Cop Rock - For The Record [High Quality]

[@CopRockTheMovie]

Welcome new recruits to KZbin's #1 resource for Cop Rock!!!! This page includes EVERY song, re-cuts of series plotlines and behind-the-scenes features. Our goal for this page was to spark public interest in the eventual MOVIE ADAPTATION of COP ROCK. Please email us at [e-mail] if you have any interest in getting involved in production! Thank you and LET'S BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!

[@AquaWaifu]

Will you be using some sort of crowd funding for the movie?

[@CopRockTheMovie]

@@AquaWaifu I'm sure we will eventually! But right now we just want to see who's interested in the project overall

[@shalonanwar6882]

I 100% support a reboot, but only if I can be in it as the baby merchant.

[@dannybarzegar1621]

@@shalonanwar6882 i back this comment 100%

[@melissaadelle-rose2672]

Love this idea lol

[@rosshalz]

How many of you agree that this case has... RACIAL OVERTOOOONES? 🕺

[@thetasworld]

Good lord i can't stop laughing

[@danlevinson8422]

And I apologise in advance for this... RAAACCIIIALLLL OVVEERRTOONNEESS

[@LibertySong77]

😂😂😂

[@limbobilbo8743]

That man who says “racial OVERTONEEEEEESSSSS” Deserves literally every award known to man

[@spongeintheshoe]

Does that include the Herman Cain Award?

[@AndersPuschel]

Tony Selznick, I think. Mostly known as a dancer and talent agent.

[@Slappadatface]

Hahaha

[@vincentvalentin5412]

thanks for this John Oliver. Id heard of this in passing on Community but never looked up what it was. this is hilarious.

[@TroutBoneless]

LOVE IS NOT ADMISSABLE EVIDENCE

[@sajidhoosen8665]

This is ridiculous.. I can't believe they actually made it a show

[@Dinguskhan10101]

John Oliver didn’t make this page, it’s 4 years old !

[@ruslanart8734]

69 likes nice

[@IronWarhorsesFun]

Same here. Just came here from JOHN THE LEGEND OLIVER!

[@ultimatehawkeyefangirl]

I get why Baby Merchant blew up, but For The Record is the superior song of the two featured on LWT

[@jacobrengen]

I personally think pursuit of happiness trumps both of these songs but that’s just my $.10 for the record

[@berkleypearl2363]

Firstly, thank you John Oliver. Secondly this song is fuckin catchy as hell.

[@cwp4eva]

Then you ain’t heard Baby Merchant yet lol

[@missmiss6516]

For the record

[@thewifs.]

You want some good shit? Check out Scruff McGruffs anti drug songs from the mid 80s. I'm a fan of "Crack and Cocaine" and "Marijuana"

[@cwp4eva]

@@thewifs. on the way

[@CopRockTheMovie]

Bless you, sir

[@AmandaRestivo]

This show needs to be a Broadway musical ASAP!

[@CopRockTheMovie]

We couldn’t agree more!

[@EHS611]

I will get my tickets for that.

[@katt.1787]

I'm incredibly impressed by the excellent singing here. All of it is surprisingly good!

[@Azamra18]

Me too! It’s a Train wreck, but at least they can sing!

[@melissaadelle-rose2672]

Right! These people have serious talent I wonder how they all feel about this now 😂

[@Rita-kx3yr]

My god this is an absolute delight.

[@agranger1087]

"I'm not a racist. I'm a cop" ... Yeah but when that gets said by cops over and over and over again... Maybe you draw the connection between the dotted lines

[@aronmarkovits5396]

This comment is prohibited by the federal laws

[@alexandershouta8419]

Damn

[@weismeister121]

Fun fact: The actor that played "I'm not a racist" cop is the same guy who plays the leader of the second Swat team, in the SWAT TV show reboot from a few years ago. Dunno if they show ended yet.

[@Aivottaja]

You mean like how there's a connection between weJ behavior and all those hundreds of expulsions around the world?

[@brixtongun]

WOULD YOU AGREE THIS CASE HAS (takes deep breath) RACIAL OVERTOoONS?

[@rev.andyh.1082]

I too am of the opinion this case has racial overtones.

[@ultimatehawkeyefangirl]

I absolutely need to watch this show now. Dammit John

[@CopRockTheMovie]

We just uploaded the whole series! Have at it!!

[@jerryhastings496]

This is insane wildly entertaining in the best and worst way I agree dammit John Oliver

[@johnsalazar245]

1:36 "But I'm not a racist, I'm not an Assasin, I'm just a cop"

[@andreinybakken9252]

Ouch, that line did not age well😂

[@daniellederer293]

LYRICS: We’ve got like 3 minutes to deadline If you wanna make the six o’clock news It’s now or never Do you think the cops have too much power Do you think they used excessive force Tell us was your life in danger Tell us did you feel any remorse Are you part of an organized outcry Are you acting on your own Would you agree this case has Racial overtones The cameras are rolling so bare your soul For the record I’m on a tight deadline say what’s on your mind For the record Roll tape zoom in tight Give me one good soundbite For the record How did it feel when you pulled the trigger Tell us what went through your mind Can justice really be served here Will the punishment fit the crime Do you see a political future Do you think the judge will let you off The public wants some answers Here’s your chance to talk Black people will no longer Be silenced or submissive Just like we will rise up in Soweto (Inaudible) or Bophuthatswana So will we rise up in South Central Los Angeles This man thinks that Los Angeles is a racist city Maybe it is maybe it isn’t But I’m not a racist I’m not an assassin I’m just a cop The cameras are rolling so bare your soul For the record I’m on a tight deadline say what’s on your mind For the record We’re wired for sound and we’re writing it down For the record This is crack reporting tell your story For the record Make sure that it’s sensational Highly confrontational For the record

[@Worldwideweb1994]

Nice work! But I think that "Are you acting on your own" is actually "Are you acting alone?", "Don't take too much time" is actually "Roll tape, zoom in tight", and the last location that he mentioned is Bophuthatswana (A state that went "independent" in 1977 and reintegrated into South Africa in 1994), not sure about the one in the middle. Independent in quotes because almost no one recognised it as a country. The last inaudible section I think is "We're wired for sound and we're writing it down".

[@daniellederer293]

@@Worldwideweb1994 the funniest thing about this video is that both the accuser and the victim look confused and speechless by everyone else singing and dancing 😂

[@Worldwideweb1994]

@@daniellederer293 Yeah, the whole thing is just so awkward for them, and yet I can't seem to get the song out of my head... FOR THE RECORD!

[@daniellederer293]

@@Worldwideweb1994 you should listen to Baby Merchant haha that’s even more awkward for the two characters who have to listen to him sing

[@Wattywatasaurus]

@@Worldwideweb1994 the line was was “just like we will rise up in Soweto, and Transkei, and Bophuthatswana…” Soweto is a township in Johannesburg, where they had the Soweto Uprising in the 70s. Transkei and Bophuthatswana were two of the “Bantustans” that black South Africans were forced to live in by the Apartheid government, and nominally made "independent” (which basically meant “we’re not responsible for those areas or their management, because they’re independent nations”).

[@mellvee]

God, I'm old. I remember this show. I love my adult life and everything, but sometimes I really miss the mid to late '80's and early '90's. Things were just...different. There was an innocence that just isn't there anymore, and everything from movies to fashion to music was just more fun. I don't miss the racism, sexism, classism, etc , but I do miss the music. We'll never see another era like that when it comes to music.

[@SanFran51]

"Sorry If people didn't like this. But Cop Rock is the most fun I ever had in my life." - Steven Bochco.

[@geoff364]

They could take this to broadway

[@CopRockTheMovie]

🙏

[@sanderflop]

This song is an absolute banger

[@arlopear7136]

As a weekly primetime show Cop Rock was Dog Shit. Today, existing as this nostalgic entity hidden away that people discover via KZbin and other social media is the perfect existence for Cop Rock

[@houseofsledge6891]

Accurate. As someone who watched in horror as it aired its first episode and then decades later scrambled to get it on DVD and watch it with delight at how implausible it is that this ever existed, I completely agree.

[@C345OFR]

That '80s-style bass line slaps!

[@nessie405]

I feel like annoying enough cops with this song thanks to someone talking about raids

[@ultimatehawkeyefangirl]

I didn’t know I needed this in my life.

[@turnburner2204]

"This man think Los Angeles is a racist city..." this line aged like white bread

[@johnsalazar245]

0:24 and 1:11 is my favorite part, so classic🎵🎸🔫80's/90's vibes

[@chavadx]

John Oliver curse you now I can't her this out of my head.

[@roeiirani7505]

Same with baby merchant

[@theshlauf]

The way those two characters play it straight, it looks as if they are semi-aware it's strange that everyone is singing.

[@Bojac]

How is that first guy who sings not Ed Harris? Looks and sounds so similar, and now I want to hear Ed Harris sing.

[@rosshalz]

Thank you John for showing us this!

[@memphisdevin]

Two standby plots for Cop Rock: 1. The SWAT team is called out on a singing man-eating plant trying to take over the city. 2. A bisexual, transvestite mad scientist tries to make a muscle man in his castle but a young engaged couple show up and get in the way. It may have clues as to a missing person named “Eddie.”

[@dstutesman9574]

This is the most beautiful thing to ever be witnessed

[@maxvogt3515]

I was half expecting a certain rhyme for “trigger”

[@wuraolaolagunju]

0:26 Why did that bit sound like Dangerzone

[@Anderson_Se7en]

Where is the baby merchant in all this?

[@XatxiFly]

commenting to give you my algorithm blessing, but guessing this is about to have a few more than 124 views and 7 comments anyway

[@janabug68]

Aaaaand this song is still relevant today

[@davidbawden8305]

This song needs to be a historical relic in 300 years

[@rev.andyh.1082]

I too am of the opinion that this case has racial overtones.

[@robtberardi]

When Twin Peaks came out & became a phenomenon, the networks all decided to start taking chances on shows that were a little different. Cop Rock promptly ended that.

[@DaDunge]

A shame the music is really catchy

[@sammasters6443]

NGL I was deeply concerned for the rhyme that might follow "How did it feel to pull the trigger?"

[@johnsalazar245]

I love this song, Thank you John Oliver

[@EHS611]

I wish someone would make Cop Rock into a musical. They have great songs.

[@dstutesman9574]

Is it bad I’m in love with how shitty this is

[@TheJcjonesacp]

I love this song thanks John Oliver

[@simongrayakarapgod3158]

An episode on raids by John Oliver brought me here

[@JAY-1-2-3-4]

You just earned yourself a free subscriber

[@lampsandmoths1403]

That black cop with the mustache kinda looks like a really annoyed neil degrasse tyson

[@griffinkelly8694]

The actor playing the second reporter was like, “this is my big moment. Next stop Les Mis.”

[@erickamakeeaina1649]

I feel bad cause this is unironically catchy

[@DoktorSick]

well i guess i will be checking out this channel for the next few days.

[@carloshernandez2700]

Todo un crack el John Oliver, I watched this because his show

[@MrGared22]

¡Aguante John!

[@GibbyCat]

I like how both look more fed up with the reporters than each other.

[@stewartlynch1284]

"For The Record" is the perfect example of the mixture of musical theatre and newsroom fiction. "Newsroom fiction" is a genre in print, TV, etc, where the protagonists/antagonists/breakthrough characters are a journalist/reporter/news anchor.

[@crimsoncrow]

I'm legit at least half of the views

[@katt.1787]

Not anymore you're not. John Oliver is to thank for that.

[@crimsoncrow]

Omg I was ahead of my time. Just like this show.

[@CopRockTheMovie]

@@crimsoncrow Imagine how we feel... 😲

[@lisakassandra4222]

@@CopRockTheMovie It must be quite a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one. :D

[@albertaluckygirltsp]

Sorry. Nice try.

[@waynewright5023]

I'm not much for U.S. television--I prefer British television, better character development--but it's a shame that this show didn't last longer. True that it applied a musical spin on crime drama, but the musical excerpts conveyed some important (and at the time **very** prescient) messaging about the direction in which our courts and police departments were heading..

[@CopRockTheMovie]

🚨CALLING ALL CARS🚨 THIS SATURDAY MARCH 6th @12ET we’re “premiering” the ENTIRE SERIES of COP ROCK!!! We have strung out ALL 11 episodes into one gigantic 10 HOUR file which we hope to run all Saturday for your binging pleasure. LIMITED TIME ONLY. We want all our new recruits to be fully exposed to the show you have only just learned to love. So, block off your Saturday, folks. It’s time to ROCK!

[@CopRockTheMovie]

Hey Cop Rockers! Thanks to everyone who joined the series binge yesterday. It was so fun we're going to start having COP ROCK WEDNESDAYS! We'll be showing one episode a week - Wednesdays at 9/8c - just like it originally aired 🙂 This week we're going to start with Episode 1 with the DVD text commentary track. It's filled with fun facts about the show! Hope you can join! Keep rockin!

[@crocodileshark1528]

Every time I listen to this song I expect it to rhyme "Do you think the judge will let you off" with "The public wants some answers, now TURN YOUR HEAD AND COUGH!" Not sure why, other than the fact it's a better rhyme for "off" than "talk".

[@tigerwolf2243]

I keep expecting the song to rhyme "let you off" with "The public wants some answers . . . Now turn your head and cough!"

[@AmandaRestivo]

If anyone has listened to Chess the musical will hear the similarities in the interview song. So 80’s. So good!

[@nodnarbeht9505]

Best worst thing ever!

[@wikidclownchris]

How How have I never known about this 🤣😆 I was listening to Baby Merchant was cracking up laughing so hard I wasn’t making a sound

[@damienbinnie-brown1808]

Thank you again John oliver!

[@Tacozrule12]

Bless you

[@SanFran51]

Why isn't Cop Rock getting a second Shot I'll never know.

[@j.snakehole6552]

Why isn't this real life? Let's start with the White House press briefings and expand from there.

[@IronWarhorsesFun]

I bet that Cop felt real threatened by this life threatening song and dance🤣

[@johnchapman5695]

The Internet™️ has deemed this “so bad it’s good”

[@macpac22]

FOR DA RECOOOORD

[@isleofredemption]

I knew Brooklyn 99 was missing something.

[@geoff364]

0:35 This guy singing has a bad case of Freddie Mercury teeth

[@Saitaina]

THIS a needs a reboot.

[@albertaluckygirltsp]

BTW the cop rock finale is EPIC

[@GrieviousGeorge]

John Oliver

[@mariomaster88]

I have no idea whether this song has aged wonderfully or horribly.

[@matthewashworth4294]

John Oliver thanks

[@elhumbo7858]

my dad died well watching this show

[@roscoechance5155]

Cocaine’s a hell of a drug..

[@nicolersands]

For those not in the know, Rose is the good guy, not the racist cops.

[@YourFoxFriendYT]

I wish reporters were like this, actually caring about racial justice

[@GHite-vf8wr]

THIS!!!! This show alone is responsible for why the world sucks now!!!!! Thanks Cop Rock

[@jayramsey690]

I love how everyone else just waits there for them to stop sing.

[@andreinybakken9252]

I know it's probably not him, but the bearded guy singing resembles Kenny Loggins. *Danger Zone*

[@sneaks9150]

Give it up for the racial undertones guy he slayed

[@deathreaper946]

Why does this sound weirdly like dance this world away by Rick Springfield

[@jeffreyostberg7492]

Wow I wonder why this show didn’t last?

[@PerpetualAlfa]

Sounds like something outta of Jesus Christ Superstar

[@newguy6240]

I like it and I hate myself for it because I know I really shouldn't.

[@Jokerthief7]

Very catchy song, but the person that thought that show was fit for TV was insane.

[@dyst0pi465]

Not bad actually

[@hollyhockbaby1216]

but be quiet