DEAD KENNEDYS - PULL MY STRINGS (LYRICS)
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- Опубліковано 20 лип 2014
- Dead Kennedys are an American punk rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1978. The band became part of the American hardcore punk movement of the early 1980s. They gained a large underground fanbase in the international punk rock community, and were one of the first American hardcore bands to make a significant impact in the United Kingdom.The term "punk" was first used in relation to rock music by some American critics in the early 1970s, to describe garage bands and their devotees. By late 1976, bands such as the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned in London, and Television, and the Ramones in New York City were recognized as the vanguard of a new musical movement. The following year saw punk rock spreading around the world, and it became a major cultural phenomenon in the United Kingdom. For the most part, punk took root in local scenes that tended to reject association with the mainstream. An associated punk subculture emerged, expressing youthful rebellion and characterized by distinctive styles of clothing and adornment (ranging from deliberately offensive T-shirts, leather jackets, spike bands and other studded or spiked jewelry to bondage and S&M clothes) and a variety of anti-authoritarian ideologies.
By the beginning of the 1980s, faster, more aggressive styles such as hardcore and Oi! had become the predominant mode of punk rock. Musicians identifying with or inspired by punk also pursued a broad range of other variations, giving rise to post-punk and the alternative rock movement. At the end of the 20th century, punk rock had been adopted by the mainstream, as bands such as Green Day, The Offspring and Blink-182 brought the genre widespread popularity.
"On March 25, 1980, Dead Kennedys were invited to perform at the Bay Area Music Awards in an effort to give the event some "new wave credibility", in the words of the organizers. The day of the performance was spent practicing the song they were asked to play, the underground hit "California über alles". The band became the talking point of the ceremony when after about 15 seconds into the song, Biafra stopped the band-in a manner reminiscent of Elvis Costello's Saturday Night Live appearance-and said, "Hold it! We've gotta prove that we're adults now. We're not a punk rock band, we're a new wave band." The band, all wearing white shirts with a big, black S painted on the front, pulled black ties from around the backs of their necks to form a dollar sign, then started playing a new song titled "Pull My Strings", a barbed, satirical attack on the ethics of the mainstream music industry, which contained the lyrics, "Is my cock big enough, is my brain small enough, for you to make me a star?"." Now that's punk rock.
Greatest Moment In Punk History! Dead Kennedys sealed their fate with this one off performance...
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Perfect satire of the music business
This guitar solo is amazing
I almost feel guilty enjoying it as much as I do because I believe in the context of the song they're making fun of cheesy solos
I like the way Jello takes the piss out of my Sharona
Jello Biafra is insane and fantastic...DK is the Best punk rock Band of all times... Holliday in Brazil...
Thanks man...
Tarsis Bernardo it’s holiday in Cambodia my dude
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I mean they good but FEAR is better as far as punk goes. DK has deeper lyrics but FEAR is more punk.
sincerally this is my favorite lyrics from DK
a great time to be alive and hearing this song on the radio!!
Did they play it on the radio at the time? It was just a one off live performance so I'd be surprised but I wasn't listening to punk radio back then so I can't say for sure
@@squatchjosh1131 id imagine the bammies were televised and on the radio because the ceremony was recorded for tv. I would also imagine the reason we don’t have the video is because it was destroyed similar to the disco demolition night where the broadcasting company burned their tapes so we don’t have any footage. Of course this begs the question of how do we have audio, I personally think that DK may have asked someone to record it and they kept the tape on hand for 6 years until releasing give me convience or give me death because of how loud the audience is. It sounds like the camera or mic that is recording is within the audience really close to the stage, I don’t think that if this was ripped from the televised version that they would place their camera crew/mics that close to the crowd. Who knows though this is all guesses
Thanks from France, for the lyrics !
Ahead of its time . . . kind of relevant given the deluded kids who want to get on shows like X Factor, The Voice, etc and the mentality that surrounds it all.
"This could be anywhere" is another one ahead of its time.
Dude....
What a badass thing to post! Awesome band, kickass song...
Way to be :)
Great post
Thanks!!!!!
The synopsis of this incident was deleted from the wikipedia page on this song. Also the page on the song itself was deleted.
Punk ain't dead, but they're tryin
which incident?
@@kouzaris579 DK's were invited to a music award show as a "new wave" act and played this instead of the agreed upon setlist lol
The album includes "Pull My Strings", which was played only once on March 25, 1980, when Dead Kennedys were invited to perform at the Bay Area Music Awards in front of music industry bigwigs to give the event some "new wave credibility". The band spent the day of the show practicing "California Über Alles", the song they were asked to play. About 15 seconds into the song Jello Biafra said, "Hold it! We've gotta prove that we're adults now. We're not a punk rock band, we're a new wave band."
The band, who all wore white shirts with a big, black S painted on the front, pulled black ties from around the backs of their necks to form a dollar sign, then started playing "Pull My Strings", a satirical attack on the ethics of the mainstream music industry. The song also referenced the Knack's biggest hit, "My Sharona". The song was never recorded in the studio but this performance, the only time the song was ever performed, was included on the album.[1]
DK is never going away as long as i'm alive
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GIVE ME A TOOT ILL SELL YOU MY SOUL!!! Pull my string and I’ll go FAR!!!!!!!
i like this song. its not so fast and noisy as their other songs. with a little bit more practising one day these boys will make some darn good songs.
Always loved this song, lyrically and musically excellent.
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Yassss!!
Perfect for this fucking Reality fuck world.
Nice Video!
Capolavoro
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Your channnel is on my choice cause you have a little bit of charm.
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