Jello Biafra

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 12:15 am

Listening to some old Dead Kennedys stuff today and thought it'd be worth posting up some stuff I found. Smart cookie, agent provocateur and punk legend - read up on his history here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jello_Biafra

Interview with Jools Holland from the Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables era, including chat about standing for Mayor of San Francisco

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVrTW7AUkoM

Anti-war speech from 2002, pretty prophetic in hindsight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mBU2Iji ... re=related

TV interview about the San Fransisco mayor Candidacy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC0P7E4D ... re=related

"Assclown in Toyland" - pointing out the hypocrisies and doublespeak of the current US government

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWjj5P4o ... re=related

Updated version of Die for Oil Sucka (King George II version)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArZhaHlq ... re=related

I'll post some more up for you as I find them

ytee · Post by **ytee** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 1:00 am

I've always enjoyed that name....Jello Biafra...has a nice ring to it.

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 1:00 am

On vote rigging, junk mail and the Schwarzenneger campaign for governor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E_9fs77 ... re=related

On anarchism

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjahH-HW ... re=related

parson · Post by **parson** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 1:04 am

i <3 biafra

bagelator · Post by **bagelator** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 1:07 am

california uber alles

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 1:10 am

Parson wrote:i <3 biafra

I thought you might.

Real shame he didn't get the mayorship, might have actually provoked a chain reaction of candidates actually worth voting for. Been a fan since the Dead Kennedys days, opened my mind up and educated me on so many different areas of politics that I probably wouldn't have been exposed to, so it seems only right to repay the debt and pass on some links

parson · Post by **parson** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 1:24 am

bagelator wrote:california uber alles

I'M THE GOVERNOR PETE WILSON YA KNOW

THAT BADDEST GOVERNOR TO EVER GO BOOM

GIMME A BUDGET WATCH ME HACK IT

GIVE ME A BEAT AND I'LL SHOW YOU HOW TO JACK IT

I GIVE THE RICH A GIANT TAX LOOPHOLE

I LEAVE THE POOR LIVIN IN A POOP HOLE

AT A TIME WHEN AIDS IS IN A CRISIS

I CUT HEALTH CARE AND I RAISE PRICES

SALES TAX SNACK TAX EXXON TAX

INFORMATION ATTACK WITH A NEWSPAPER TAX

HIT THE POCKET OF THE WORKING FAMILIES

INCREASE TUITION AT THE UNIVERSITIES

ONE DAY I'LL COMMAND ALL OF YOU

EVEN THE KIDS ARE GONNA PRAY TO ME IN SCHOOL

SOON I'M GONNA BE THE PRESIDENT

YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THE LAST ONE THIS STATE SENT

parson · Post by **parson** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 1:25 am

Shonky wrote:
Parson wrote:i <3 biafra
I thought you might.

Real shame he didn't get the mayorship, might have actually provoked a chain reaction of candidates actually worth voting for. Been a fan since the Dead Kennedys days, opened my mind up and educated me on so many different areas of politics that I probably wouldn't have been exposed to, so it seems only right to repay the debt and pass on some links

thanks to jello biafra, michael franti, zach de la rocha, and chuck d. i'm pretty much furious 4 lyfe

bagelator · Post by **bagelator** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 1:30 am

Parson wrote:
bagelator wrote:california uber alles
I'M THE GOVERNOR PETE WILSON YA KNOW

THAT BADDEST GOVERNOR TO EVER GO BOOM

GIMME A BUDGET WATCH ME HACK IT

GIVE ME A BEAT AND I'LL SHOW YOU HOW TO JACK IT

I GIVE THE RICH A GIANT TAX LOOPHOLE

I LEAVE THE POOR LIVIN IN A POOP HOLE

AT A TIME WHEN AIDS IS IN A CRISIS

I CUT HEALTH CARE AND I RAISE PRICES

SALES TAX SNACK TAX EXXON TAX

INFORMATION ATTACK WITH A NEWSPAPER TAX

HIT THE POCKET OF THE WORKING FAMILIES

INCREASE TUITION AT THE UNIVERSITIES

ONE DAY I'LL COMMAND ALL OF YOU

EVEN THE KIDS ARE GONNA PRAY TO ME IN SCHOOL

SOON I'M GONNA BE THE PRESIDENT

YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THE LAST ONE THIS STATE SENT

yessir

echo wanderer · Post by **echo wanderer** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 6:14 am

Parson wrote: thanks to jello biafra, michael franti

Been fortunate enough to attend rallies in SF where both Biafra and Franti have spoken.Biafra is a little too paranoid at times,but Franti is almost always on point.

boomnoise · Post by **boomnoise** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 9:32 am

what is franti up to these days then?

echo wanderer · Post by **echo wanderer** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 2:26 pm

boomnoise wrote:what is franti up to these days then?

Spearhead is on tour as far as I know:

http://www.spearheadvibrations.com/

@Parson:

Franti will be in your neck of the woods June 1st for a solo acoustic/speech ting.Thought you should know!

step correct · Post by **step correct** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 3:28 pm

Legendary.

kani · Post by **kani** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:34 pm

Parson wrote: thanks to jello biafra, michael franti, zach de la rocha, and chuck d. i'm pretty much furious 4 lyfe

If you want to bump it up to homicidal, throw some Paris in the mix.

and Jello Biafras' appearance in the Ministry Vid..
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Lbgk2mR3EVM

p.s. the Selfsimilar / Theives track.

parson · Post by **parson** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:51 pm

kani wrote:
Parson wrote: thanks to jello biafra, michael franti, zach de la rocha, and chuck d. i'm pretty much furious 4 lyfe
If you want to bump it up to homicidal, throw some Paris in the mix.

and Jello Biafras' appearance in the Ministry Vid..
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Lbgk2mR3EVM

p.s. the Selfsimilar / Theives track.

i dropped that ministry remix in houston and it went over well

lukki · Post by **lukki** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 11:00 pm

Going to see MInistry saturday the day after our Caspa/1 year show...gunna be a long weekend.

BIAFRA IS BOSS THOUGH!!!

Littlefoot · Post by **Littlefoot** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 11:37 pm

DKs are a great band.

+torment+ · Post by **+torment+** » Thu May 08, 2008 7:05 am

prefer LARD myself, and the NoMeansNo collab.

LARD!

theevilgirl · Post by **theevilgirl** » Thu May 08, 2008 7:09 am

My fave....and possibly my next project:

Jello Biafra, "Burn, baby, burn !" DIE FOR OIL, SUCKER 45, 1991, on
Video: DIMPLE

I pledge defiance to the flag of the United Snakes of Captivity
And to the republic for which it stand, I dip it in kerosene and stick it up
the ass of you know who ...
and light it ...

One nation under GOD, or else
One nation under psychopathic Pentagon gangsters
whose idea of national security is concentration camps
for people who dare to use the drugs that the CIA brings in
and the Government supplies itself

One nation under Wall street
"If the cops and the government are all crooks,
I might as well be one, too !"
One nation of sedated tabloid robots
Who actually believe what they see on tv
even on MTV
and - when asked what they think, they reply:
"I don't care"

One nation drowning in its own garbage
indivisible from the fall of Rome
with liberty and justice for all who can afford

Burn, baby, burn ! (2 times)
Old glory, the yankee swastica
Burn, baby, burn ! (2 times)
Whenever I see you, I see red - whenever I see you, I see red
If the communists can do it, why can't we ?
Throw the bastards out, and try some real democracy
Run not by rich people, not by military people
not by the sons of senators' sons of senators' sons of senators' sons
Have you noticed how the more they give you back freedom over here
the more they take it away over there ?

So, now - before it's too late to even talk about stuff like this
be a patriot - a good patriot
The ones who care about their country
more than forcing people to worship a flag
and take the swastika, the yankee swastika
and let it burn, baby, burn !

parson · Post by **parson** » Thu May 08, 2008 8:28 am

+TORMENT+ wrote:LARD!

you can see it!

in the clouds up in the sky!

Jello Biafra

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