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Fun Music Information -> Dead Kennedys

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Band Name Origins:

The name was not meant to insult the assassinated Kennedy brothers, but to quote vocalist Jello Biafra, "to bring attention to the end of the American Dream". Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.
"Dead Presidents" was a popular slang term for money in the 1970s (because, of course, American banknotes feature pictures of dead political leaders, mostly Presidents.) The J. Geils Band put out a song by that title. John F. Kennedy and his brother Robert were then (and still are) two of the last three American political leaders to be assassinated. Submitted by: Tim Horrigan

Stupid Band Names:

Aren't there enough of them yet? Better think of something original! Submitted by: Xie21

New Band Names:

New Name	Why It's Better	Submitter Name
Dead Kennys	'Oh My God, They Killed Kenny!'	hamburger456

New Song Names:

Original Song Name	New Song Name	Submitter Name
"Goop Is Good Food"	"Soup Is Good Food"	rocky
"Poop is Good Food "	"Soup is Good Food "	Joe
"Too Fat To Fk**"	"Too Drunk To F**k"	punk

Change a Letter:

"Fill The Poor" originally "Kill The Poor"

Lefty Lucy

"Policy Truck" originally "Police Truck"

April Fleming

"Police Trunk" originally "Police Truck"

April Fleming

"Kill The Poop" originally "Kill The Poor"

April Fleming

"Kill The Pool" originally "Kill The Poor"

But wouldn't that be literally impossible?

April Fleming

Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"Nazi Punks Fsck Off"	"Nazi Putin Fsck Off"	Susanna Viljanen
"Holiday in Cambodia"	"Holiday in Afghanistan"	Susanna Viljanen
"Nazi Punks Fuck Off!"	"Donald Trump Fuck Off!"	Dylan Baranski
"Let's Lynch the Landlord"	"Term Limit Congress"	CryHavoc
"We've Got a Bigger Problem Now"	"Rumsfeldia Über Alles"	Red Rebel
"Too Drunk To F''k"	"Too Sung For Love"	Fack Sabbath
"Nazi Punks F''k Off"	"Hurricane Sandy F''k Off"	Fack Sabbath
"California Uber Allies"	"SOPA Uber Allies"	B To The H
"Buzzbomb"	"Car-Bomb"	Mang
"Kill The Poor"	"Tax The Rich"	Ulatekh
There are additional song parodies available.

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name	Company/Organization	Submittor
I Kill Children	Dave Pelzer's answering machine	brainstem
I Fought the Law	Congress	brainstem
Police Truck	Police Department	Jesus
MTV - Get Off The Air	MTV	ghezzotrox
Stars And Stripes Of Corruption	US Capitol	Matt
There are additional on hold music ideas available.

Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

First Band/Song Name	Second Band/Song Name	New Song Name	Submittor
Imagine John Lennon	Nazi Punks F*** Off Dead Kennedys	Imagine Nazi Punks F* Off**	erik
Sometimes Britney Spears	I Kill Children Dead Kennedys	Sometimes I Kill Children	Mekkanik
God Wrote Project Pitchfork	I Kill Children Dead Kennedys	God Wrote: 'I Kill Children' It's true. Read the Bible.	Mekkanik
Too Drunk To F*** Dead Kennedys	F*** Tha Police N.W.A	Too Drunk To F* Tha Police**	Josh
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:

Death Cab For Kennedys

Death Cab For Cutie combined with Dead Kennedys

Submitted By: Jethro

Undead Kennedys

Hollywood Undead combined with Dead Kennedys

Submitted By: JeReMy

Drop Dead

Dropkick Murphys combined with The Dead Kennedys

Submitted By: Eric My I

Live Kennedys

Live combined with Dead Kennedys

Rarer than the dead ones these days

Submitted By: neptunevsmars

There are additional Dead Kennedys Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"Too Drunk to F***" Misheard Lyrics: You're bald like tha baby in "Eraserhead" Original Lyrics: You bawl like the baby in 'Eraserhead'.	"Stealing People's Mail" Misheard Lyrics: We better not get caught with presumptuous diseases Original Lyrics: We better not get caught We'll be dumped institutions
"Holiday In Cambodia" Misheard Lyrics: Its Holiday In Cambodia you better of packed right Original Lyrics: Don't forget to pack a wife	"Kill The Poor" Misheard Lyrics: Now that we have the new turaun bomb Original Lyrics: Now that we have the nutron bomb
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Stories:

"Too Drunk to F***"

Misheard Lyrics:

You're bald like tha baby in "Eraserhead"

Original Lyrics:

You bawl like the baby in 'Eraserhead'.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Fifi

listened to it on a 4th generation cassette copy even though it was a BASF

There are additional misheard stories available.

Funniest Song Lyrics:

"Do The Slag"

The Funny Lyrics:

Badmouth people we don't know. Make sure it's behind thier backs. Don't let new people in our scene. It's more fun than having a friend.

Why They're Funny:

It's a sarcastic song about slagging people. The dk's are more than one might expect from a band with a name like Dead Kennedys.

Submitted by: Justin O'Brien

"I Fought The Law (And I Won)"

The Funny Lyrics:

the law don't mean shit if you've got the right friends
that's how this country's run
twinkies are the best friend i ever had
i fought the law & i won
i fought the law & i won

Why They're Funny:

meaningful & pointless at the same time

Submitted by: three-6-five

Repetitive Song Lyrics:

"Short Songs"

The Repetitive Lyrics:

I like short songs (repeat 13 times)

Why They're Repetitive:

How low can you go? (repeat 13 times) ;)

Submitted by: Dan

Inappropriate Song Lyrics:

"Police Truck"

The Inappropriate Lyrics:

Tonight's the night that we got the truck.
We're goin' downtown--gonna beat up drunks!
Pull down your dress--here's a kick in the ass!
Let's beat you blue 'til you shit in your pants.
Don't move, child, got a big black stick.
There's six of us babe, so s*** on my d***

Why They're Inappropriate:

Hmmm. Sounds like stuff that Andy and Barney never told us about, huh? Really, though. Where do they get these ideas. . .uh, nevermind. I only wish they could do this to the crooks who really deserve it. (but damn! Lighten up, guys!)

Submitted by: Tacit_Enigma

Dated Song Lyrics:

"Get MTV Off The Air"

The Dated Lyrics:

Hi
I'm your video DJ
I always talk like I'm wigged out on Quaaludes
I wear a satin baseball jacket everywhere I go

Why They're Dated:

MTV doesn't play music videos anymore.

Submitted by: Tarzan

"Winnebago Warrior"

The Dated Lyrics:

Honey, quick, the Polaroid

Why They're Dated:

Polaroid no longer makes instant cameras and stopped making film for them in 2008.

Submitted by: RevengeFromMars YouTube

Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:

"Pull My Strings"

The Lyrics:

And when I'm rich, we'll meet Bob Hope
We'll shoot some golf, and shoot some dope

Who They Mention:

Bob Hope

Submitted by: The Skuz

"Chickens**t Conformist"

The Lyrics:

The joy and hope of an alternative
Have become its own cliche
A hairstyle's not a lifestyle
Imagine Sid Vicious at 35

Who They Mention:

Sid Vicious

Submitted by: Rynn

Band Name Anagrams:

Dyed Snake Den Submitted by: Jessica Albatross

Seek Dandy End Submitted by: Jessica Albatross

Songs That Are Banned:

"Too Drunk To F***"

First top 40 hit in the UK to have the F word in the title. Not surprisingly, Radio 1 and Top of the Pops refused to have anything to do with it. Many chart listings just called it "Too Drunk To" and Top 40 presenter Tony Blackburn called it "A record by the Dead Kennedys"

Submitted by: Ra'akone