canucklehead200
09-28-2006, 06:54 PM
there's always a page dedicated to musical questions that fans have, and I quote: Question: Were the Beastie BOYS the first famous proponents of the mullet?
Answer: Well, they certainly didn't come up with the hairstyle. That near-universally mocked coif known as "business in the front, party in the back" has been around for at least as long as Camaros, soccer players and the state of New Jersey. And it can be argued that country one-hit wonder Billy Ray Cyrus did more to bring the do to the mainstream. But the Beasties--especially Mike D.--generally get credit for popularizing the term. In fact, in 2001 no less an authority than The oxford English Dictionary traced the word's etymology back to the NYC trio, delcaring it "apparently coined, and certainly popularized, by U.S. hip hop group the Beastie Boys." (WOORD!)
It started in 1994 with a song called "Mullet Head," which included the immortal line "No. 1 on the side and don't touch the back/No. 6 on the top and don't cut it wack, Jack." But the rappers sealed the deal when they devoted the entire second issue of their Grand Royal magazine to an in-depth examination of the mullet phenomenon, with articles like "Ancient History of the Mullet," "in defence of the mullet" and "A Quick Q&A with Scotty Bugatti, Real-life Mullethead."
that's crazy about the dictionary attributing the term to them (more or less) huh?
Answer: Well, they certainly didn't come up with the hairstyle. That near-universally mocked coif known as "business in the front, party in the back" has been around for at least as long as Camaros, soccer players and the state of New Jersey. And it can be argued that country one-hit wonder Billy Ray Cyrus did more to bring the do to the mainstream. But the Beasties--especially Mike D.--generally get credit for popularizing the term. In fact, in 2001 no less an authority than The oxford English Dictionary traced the word's etymology back to the NYC trio, delcaring it "apparently coined, and certainly popularized, by U.S. hip hop group the Beastie Boys." (WOORD!)
It started in 1994 with a song called "Mullet Head," which included the immortal line "No. 1 on the side and don't touch the back/No. 6 on the top and don't cut it wack, Jack." But the rappers sealed the deal when they devoted the entire second issue of their Grand Royal magazine to an in-depth examination of the mullet phenomenon, with articles like "Ancient History of the Mullet," "in defence of the mullet" and "A Quick Q&A with Scotty Bugatti, Real-life Mullethead."
that's crazy about the dictionary attributing the term to them (more or less) huh?