Chop suey is a dish in American Chinese cuisine and other forms of overseas Chinese cuisine, consisting of meat and eggs, cooked quickly with vegetables ...
Oh, wait, that's not quite what we're writing about. No, we're writing about "Chop Suey!"
This song is 22 years old as of this writing, which is probably a huge surprise to many of you. It was released in 2001, and earned System of a Down a Grammy nomination - their first. It is full of Biblical references - quoting Jesus on the cross at several points.
But that title? The song has nothing to do with Chinese food. No, in fact, the song was originally titled, strangely enough, "Self Righteous Suicide"..... but they went with "Suey" - half of the word "Suicide" - or, in other words, "Chop"ped in half.
Yep. It's just that level of logic that makes for classic songwriting.
We haven't even talked about the song - which has several SERIOUS tempo changes, going back and forth between rock ballad and really fast speed metal. It's like audio whiplash, and it's just fantastic.
At the 2003 Reading Festival, the crowd seemed to enjoy the song.
When System of a Down performed the song in Armenia in 2015, they had not lost a single beat. The song seems to have softened ever so slightly - but still, the energy is really high.
And also, the crowd is feeling it - in the rain!!!
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