Wer Left 4 Dead 2 gespielt hat (Ich leider nicht), hat sicherlich schon die Konzertbühne der Midnight Riders missbraucht, um Zombies mit der Pyrotechnik zu grillen und mit ihren lautstarken Songs einen Helikopter zur Rettung zu holen. Passend zur Weihnachtszeit erinnert die fiktive Rockband mit “All I Want For Christmas (is to kick your ass)” was Weihnachten wirklich zählt — Nämlich Charitysongs schreiben, um Sozialarbeiten zu entgehen:

In 1987, the Midnight Riders were asked to participate in a children’s charity Christmas album with their rock peers. The Riders refused. In a 1993 Guitar God Magazine article, Dusty explained: “Givin’ kids charity just makes ’em weak, man. Teach a kid to fish, he can eat fish his whole life. Teach a kid NOT to fish, he starves to death. Where I come from that’s murder, Homes.” A few years later, the Riders grudgingly agreed to participate in a 1998 Christmas album in exchange for not having to do 30,000 hours of community service. “All I Want For Christmas is to Kick Your Ass” was written, recorded and mailed in less than one hour.