"Rock N Roll N*gger" is a rock song written by Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye, and released on the Patti Smith Group's 1978 album Easter. It was covered by Marilyn Manson in their 1995 EP Smells Like Children.
In the song, Smith self-identifies as a "n*gger," meaning a rebellious and honorable outsider.
On his decision to cover the song, Manson explained:
"I thought "Rock N Roll Ni*gger" was a song that I could really relate to, and our fans could relate to, about being an outsider. I also thought that nobody else really, in our era of music, had the courage to do a cover of a song like that because, you know, they would get in trouble for the title but this song isn't about racism. It's about standing up for yourself."
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