Posted on 05/24/2008 9:16:33 PM PDT by raccoonradio
Would have been nice if they’d asked where the name ‘Dead Kennedys’ came from. I happened to hear that show and the song in question really stunk.
Acc. to Wikipedia: “The name, despite popular belief, was not meant to insult the assassinated Kennedy brothers, but to quote Biafra, “to bring attention to the end of the American Dream”.”
No way, that song is great! It totally skewers Jerry Brown and the hippy movement as the fascists they are. I don’t know where or when Biaffra apparently lost that vision...
I am Governor Jerry Brown
My aura smiles
And never frowns
Soon I will be president...
Carter Power will soon go away
I will be Fuhrer one day
I will command all of you
Your kids will meditate in school
Your kids will meditate in school!
[Chorus:]
California! Uber Alles!
California! Uber Alles!
Uber Alles! California!
Uber Alles! California!
Zen fascists will control you
100% natural
You will jog for the master race
And always wear the happy face
Close your eyes, can't happen here
Big Bro' on white horse is near
The hippies won't come back you say
Mellow out or you will pay
Mellow out or you will pay!
[Chorus]
Now it is 1984
Knock-knock at your front door
It's the suede/denim secret police
They have come for your uncool niece
Come quietly to the camp
You'd look nice as a drawstring lamp
Don't you worry, it's only a shower
For your clothes here's a pretty flower.
DIE on organic poison gas
Serpent's egg's already hatched
You will croak, you little clown
When you mess with President Brown
When you mess with President Brown
[Chorus]
C'mon, what's not to love about that?!
It's better known as a battle for the airwaves, the left has lost. When I had satellite radio I tried to listen, but couldn't. The liberal message is not grounded in truth. Human nature rejects collectivism and egalitarianism in favor of individualism and a system that best rewards individuals for their efforts.
Such societies proceed furthest in raising living standards for all (unintended consequence produces a 'good' outcome).
I find it odd & interesting how so many supposed Anarchists are quick to recommend government intervention into matters -which can only lead one to conclude that they are not true anarchists as they would be opposed to any form of government intervention & would not want to restrict anyone’s freedom of expression even those who they do not agree with.
"You will croak, you little clown When you mess with President Brown
Yep, hard to fault with this sentiment when you've had experience with ultra-libs. Green on the outside, red a h*ll on the inside. Certainly Moonbeam and Moonface (Mao) would have much in common.
“Organic poison gas” gets me every time. Tee hee!
I doubt this as I think he is just trying to cover his behind. The name of the band was clearly meant to be insulting or at least a glorification of political assassination. The term Dead Kennedys has always been interpreted (at least by myself) as being the symbolic representation of a desire of the dispossessed or disenfranchised to overthrow the ruling elite ie: the death of famous political leaders would represent the beginning of the anarchist revolution.
That’s only because “Anarchist” sounds a lot cooler than “rock-throwing teenager with no dates”...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=lnXzilq_NO8
He later re-did it as “I am emperor Ronald Reagan, born again with fascist cravings...”
Was covered as a rap song by Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
(the target then was then-Cal gov Pete Wilson)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ut-3hegJnpc
Ack, I remember that now. I saw it as a performance somewhere, whether on TV or YouTube I can’t remember. But I was like “WTF, now it doesn’t make any sense!” What a maroon.
>>the left has lost
in super-blue New England, stations once running Air
America in Burlington VT, Boston, Prov RI, Portland ME,
and New Haven have all given it up. (The Prov RI station
now runs Rush, Hannity, etc.) Other than three small stations in western MA and one in Brattleboro VT, AAR was a complete
dud here. But they do have NPR.
One comment on the save prog. radio boston yahoo group,
sent to the powerful WBZ (CBS radio news/talk) says in
part: “Now that Bush
has wrecked the economy and helped put the world in
chaos, don’t you think, Mr. Casey, it is time to put a
progressive talker on WBZ AM?
The audience in this blue state wants it, and with the
ratings going the way they are going (WBCN, one of
your properties, a good case in point) the logical
thing for WBZ is to put a talk show host on that
discusses things progressives want to discuss.”
WBZ regularly is one of the highest rated stations
in town. Putting “prog. talk” on would make their
ratings plummet.
An outright lie from the same group:
“Ever since Romney gave us liberals the finger as he left the governorship by buying the 2 AAR stations in Boston, we have had a great hole.”
Bain is buying Clear Channel or at least they tried to
but Romney left Bain YEARS ago.
(Ironically enough, Romney’s church, through its broadcasting arm Bonneville, owns some stations in Washington DC known as 3WT who DO have “prog talk” hosts like Stephanie Miller
and Randi Rhodes—imagine!—along with Beck, O’Reilly,
Hendrie, Kornheiser... )
That liberal radio can't succeed in a lib market suggests that even they don't want to hear opinions from collectivists whose premise is false and foreign to individuals who are likely riding alone in their car.
Now, were they to create something similar to the "Rush Room", they might raise their numbers. Myself, I don't think I could finish an omlete with Barney Frank lisping in the background.
NPR gets some very good interviews with current newsmakers and has fewer commercials than other radio shows. A good thing. The liberal bent ranges from very subtle to in-your-face. I only tune to it when other channels go to commercial (which lasts about five minutes).
What irks me the most is the accent so prevelant among guests (and interviewers). Is everyone an English correspondant these days, or just trying to sound like one? All things considered ;^(
Who names their kid “Jello”? I wonder if he has a sister named “My-T-Fine”.
Ha!
Well, it’s kind of like a comedian I once heard who said
of a certain daredevil, “His parents must have said, Let’s name him...Evel!” Robert, actually...same in this case.
He was born Eric Boucher which I guess is not quite the
name for a punk band performer. (Rat Scabies...Richard
Hell...Sid Vicious; heck even “Adam Ant” sounds more
interesting than the man’s given name of Stuart Goddard.
>>Is everyone an English correspondant these days, or just trying to sound like one?
Yeah, when Laura Ingraham wants to make fun of NPR she plays
the All Things Considered theme and talks in a prissy
English accent.
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