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Pull My Strings 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: Pull My Strings

Pull My Strings Was A Song By The Dead Kennedys Written By DK Lead Singer Jello Biafra And Drummer Ted Specifically For The 1980 Bay Area Music Awards. The Song Would Not Find Its Way Onto A Record Until 1987's Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death. The Song Recorded Live At The Awards Show Begins With The Band Playing The Opening Chords To California Über Alles One Of Their More Famous Songs. After The First Few Bars Biafra Yells Out "Hold It!" And Sarcastically Tells The Audience That They're Becoming A New Wave Band Because They "need To Prove They're Adults Now". Klaus Fluoride Begins To Play Another Bass Line And A New Song Begins. Biafra Begins Singing About His Not Being Able To Afford A Car Thanks To His Self Respect And Decides To Sell Out To The Record Companies To Make Some Money. He Decides To Become One Of The Cookie Cutter New Wave Acts Breaking Into Pop Music At The Time. The Chorus Implies That The Musicians In The New Wave Bands Need To Be Dumb And Have A Large Penis And Are Able To Be Pulled By Strings Like A Puppet Because They've Sold Their Souls To The Record Labels Who Can Now Mold Them Into Whatever They Want. One Of The Targets Of The Dead Kennedys In The Song Appears To Be The Knack Who Hit Big Around That Same Time With My Sharona. Twice In The Course Of The Song In Its Middle And At Its End A Bridge Of My Sharona Is Played With Biafra Singing The Word "drool" And Replacing Sharona With Payola. Biafra Also Makes A Sarcastic Reference To The Hypocrisy And Drug Abuse Of The American Bourgeoisie Referencing Famous Comedian Bob Hope With The Line "And When I'm Rich And Meet Bob Hope We'll Shoot Some Golf And Shoot Some Dope". The Song Was Written Because The Band Was Invited To Play At The 1980 Bay Area Music Awards Or Bammies To Play Their Hit California Über Alles. However They Instead Wrote This Song Solely For The Show And Were Never Invited Back. Also This Was The Only Time They Ever Played The Song Despite Its Popularity. During Their Performance The Dead Kennedys Wore White Shirts With The Letter S Painted On The Front. On The Recording Of The Song Once Pull My Strings Begins The Audience Can Be Heard Cheering In Response To The Band Members Pulling Their Black Neckties From Behind Their Backs In Front Of Them Making A Dollar Sign.

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