Dead Kennedysformed in in 1978 when vocalist Jello Biafra(né Eric Boucher) and bassist Klaus Flourideresponded to a magazine ad placed by guitarist East Bay Ray. The three joined with drummer Tedand formed one of the most successful hardcore punkbands of the 80s. The band played hard and fast punk that matched the raw energy of the West-coast scene with twists such as Ray's surf-guitar influences and Jello's nasal machine-gun vocals and political fervor. They released their first single, "California Über Alles", in 1979 and first album, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, in 1980 on Jello's own Alternative Tentacles record label. Fresh Fruitis considered a punk classic.
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Dead Kennedys
If only people could shrink
Our world wouldnt be so overcrowded
Bring ourselves down to size
Thered be so much more food to go round
Why dont we build a machine
With all the know-how of the industries
We put a man on the moon
On earth well need more room to breathe real soon
Oh
Drink your vaccine and lets shrink
And bring your poodle so it doesnt eat us
The roads will be so wide
No traffic jams when were half a foot tall
Bring what you need down here
Well shrink it all by microwave
Dont wanna die like dinosaurs
Well have enough resources to go round
Oh
So now youve made the big shrink
Meanwhile well keep acting big
We well-bred beautiful people
Who says we have to go too?
Cops and mason businessmen
Were exempted from the ovens
As if you werent already.
The rest of you are all our termites now
Oh