peenie 2,035 Posted Monday at 04:36 AM I had to look up who was considered punk rock: I liked The Clash, The Ramones and Blink 182. Apparently the Dead Kennedys have some interesting lyrics: Is my big enough Is my brain small enough The sun beams down on a brand new day No more welfare tax to pay Unsightly slums gone up in flashing light Jobless millions whisked away At last we have more room to play All systems go to kill the poor tonight Gonna kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor tonight Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrancieFootball 370 Posted Monday at 04:43 AM 6 minutes ago, peenie said: I had to look up who was considered punk rock: I liked The Clash, The Ramones and Blink 182. Apparently the Dead Kennedys have some interesting lyrics: Is my big enough Is my brain small enough The sun beams down on a brand new day No more welfare tax to pay Unsightly slums gone up in flashing light Jobless millions whisked away At last we have more room to play All systems go to kill the poor tonight Gonna kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor tonight How do those lyrics make you feel? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gypsybrat 135 Posted Monday at 02:44 PM On 1/9/2026 at 4:00 PM, SUXBNME said: Agent Orange Sex Pistols DK Subhumans Black Flag Misfits Circle Jerks GBH Minor Threat 7 Seconds Social Distortion TSOL Suicidal Tendencies The Vandals 45 Grave Damn, but I loved me some punk back in my skater days You left out The Cramps! One of the only punk bands I truly like. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Elevator Killer 759 Posted Monday at 02:50 PM I respect what Punk did. It was the Disco era and the producers had taken over. They didn't need artist any longer. Take the theme to I Love Lucy and add a back beat. Punk artist took back the music and gave it back to the artist. Anyone that helped shut down disco are heroes in my book. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fnord 2,712 Posted Monday at 03:04 PM 10 hours ago, peenie said: I had to look up who was considered punk rock: I liked The Clash, The Ramones and Blink 182. Apparently the Dead Kennedys have some interesting lyrics: Is my big enough Is my brain small enough The sun beams down on a brand new day No more welfare tax to pay Unsightly slums gone up in flashing light Jobless millions whisked away At last we have more room to play All systems go to kill the poor tonight Gonna kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor tonight To ensure there is no misunderstanding, you need to be aware that the DK are very much a radical leftist band and lyrics like this are satirical. Check out California Uber Alles or Holiday In Cambodia for further examples. Most of this was in response to Reagan and Thatcher and their conservative philosophies and economic policies. As far as DK goes, I was never a huge fan of the music, though they have their moments. Their lyrics can be pretty funny, and the name Dead Kennedys is probably the most punk band name ever. But Jello Biafra's voice can be grating, and some of his bay area political zeal is decidedly over the top. That's already more politics than I wanted to discuss in this thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fnord 2,712 Posted Monday at 03:09 PM 15 minutes ago, The Elevator Killer said: I respect what Punk did. It was the Disco era and the producers had taken over. They didn't need artist any longer. Take the theme to I Love Lucy and add a back beat. Punk artist took back the music and gave it back to the artist. Anyone that helped shut down disco are heroes in my book. It was also some pushback on the long-form AOR rock of the 70s and how polished and commercial and self-indulgent it had all become. Punk is the antithesis of Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, Skynyrd, the Eagles and some of the other giant artists of the era that were high on their own supply. At heart it's dirty, raw, underproduced, angry and loud. Moshing>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>dancing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HellToupee 2,384 Posted Monday at 03:35 PM I’m here for the punk/post punk/disco fusion 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
