 Genius Meanings
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Dead Kennedys – Police Truck
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Originally released as the B-Side on the Holiday in Cambodia single in 1980 and later re-released on some versions of Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables and, finally, on the 1987
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Dead Kennedys – Police Truck [Live At The Deaf Club]
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[Verse 1] / Tonight's the night that we got the truck / We're going downtown, gonna beat up drunks / Your turn to drive, I'll bring the beer / It's the late, late shift, no one to
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Dead Kennedys – Police Truck Samples
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See all of “Police Truck” by Dead Kennedys’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Oceanator – Police Truck
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Elise Okusami first recorded her cover of this Dead Kennedys classic, which was inspired by a real incident involving drunk-on-duty Oakland area police in the 70’s, for a 2019 Tony
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Dead Kennedys – Too Drunk to Fuck
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Released in 1981, Too Drunk to Fuck was the fourth single from Dead Kennedys. Even after being banned from the radio, and some record stores, it reached the #36 spot on the UK
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Megadeth – Police Truck
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[Verse 1] / Tonight's the night that we got the truck / We're going downtown, gonna beat up drunks / Your turn to drive, I'll bring the beer / It's the late, late shift, no one to
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Dead Kennedys – Night of the Living Rednecks
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[Intro: Singing] / ...chemical warfare, chemical warfare / Chemical warfare, warfare, warfare! / [Intro: Spoken] / Ray's guitar broke / No, we won't play "Rawhide", won't play
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Dead Kennedys – Buzzbomb from Pasadena
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[Intro: Spoken] / Let 'er rip! / Here we go, whee! / [Verse 1] / Buzzbomb, buzzbomb, macho-mobile / The road's my slave, that's how I feel / I cruise alone, I cruise real far
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Dead Kennedys – I Fought the Law
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The original lyrics to “I Fought the Law”, which was first recorded by the Crickets in 1960, popularized by the Bobby Fuller Four in 1966 and turned into a punk staple by the Clash
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Dead Kennedys – In-Sight
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The song is about a typical loner kid surrounded by a bunch clan minded yuppies. Written from the perspective of a gaggle of yuppies they all talk about how weird he is.
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Dead Kennedys – Kinky Sex Makes the World Go 'Round
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Song details a conversation between the Secretary of Defence and the British prime minister about starting another war to promote economic growth.
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Dead Kennedys – A Child & His Lawnmower
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[Verse] / Some clown in Sacramento was dragged into court / He shot his lawnmower, it disobeyed; it wouldn't start / Might makes right, it's the American way / They fined him $60
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Dead Kennedys – The Prey
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[Verse 1] / You're from out of town / I can tell that by your shoes / Flew in for the convention / Getting tipsy in a bar / [Verse 2] / You're leavin' pretty late / Gotta get up in
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Dead Kennedys – Life Sentence
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[Verse 1] / You used to be a partner in crime / Now you say you ain't got the time / Gotta get serious, gotta plan / Gotta pass those entrance exams / [Pre-Chorus] / Oh, my God
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Dead Kennedys – Short Songs
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[Intro: Spoken] / "Rick Wakeman, eat your heart out / Here we go!" / [Verse] / I like short songs / I like short songs / I like short songs / [Verse] / I like short songs / I like
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Agent Orange – Pipeline
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[Instrumental]
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Dead Kennedys – The Man with the Dogs
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This song was originally released as a B-Side on the “California Über Alles” 7 inch single.
It was later re-released on the Singles and B-Sides album “Give Me Convenience or Give
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Dead Kennedys – Pull My Strings
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This song was played only once at the Bay Music Area Awards, after the Dead Kennedys were brought to bring “New Wave Credibility” to the awards by playing their single “California
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Agent Orange – Police Truck
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[Verse 1] / Tonight's the night that we got the truck / We're going downtown, gonna beat up drunks / Your turn to drive, I'll bring the beer / It's the late, late shift, no one to
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Dead Kennedys – Saturday Night Holocaust
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On the surface, the song mocks the movie “Saturday Night Fever”, which by the way is a movie about discos ;) It also has a soundtrack by the Bee Gees, just as a fun fact.
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Dead Kennedys – Back In Rhodesia
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[Verse 1] / Have you been reading the morning papers? / The Cold War's coming back in style / And there's general's here, advisors there, and the Cuban intel everywhere / The Cold
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Nailbomb – Police Truck [Proud to Commit Commercial Suicide]
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Tonight's the night that we drive the truck / We're goin' downtown, gonna beat up drunks / Your turn to drive, I'll bring the beer / It's the late, late shift to one to fear / And
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Dead Kennedys – Viva Las Vegas [Live At The Deaf Club]
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[Verse 1] / Bright light city going to set my soul / Going to set my soul on fire / Got a whole lot of money that's ready to burn / So get those stakes up higher / There's a
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Dead Kennedys – Straight A's
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A song about a suicidal 16 year old in high school who is bullied and pushed around by everyone he knows despite having good grades and being a model student. Brings to mind the
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Dead Kennedys – Have I The Right
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Have I the right to hold you? You know I've always told you / That we must never ever part oh ooh ooh oh / Have I the right to kiss you? You know I'll always miss you / I've loved
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Dead Kennedys – California Über Alles [Live At The Deaf Club]
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I am Governor Jerry Brown / My aura smiles and never frowns / Soon I will be president / Carter power will soon go away / I will be Führer one day / I will command all of you
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Dead Kennedys – Back in the U.S.S.R.
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Flew in from Miami Beach B O A C / Didn't get to sleep last night / On the way a paper bag was on my knee / God I had a dreadful flight / I'm back in the U.S.S.R / You don't know
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Dead Kennedys – Gaslight
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[Verse 1] / Lady Darkness waves her wand, reality drinks lysergic acid / Makes 'em rally through tough times, support your local steel / [Pre-Chorus 1] / Positive idea works again
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Les Thugs – Moon Over Marin
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The crowded future stings my eyes / I still find time to exercise / In uniform with two white stripes / Unlock my section of the sand / It's fenced off to the water's edge / I
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Genius Lists – Songs Based on Historical Events
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This Genius project helps connect music to historical events
Many times, we listen to a song, not ever knowing it was based on an actual event in history. The list includes a very
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Neurosis – Saturday Night Holocaust
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There's a prefab building and a funny smell / Around the hills outside of town / Every now and then we wonder / But we shrug our shoulders and get back to work / There's a railroad
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Dead Kennedys – Holiday in Cambodia [Live At The Deaf Club]
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[Verse 1] / So, you've been to school for a year or two / And you know you've seen it all / In daddy's car, you know you'll go far / Back east, your type don't crawl / You like
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