Walkin Sun facts
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The Smash Mouth hit song "Walkin' on the Sun" is about the 1992 LA riots.
Smash Mouth's first hit single, "Walkin' on the Sun", is a political song, calling for racial justice in the wake of the Rodney King beating.
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The songs Billie Jean by Michael Jackson and Walkin' On the Sun by Smash Mouth use the same exact chords and when played together it's called "Walkin' on Billie Jean."
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The B-side of Smash Mouth's hit "Walkin' on the Sun" is entitled "Sorry About Your Penis."
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Smash Mouth's "Walkin' on the Sun" riffs off "Swan's Splashdown," a 1966 single by electronic duo Perrey and Kingsley