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I Fought The Law by Dead Kennedys

Biografie van de kunstenaar Dead Kennedys

Dead Kennedys Are A Punk Rock Band That Formed In San Francisco California USA In 1978. During Its Initial Eight-Year Run With Original Vocalist Jello Biafra The Band Attracted Controversy For Their Provocative Content And Were Among The First To Define The Style Of 1980s Hardcore Punk. Dead Kennedys' Lyrics Were Usually Political In Nature Satirizing The Reagan Administration And The American Establishment In General As Well As Popular Culture And Even The Punk Movement Itself. Several Stores Refused To Stock Their Recordings Sparking Debate About Censorship In Rock Music. Jello Biafra Became An Active Campaigner Against The Parents Music Resource Center PMRC Culminating In An Obscenity Trial In 1985-1986 Which Resulted In A Hung Jury. The Group Released A Total Of Four Studio Albums And One EP Before Disbanding In 1986. Following The Band's Dissolution Jello Biafra Continued To Collaborate And Record With Other Artists Including D.O.A. NoMeansNo And His Own Bands Lard And The Guantanamo School Of Medicine As Well As Releasing Spoken Word Performances And Becoming An Activist With The Green Party. In 2000 Jello Biafra Lost An Acrimonious Legal Case Initiated By His Former Dead Kennedys Band Mates Over Songwriting Credits And Unpaid Royalties. In 2001 The Band Reformed Various Singers Have Since Been Recruited For Vocal Duties.

Frogtoon Muziek - Nummerinformatie: I Fought the Law

"I Fought The Law" Is A Much-Covered Song Originally Recorded By Sonny Curtis And The Crickets Post Buddy Holly In 1959. The Song Was Famously Covered By Bobby Fuller Four Who Recorded A More Successful Version Of The Song In 1965 And By The Clash Who Performed And Recorded A Punk Rock Version In 1976 And 1977. Just As The Song Became A Top Ten Hit Bobby Fuller Was Found Dead In A Parked Automobile Near His Los Angeles California Home. The Police Considered The Death An Apparent Suicide "just About Everyone Who Knew Him Disagreed" 1 However Believing Instead That Fuller Was Murdered. The Dead Kennedys In Particular Wrote And Recorded A Different Version As A Comment On Dan White's 1978 Murder Of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone And City Supervisor Harvey Milk And White's Subsequent Use Of The "Twinkie Defense" To Influence The Court To Convict Him Of The Lesser Charge Of Manslaughter. The Song Sung From White's Perspective Replaced The Line "I Fought The Law And The Law Won" With "I Fought The Law And I Won". In 1989 During Operation Just Cause When The U.S. Army Had Panamanian Dictator Manuel Noriega Confined To The Papal Nunciature The Vatican's Embassy And Were Attempting To Flush Him Out. US ARMY PSYOPS Units Surrounded The Compound And Used Several Psychological Tactics Including Flood Lights And Loud Speakers. They Played Music Like "I Fought The Law" Loudly And Repeatedly From The Loudspeakers. The Bobby Fuller Four Version Of This Song Is Ranked #175 On Rolling Stone's List Of The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time. Cover Versions It Was The Existence Of A 45 Of The Bobby Fuller Version In An American Studio Jukebox 2 That Inspired The Clash To Record A Cover Version Of The Song In 1978. Their Version First Appeared On The EP The Cost Of Living In May 1979 In The UK And Then Later In 1979 Was Made Part Of The American Edition Of The Clash's Eponymous Album. This Cover Version Helped Gain The Clash Their First Taste Of Airplay In The States And Is One Of The Best-Known Cover Versions Of The Song. The Live Recording Of The Song Performed At The Lyceum Theatre West End London On December 28 1978 Features As The Last Piece Of The 1980 Film Rude Boy Directed By Jack Hazan And David Mingay. The Clash Were Dressed All In Black For That Gig And The Song At That Stage Was Considered The Film's Title Song. 3 4 5 6 In 1988 CBS Records Re-Issued The Single Catalog Number In 7" Vinyl Format With "City Of The Dead" 2 24 And "1977" 1 40 As Its B-Side. The Song Is Featured As A Downloadable Track In The Music Video Game Series Rock Band. 7 The Song Has Also Been Performed Either In Concert Or On Record By The Dead Kennedys Who Did A Version With Different Lyrics. Dave Courtney The London Gangster Who Sang Alongside Scottish Pop-Punks Mute Fronted By Jay Burnett Who Wrote An Updated Version Complete With Lyrics Based On Dave's Legendary Court Case. Both This And The Dead Kennedys' Version Are Titled "I Fought The Law And I Won". Also She Trinity Viper Bryan Adams John Cougar Mellencamp Bruce Springsteen Roy Orbison Tom Petty Social Distortion Stiff Little Fingers Mike Ness Hank Williams Jr Waylon Jennings Green Day Ska-P Dead Kennedys The Ramones Grateful Dead Stray Cats Mary's Danish Claude François Mano Negra The Big Dirty Band Nonstop Body/Lolita No. 18 The Brian Jonestown Massacre The Sex Pistols Attaque 77 Die Toten Hosen Status Quo Nanci Griffith Anti-Flag Chumbawamba And Numerous Other Artists Have Covered This Song Live Or In Studio. For The 2003 Film Intermission Colin Farrell Recorded A Version Of The Song Singing It In The Guise Of His Character In The Film. The Green Day Cover Version Of The Song Was Used In A Television Ad For Apple Computer's ITunes Store When It Was First Opened. The Mary's Danish Recording Is Featured In The Film "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" 1992 And The Accompanying Soundtrack Release "Buffy The Vampire Slayer Soundtrack". An Amended Version Of The Song Reached Number 25 In The UK Singles Chart In January 2008. "I Fought The Lloyds" By Oystar Was A Comedy Version In Support Of The Campaign By Lloyds TSB Customers Mounting Legal Challenges To Get Their Charges Refunded. In This Version The Key Line Was Changed To "I Fought The Lloyds And Lloyds Lost". Serbian Punk Rock Band Goblini Recorded A Cover Version Of The Song Featuring Lyrics In Serbian Language Entitled "Ne Mogu Više" On Their 1995 Live Album Live KST And Dedicated It To Former President Slobodan Milošević.

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