I’m a big fan of Dead Kennedys so when the goddamn nazis in ‘Merica reared-up recently I immediately thought of the DK song, “Nazi Punks Fuck Off.” Jello even joined the band Dead Cross onstage to render a new version of it for a live crowd: “Nazi Trumps Fuck Off.” It sure is sad how that decades-old song is as true as ever.
And remember the large swath of ‘Mericans that got ‘ol 46 elected in the first place? The disenfranchised working class ring a bell? Yep, they feel betrayed because the times a-changed and they didn’t keep up. But was it their fault? Was it the factory owners and shareholders who were at fault? Who cares? However, Jello and them wrote about that very phenomenon in their song, “Soup Is Good Food” from the album “Frankenchrist.” The song begins with these lyrics:
We're sorry
But you're no longer needed
Or wanted
Or even cared about here
Machines can do a better job than you
This is what you get for asking questions
The unions agree
'Sacrifices must be made'
Computers never go on strike
To save the working man you've got to put him out to pasture
Looks like we'll have to let you go
Doesn't it feel fulfilling to know
That you-the human being-are now obsolete
And there's nothing in hell we'll let you do about it
How spot-on is that? More sad than the truth of the lyrics is that most of those in that situation probably doesn’t listen to Dead Kennedys.
Tonight - Sutter Station Tavern (aka "Sutter Gutter")
whrr ... clik!
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