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11 Mar 2013, 12:32 pm

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I don't listen to the DK's all that often, but I had to post this one. For anyone not familiar with this song or the story behind it, I guess the Dead Kennedys were invited to perform at the 1980 Bay Area Music Awards (they're from San Francisco), and this is one of the things they played. Every aspect of the song is a satire - the lyrics, the music (notice how they slyly slip in "My Sharona"), even Jello Biafra's cheesy comments to the crowd after the song. If someone were to ask me what I think punk rock is "about," the lyrics to this song sort of summarize it better than anything else I can think of.
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I’m sorry, but as much as I love the DK’s, sometimes Jello Bifra is just a bitter old c**t. The very idea that “authentic” punks don’t want to be rich and famous is pure BS. They just want to do it on their terms, and when that doesn’t happen, they sing songs like this…. It is a good song though—nice and catchy.

If I was gonna post a DK song and claim this is what punk is all about, it would be "kill the poor" or "soup is good food." Just my two cents...

These guys want to be rich and famous. :wink:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8o55p46t6U[/youtube]

These guys too...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5C4_A_nrZw[/youtube]

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12 Mar 2013, 11:07 pm

More garage rock:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMUP9lp_cDI[/youtube]

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12 Mar 2013, 11:38 pm

Is it bad to admit I actually laugh out loud watching this?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHF7b326ydg[/youtube]

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13 Mar 2013, 7:36 am

Would Blink 182 count as punk?

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13 Mar 2013, 7:59 am

luvsterriers wrote:

Would Blink 182 count as punk?

Meh, I keep posting here and only about one of the songs I've posted is really a punk song.

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13 Mar 2013, 11:22 am

luvsterriers wrote:

Would Blink 182 count as punk?

Punk is a many-splendored thing!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4djzK7DLE4[/youtube]

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13 Mar 2013, 12:19 pm

Jello is kind of a prick. What he did to has band mates was just :shrug: . His songs still crack me up though. Political songs that make me laugh are better than ones that just make me depressed.

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13 Mar 2013, 12:22 pm

Jello?

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13 Mar 2013, 12:24 pm

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Jello?

Alias of the former lead singer of the Dead Kennedy's. Don't remember his real name at the moment.

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14 Mar 2013, 3:39 am

marshall wrote:

luvsterriers wrote:

Jello?

Alias of the former lead singer of the Dead Kennedy's. Don't remember his real name at the moment.

He legally changed his name to Jello Biafra, so it doesn't matter.

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14 Mar 2013, 8:42 am

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cIArbhOWRc[/youtube]

Ok, I know this isn't one of their 'protopunk' numbers, but the lyrics!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmb7TU0OrOI[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=594WLzzb3JI[/youtube]

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14 Mar 2013, 1:39 pm

Seriously awesome things happen in Manchester (occasionally):

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMndHXgswBY[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybUqM8jf3mU[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISPu1rR73og[/youtube]