re trying to dig up an mp3 of the fantastic decision, but in the meantime, I can offer you this recently leaked soundboard version of (some of) The Roots playing Masters of War at last month’s Bob Dylan Tribute. Enjoy that…and stay tuned.

Previously on Hidden Track: Download: The Roots’ Masters of War and Bob Dylan Tribute: Great Tunes, Less Mumbling