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Song «Holiday In Cambodia» von Dead Kennedys.
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Veröffentlichungsdaten: 1980 05 (Single), 1980 06 (Single UK), 1980 09 (Album)
Label: Optional OPT 4, Cherry Red CHERRY 13, Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 1
Songwriter Jello Biafra & East Bay Ray & Klaus Flouride & Ted
Produktion: Dead Kennedys
Genre: Alternativerock - Hardcorepunk
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Im Gegensatz zu politischen Punks, die recht humorlos sein konnten, ist dieser Song die bissige Satire eines naiven jungen Amerikaners, der in den Krieg nach Kambodscha geschickt wird. Es muss sich um einen Vertreter der Hippie-Generation handeln, nicht um einen Yuppie, wie vielfach angenommen wurde. Der Krieg war 1975 zu Ende.
Personen und Querverweise
Dead Kennedys
Jello Biafra
East Bay Ray
Klaus Flouride
Ted
Dead Kennedys
Lyrics
So, you've been to school For a year or two And you know you've seen it all In daddy's car Thinking you'll go far Back east your type don't crawl Playing ethnicky jazz To parade your snazz On your five-grand stereo Braggin' that you know How the niggers feel cold And the slum's got so much soul It's time to taste what you most fear Right Guard will not help you here Brace yourself, my dear Brace yourself, my dear It's a holiday in Cambodia It's tough, kid, but it's life It's a holiday in Cambodia Don't forget to pack a wife You're a star-belly snitch You suck like a leech You want everyone to act like you Kiss ass while you bitch So you can get rich While your boss gets richer off you Well, you'll work harder With a gun in your back For a bowl of rice a day Slave for soldiers Till you starve Then your head is skewered on a stake Now you can go where the people are one Now you can go where they get things done What you need, my son... What you need, my son... Is a holiday in Cambodia Where people are dressed in black A holiday in Cambodia Where you'll kiss ass or crack Pol Pot, Pol Pot, Pol Pot, Pol Pot It's a holiday in Cambodia Where you'll do what you're told It's a holiday in Cambodia Where the slums got so much soul Pol Pot