John Lennon vs Bill O'Reilly



John Lennon vs Bill O'Reilly is the first installment of Epic Rap Battles of History and the first episode of Season 1. It features musician and former member of The Beatles, John Lennon, rapping against FOX News anchor, Bill O'Reilly. It was released on September 26th, 2010.

Cast
Nice Peter as John Lennon

EpicLLOYD as Bill O'Reilly

John Lennon:
Help! You're making my ears bleed! You need a muzzle!

Why are you pissed off all the time? Didn't your mom give you a cuddle?

You're the type of guy who could die of a heart attack just in the shower!

You need to chill out for a minute and smoke weed for an hour!

Every time I watch your show, all you do is scream at me,

And your face looks like a shit I took, high on LSD!

I'm John Lennon! I'm a legend! I can see through all your tricks.

I wonder how much George Bush paid you to suck his dick!

Bill O' Reilly:
You fucking long hair, living in your yellow submarine!

Well, you're about to get sunk by the right-wing political machine!

Stop your presses, Lennon! You call me Mr. Bill O'Reilly!

When it comes to squashing Limeys, I come recommended highly!

You're weak. Between you and me, there's no comparison!

I'll beat you so bad, you'll weep gently like George Harrison!

You're Paul McCartney's bitch; with less talent than Ringo,

And I'd rather suck George Bush's dick than Yoko Ono's!

John Lennon:
Well, you can't buy me love, but I'll kick your ass for free.

I'll take Maxwell's silver hammer and give you a lobotomy!

I'm tired of how you scheme to stir the people up!

Why don't you just take a vacation and shut the fuck up?!

Bill O'Reilly:
Because I'm evil; heart blacker than Don Cheadle!

Ten thousand dollar shoes I use to stomp out a Beatle!

Don't tell me to shut the fuck up! That's how I survive!

Now here's Sting. What? Fuck it, we'll do it live!

General

 * This battle is the only battle to:
 * not have a Behind the Scenes.
 * not be in HD (although the censored version is 720p max).
 * have two versions, explicit and censored. (Mario Bros vs Wright Bros and Donald Trump vs Ebenezer Scrooge were both censored, but the censored versions are the only versions.)
 * not have subtitles at the bottom of the video.
 * However, the lyrics are posted in the video description.
 * have "V" instead of "vs" in the video title.
 * This is the only ERB to not have both of the rappers' faces or an iTunes cover as the YouTube thumbnail.
 * This is the first battle where one rapper passes into the others side, thus crossing the line.
 * This is the only season premiere with no cameos.
 * This is the first battle where the two participants don't dance during the "Who won? Who's next? You decide!" part.

Production

 * This battle, Darth Vader vs Hitler, and Abe Lincoln vs Chuck Norris were all made on a $50 budget.
 * The official video came out on September 26, 2010, but an earlier video, entitled "Bill O'Reilly Flips Out on John Lennon", was released on September 22nd on the same year. It was the entire first rap battle, only censored, and it had a "creepy fireman" at the end.
 * In this battle, the announcer has a different voice than he does currently.