For those misinterpreting the lyrics... if you're going to riot, might as well destroy property owned by the corporatocracy. Don't let the police riot corner you and get you to destroy local businesses.
One thing about this song that gets overlooked is how well the words flow while still being totally articulate to the message. Kurt Cobain did this also but he was using random words to fit the song
@@worsethanhitlerpt.2539I love the mention of Kurt Cobain here since he was absolutely influenced by punk and some nirvana records could be considered punk (but in a 90s era). Just saying I appreciate your comment as someone who loves Nirvana and really likes the Dead Kennedys.
Bless you, Jello. I am seeing this happen in Minneapolis in real time and everything is going along with the lyrics to a tee. This song is giving me faith in a very dark time (my restaurant burned to the ground).
Punk never seems to surprise me 😂 Today you have artists getting pissed off for somebody singing along too loud, meanwhile you have people just thrashing about ON STAGE during this whole thing Thank god for punk rock 🤘🏻
Never had chance to see them live, but thanx to DK's lyrics i started to learn english (Croatian is MY languages) because i was desperate to understand what is behind that beautiful noise.
Lol simular situation here I'm also from Croatia I started to like tham after my first listen but also had some problems with understanding the particular songs expecially with jello's singing and US political scene Pozdrav za tebe btw
93 the last "good year" its so far past any level of acceptability living on American streets today but at least when there was a scene we had a chance
I just played this on guitar last night and sang it at the bar the hardest part weirdly was doing the Pick Scrapes in the verse which can cause you to fuck up the words
Punks are people, band and crowd are as one. One angry mind looking to blow off some steam, take out aggression and have fun all at once. There is no celebrity class, but we are all frustrated humans who question authority
Please someone transcript what he say in the intro (2 minutes)... i really want to understand friends , sorry for my awful english, good weekend to all!!!
This song would fit perfectly into a documentary about the devastating UK riots in 1981. Or a more recent riot closer to home *cough* (Baltamore2015) *cough*. One of my best friends thought that this song supported riots because "well they are punks, and people who start riots are some of the biggest dickwads ever." Honestly that is the dumbest thing I have ever heard. He generalized that Dead Kennedys supported riots because they are Punks. That is fucking dumb. Fucking Dead Kennedys were pacifist and Anarcho-Socialist. Firstly friend, know your shit before generalizing.
Max Seuberlich ALSO, if you listen to the lyrics of the song, you would KNOW that RIOTING IS A HIGH THAT CAN MAKE YOU THINK YOU ARE BRINGING CHANGE, WHEN YOU'RE REALLY DESTROYING THE COMMUNITY.
@@Maxipandah I wouldn't say that either. I remember a video where Jello talked about this song. Originally it was written about the 1980 riots in Miami. The lyrics are telling a story about how people have decided that they have had enough, and there is even a point where they get to "where the real slave drivers live" but that's where the cops are all posted and have their weapons out. Basically, the police are there to make sure that the rioters keep this confined to their own neighborhoods and don't hurt the sensibilities of white people in suburbs. It shows who the police are really there to protect. Basically, the police want them to keep it confined to their own neighborhoods, so that way none of the grievances get addressed and things continue on as usual once it is all over.
@@theevildrummingsithlord1492 Again, not really. More like telling a story, not really promoting or opposing it. It is a very relevant one though, especially the part where police form a wall between the rioters and "the real slave drivers" and make sure that the riot stays confined to that neighborhood. Basically making sure that the status of those in power continues to be protected, and everybody else is worse off and things continue on as usual.
@@eldiablov2 I see. Well, that song was relevant then and it is still relevant now. However, when Jello keeps saying ''rioting, the unbeatable high'' , I thought it was some sort of satirical response to riots.
@@justkden5560 Unsuccessful attempt at satire. Inappropriate use of satire. I am now muting this conversation. Best of luck in developing Emotional Intelligence.
seeing the live performances make me wonder why the band just didn't make instrumental albums and recover all the songs sans lyrics. its a cheap move but its so phoney going without Jello so it'd at least say that they're still talented and offer some new insight to the music. East Bay Ray got so busy counting his shekels he could've done the obvious move.
@@LeahDyson-kq4bd it’s pretty crazy to witness, as I have, over the last 40 years, as 40+ million illegal aliens sneak into a country where they will be a slave. I’d think people would be renouncing their citizenship to leave such a horrible country. Maybe none of what you believe is actually true. Did you type your reply on an evil, capitalist, cellphone?
Playing right into there hands.But peaceful protest dosent Quite get the message of discontent across. Nothing lime Holding feet to the fire and roasting smores. They dont fear the dumb have been split in two equally ignorant sides of a disguised coin .One day The angwr will
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For those misinterpreting the lyrics... if you're going to riot, might as well destroy property owned by the corporatocracy. Don't let the police riot corner you and get you to destroy local businesses.
Tomorrow your homeless , tonight its a blast
cram it you hypocraft leftist cult like Apologists...#$%#$%#&@*!*^@%&*....... Defender of the faith!
One thing about this song that gets overlooked is how well the words flow while still being totally articulate to the message. Kurt Cobain did this also but he was using random words to fit the song
Well said😮😮
@@worsethanhitlerpt.2539I love the mention of Kurt Cobain here since he was absolutely influenced by punk and some nirvana records could be considered punk (but in a 90s era). Just saying I appreciate your comment as someone who loves Nirvana and really likes the Dead Kennedys.
"You want to work? Join the army!" Even more true in 2010 than in 1984.
2020...
That's what I ended up having to do in 1987
@@FargoMarc 6 months and I will havee 22 years in. DK has always been there with me.
even more 1934 than 2023
Still extremely relevant today.
Still extremely relevant right now specifically. I'm watching corporate buildings and police stations burn down as we speak.
Slaytronic the police line is 10 minutes down the street from me on Michigan Ave
As long as humans exist this will always be relevant
@@MrJimbojamez It’s going to be very relevant before December’s over... before 2021.
Bless you, Jello. I am seeing this happen in Minneapolis in real time and everything is going along with the lyrics to a tee. This song is giving me faith in a very dark time (my restaurant burned to the ground).
That sucks. Hope you are better by now
Сочувстую, ребята...Скоро такое и в РФ будет.
Neoliberalism...
Two years later..... How are you? Have you recovered from all the misfortune?
Hope so🤞
People burning down low income housing over a fentanyl overdose gives you hope?
this is one of my favourites songs of dead kennedys
Favorite song from favorite album of the best punk band. Ever.
@@anfrankogezamartincic1161 Shit, i wrote this comment 11 years ago... Shit.
@@FerminGalan1930 well,i am 53, i probably thought the same 11 yrs ago. Fuck it,we are here and we comment. Live long and prosper
agreed, very underrated
this is not just some live punk band, this is real performance art.
Merlina Cane they still had it at their reunion last year
@@HartmutMoller-bm5gf of course I love Jello
Punk never seems to surprise me 😂
Today you have artists getting pissed off for somebody singing along too loud, meanwhile you have people just thrashing about ON STAGE during this whole thing
Thank god for punk rock 🤘🏻
@War Crimes pfftHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA WHAT? XD
Came here from Minneapolis.
DK called this long ago.
America runs on Dunning-Kruger
I was thinking about this song while watching the footage.
Riot
The unbeatable high
Riot
Shoots your nerves to the sky
Riot
Playing into their hands
Tomorrow you're homeless
Tonight it's a blast
And the dummies play right into their hands just as always. Best anti riot song ever.
I was there!! We destroyed that fucking theatre after this concert!!
no you didnt ;)
@@charleswilson1583 You weren't there...obviously.
Sounds awesome. I wasnt alive when the punk scene was unfortunately.
What a moron. So proud of it.
Never had chance to see them live, but thanx to DK's lyrics i started to learn english (Croatian is MY languages) because i was desperate to understand what is behind that beautiful noise.
Lol simular situation here I'm also from Croatia I started to like tham after my first listen but also had some problems with understanding the particular songs expecially with jello's singing and US political scene
Pozdrav za tebe btw
notice how they freestyle it while jello extends parts pure genius?classic/
Their shows were some of the craziest shows I'd ever been to. Especially the show at the Olympic Auditorium in 84. Huge 25 ft pit.
By that time it was nothing but meat head jocks
best ever dead kennedys song played live
More relevant now than 40 years ago!!
these guys made the Pistols look like a boy band.
I'm amazed with the sound quality, DK shows the punk scene to it's fullest.
93 the last "good year" its so far past any level of acceptability living on American streets today but at least when there was a scene we had a chance
It was a real counterculture. Intelligence agencies could still be infiltrating counterculture movements (scenes are counterculture)
What a band! Visceral.
2020 NOW!!! This song is very apropos
What a performance - activism with music - opera - drama - learnings
Such a great performance of the song that's so relevant today
DK remains relevant in any decade
Amazing how this genius predicted so much.
absolute masterpiece
This video blows my mind to hell everytime I see it. I would lose my shit in the crowd.
RIP DH Peligro 😪
Jello was ahead of his time and I wish Dead Kennedys tour😊
Best punk hc band ever...only with Jello..greatings from Serbia...punks not dead
Naravski
Watching this the day Feinstein once again helped make sure privacy means nothing. Some things never change.
Oh brother is this shit ringing true
2020 is going off with a bang
I saw this tour and at the Crazy Horse tavern in Boise Idaho. Without a doubt my top 3 concert experience. Nuts beyond belief!
Brilliant dissention. Thank u DK.
dh peligro slams
2021 still an absolute banger
I just played this on guitar last night and sang it at the bar the hardest part weirdly was doing the Pick Scrapes in the verse which can cause you to fuck up the words
Interesting how they let the public go on Stage and be among them
Amin Jacoub there is no rules in punk
One of punks many beauties
D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles)
Watch them live. 🤙
Punks are people, band and crowd are as one. One angry mind looking to blow off some steam, take out aggression and have fun all at once. There is no celebrity class, but we are all frustrated humans who question authority
It’s called punk
11/9/2016 Tonight may be the night...watching it live.....
Nevthial0665 and again June 1 2020
Try to understand the point, dude.
Why are the corporations ALL on board?
Why?
Do not be that naive. You are better than that.
@@asahelsmith9490 Try to understand the point? Of my own post ? Unlike Jello, I am not a pacifist slave
@@SurvivorTeam13the revolution isn't going to be sponsored by McDonald's and coca cola, sport.
wonder how many people Jello accidentaöy hit with his arms flailing like that
111 likes, 0 dislikes: Awesome!
Please someone transcript what he say in the intro (2 minutes)... i really want to understand friends , sorry for my awful english, good weekend to all!!!
We need Jello more than ever these days.
bill cosby
You know he still does this right?
2;23 hes Rik from the young ones trying to do his free form poetry
This sounds way better than the version I just listened to from a couple years ago 😹
Follow the leader SHEEP!
5:39 This moment is EPIC!
Welcome to 2021 ya wild ones!
What a performance
Hard to believe we’re in our 60s
🏆
Fuck the best day ever lived, well one of em to dive stage to riot , shit what a moment to live in
I am discovering DK for the first time and holy fucking shit man.
one of hardcores best songs ever??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
I own the copyrights to this Video shot at the on broadway in SF with Dirk I’m the VDO cmdr productions Capt Bob aka Steve Hillwood
fuck yeah !
Thumb up for the JFA T-shirt.
Ving looking good here.
Anyone know where this was shot? City and club?
@crystalrunez Even more true in 2011, look what happen in UK. Peace!
FORTY years later😡😡😡
This song would fit perfectly into a documentary about the devastating UK riots in 1981. Or a more recent riot closer to home *cough* (Baltamore2015) *cough*. One of my best friends thought that this song supported riots because "well they are punks, and people who start riots are some of the biggest dickwads ever." Honestly that is the dumbest thing I have ever heard. He generalized that Dead Kennedys supported riots because they are Punks. That is fucking dumb. Fucking Dead Kennedys were pacifist and Anarcho-Socialist. Firstly friend, know your shit before generalizing.
Max Seuberlich ALSO, if you listen to the lyrics of the song, you would KNOW that RIOTING IS A HIGH THAT CAN MAKE YOU THINK YOU ARE BRINGING CHANGE, WHEN YOU'RE REALLY DESTROYING THE COMMUNITY.
@@Maxipandah If I remember right, Rancid's "I Wanna Riot" also dealt with the same thing (riots are actually bad).
@@Maxipandah I wouldn't say that either. I remember a video where Jello talked about this song. Originally it was written about the 1980 riots in Miami. The lyrics are telling a story about how people have decided that they have had enough, and there is even a point where they get to "where the real slave drivers live" but that's where the cops are all posted and have their weapons out. Basically, the police are there to make sure that the rioters keep this confined to their own neighborhoods and don't hurt the sensibilities of white people in suburbs. It shows who the police are really there to protect. Basically, the police want them to keep it confined to their own neighborhoods, so that way none of the grievances get addressed and things continue on as usual once it is all over.
@@theevildrummingsithlord1492 Again, not really. More like telling a story, not really promoting or opposing it. It is a very relevant one though, especially the part where police form a wall between the rioters and "the real slave drivers" and make sure that the riot stays confined to that neighborhood. Basically making sure that the status of those in power continues to be protected, and everybody else is worse off and things continue on as usual.
@@eldiablov2 I see. Well, that song was relevant then and it is still relevant now. However, when Jello keeps saying ''rioting, the unbeatable high'' , I thought it was some sort of satirical response to riots.
How fitting for today's weather forecast! Oh yes and D.F. still in office.
Is it the 6th of October, or the 11th of June?..
June 11
Can anyone tell me what jello was shouting at 2:04 - 2:15?
Anyone read lips ?
I think it was "for fucks sake don't vote Trump" .
my jam born in 72 \m/
they were born more like 58
_wallow with the crowds watch them kick_ *_A N T I F A S_* _ass_
@ffairlane57 BLM completes the circle thinking the same of Antifa. We all need eachother
@ffairlane57 No
@ffairlane57 Asians aren't losers you racist!
@ffairlane57 Tianjin. Where you live?
The enemy of my enemy.........
Some other jello work to check out..
The witch trials.
Lol they predicted 2020
Aren't u clever?
uncle ruckus yea why else would I have made the comment
@@justkden5560 Inappropriate use of "Lol"
Nyx773 satirical use you mean
@@justkden5560 Unsuccessful attempt at satire.
Inappropriate use of satire.
I am now muting this conversation.
Best of luck in developing Emotional Intelligence.
2020's theme song
1980 people. Don't. Take. Crap .
one of the best bands ever but considering agnostic front and poison idea it's a hard decision best punk band ever?
seloco seliga olha na parte 6:24 uma mulher esta com selular 1984 kkkk olhar bem de vagar
Lol whats up 2020. This shit again? Yep, this shit again.
Trump get those . snakes..sky rods.. Peace for americans.lock arms together.
seeing the live performances make me wonder why the band just didn't make instrumental albums and recover all the songs sans lyrics. its a cheap move but its so phoney going without Jello so it'd at least say that they're still talented and offer some new insight to the music. East Bay Ray got so busy counting his shekels he could've done the obvious move.
Diane Feinstein.
BIH
Riot- предтеча Рус.Пол.Эксп. иПрыг,-Скок?
Любопытно, где вы заметили какие-то сходства?
PROPHET BIAFRA.
ah god everyone hated the gipper. said he was the devil. his own daughter hated him.
The most cynical man alive!
i3 ev
Go trump ..
here before the biden/ trump riots :( stay safe dudes
This was trash then. Even worse now..
‘Tomorrow you’re homeless, tonight it’s a blast’ is one of the best lyrics from the whole scene.
People that don't wanna be a slave risk homelessness
@@LeahDyson-kq4bd it’s pretty crazy to witness, as I have, over the last 40 years, as 40+ million illegal aliens sneak into a country where they will be a slave. I’d think people would be renouncing their citizenship to leave such a horrible country. Maybe none of what you believe is actually true. Did you type your reply on an evil, capitalist, cellphone?
Here we go boys-
Our whole lives
This is pure fucking theatre
Easily one of their best songs
Isto é música punk rock viva dead Kennedy 2018 punk rock não morreu
They don’t fucking make em like they used to
Jello still has that belt buckle. True.
Klaus is fuckin awesome.
Floyd Riots 2021 Baby! Get your popcorn!
haven't seen this for 30+ years... still brilliant
Playing right into there hands.But peaceful protest dosent Quite get the message of discontent across. Nothing lime Holding feet to the fire and roasting smores. They dont fear the dumb have been split in two equally ignorant sides of a disguised coin .One day The angwr will
el autentico sonido del caos !!!!!!
he was voting for trump back then and he didn't know it
Shit, the weird part of youtube again...
Not the weird part of youtube, I would say more like the truths of reality
Humans never learn.
Humans never learn what exactly, oh enlightened one?
@@rogerhoke9725 exactly
@@robinpickett592 shut up dumbass.
Peaceful Protesting now.
And we can be aware our 1st amendment is for the Positive Progression of true People that want PEACE.
As a conservative I agree with all of Jello's opening statements except it's pain
a concert that shaped my life, I lost a lot because I wasn't there