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Dead Kennedys Holiday In Cambodia Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 9.50/10 [2 votes]Album: Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables / Original Release Date: 1980-09Genre: RockSong Duration: 4 min 39 sec
Holiday In Cambodia
Dead Kennedys
Dead Kennedys
DEAD KENNEDYS
- Holiday In Cambodia LyricsSo you been to school for a year or two
And you know you've seen it all
In daddy's car thinkin' you'll go far
Back east your type don't crawl
Play ethnicky jazz to parade your snazz
On your five grand stereo
Braggin that you know how the niggers feel cold
And the slums got so much soul
It's time to taste what you most fear
Right Guard will not help you here
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
Your a star-belly sneech you suck like a leech
You want everyone to act like you
Kiss ass while you bitch so you can get rich
But your boss gets richer on you
Well you'll work harder with a gun in your back
For a bowl of rice a day
Slave for soldiers til you starve
Then your head skewered on a stake
Now you can go where people are one
Now you can go where they get things done
What you need my son:
Is a holiday in Cambodia
Where people dress in black
A holiday in Cambodia
Where you'll kiss ass or crack
Pol Pot, Pol Pot, Pol Pot, Pol Pot [etc.]
And it's a holiday in Cambodia
Where you'll do what you're told
A holiday in Cambodia
Where the slums got so much soul
I Fought the Law (and I Won)
Drinkin' beer in the hot sun
I fought the law and I won
I needed sex and I got mine
I fought the law and I won
The law don't mean shit if you've got the right friends
That's how the country's run
Twinkies are the best friend I've ever had
I fought the law
And I won
I blew George & Harvey's brains out with my six-gun
I fought the law and I won
Gonna write my book and make a million
I fought the law and I won
I'm the new folk hero of the Ku Klux Klan
My cop friends think that's fine
You can get away with murder if you've got a badge
I fought the law
And I won
I am the law
So I won
And you know you've seen it all
In daddy's car thinkin' you'll go far
Back east your type don't crawl
Play ethnicky jazz to parade your snazz
On your five grand stereo
Braggin that you know how the niggers feel cold
And the slums got so much soul
It's time to taste what you most fear
Right Guard will not help you here
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
Your a star-belly sneech you suck like a leech
You want everyone to act like you
Kiss ass while you bitch so you can get rich
But your boss gets richer on you
Well you'll work harder with a gun in your back
For a bowl of rice a day
Slave for soldiers til you starve
Then your head skewered on a stake
Now you can go where people are one
Now you can go where they get things done
What you need my son:
Is a holiday in Cambodia
A holiday in Cambodia
Where you'll kiss ass or crack
Pol Pot, Pol Pot, Pol Pot, Pol Pot [etc.]
And it's a holiday in Cambodia
Where you'll do what you're told
A holiday in Cambodia
Where the slums got so much soul
I Fought the Law (and I Won)
Drinkin' beer in the hot sun
I fought the law and I won
I needed sex and I got mine
I fought the law and I won
The law don't mean shit if you've got the right friends
That's how the country's run
Twinkies are the best friend I've ever had
I fought the law
And I won
I blew George & Harvey's brains out with my six-gun
I fought the law and I won
Gonna write my book and make a million
I fought the law and I won
I'm the new folk hero of the Ku Klux Klan
My cop friends think that's fine
You can get away with murder if you've got a badge
I fought the law
And I won
I am the law
So I won
Facts about Holiday In Cambodia
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Holiday In Cambodia is written by Jello Biafra, Ray East Bay, Klaus Flouride, Bruce Slesinger.
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It is first released on September 01, 1980 as part of Dead Kennedys's album "Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables" which includes 15 tracks in total. This song is the 12nd track on this album.
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When we focus on what the lyrics are trying to say, Dead Kennedys’ piece "Holiday in Cambodia" is a sharp critique of the rich and powerful people who are ignorant and arrogant at the same time and by their very existence faking the understanding and the relation to the struggles of the people living in the corners of the society. Through the lyrics, one finds such a metaphor as 'holiday in Cambodia' which directly and sarcastically points out the grim picture of the realities endured by the ones that have never been through any hardship or got under the oppression shoe. The holiday in cambodia lyrics is a social commentary almost in total that speaks through the lenses of angst, despair, anger, and reflection. On the other hand, with the same breath, the song speaks about the necessity of cultural criticism, the existence of hard and bitter life, and the issues of oppression and control. The words used in the song imply adult content by making references to bloodshed, abuse, and socio-political discourse thus they are not friendly to the kids. The mentioning of Pol Pot and the backdrop of the lyrics indicate no less than a serious and mature context which justifies the imposition of a restriction rating for this.
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Holiday In Cambodia falls under the genre Rock.
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Holiday In Cambodia song length is 4 minutes and 39 seconds.
Who wrote Holiday In Cambodia lyrics?
Holiday In Cambodia is written by Jello Biafra, Ray East Bay, Klaus Flouride, Bruce Slesinger.
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When was Holiday In Cambodia released?
It is first released on September 01, 1980 as part of Dead Kennedys's album "Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables" which includes 15 tracks in total. This song is the 12nd track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Holiday In Cambodia lyrics?
When we focus on what the lyrics are trying to say, Dead Kennedys’ piece "Holiday in Cambodia" is a sharp critique of the rich and powerful people who are ignorant and arrogant at the same time and by their very existence faking the understanding and the relation to the struggles of the people living in the corners of the society. Through the lyrics, one finds such a metaphor as 'holiday in Cambodia' which directly and sarcastically points out the grim picture of the realities endured by the ones that have never been through any hardship or got under the oppression shoe. The holiday in cambodia lyrics is a social commentary almost in total that speaks through the lenses of angst, despair, anger, and reflection. On the other hand, with the same breath, the song speaks about the necessity of cultural criticism, the existence of hard and bitter life, and the issues of oppression and control. The words used in the song imply adult content by making references to bloodshed, abuse, and socio-political discourse thus they are not friendly to the kids. The mentioning of Pol Pot and the backdrop of the lyrics indicate no less than a serious and mature context which justifies the imposition of a restriction rating for this.
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Which genre is Holiday In Cambodia?
Holiday In Cambodia falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song Holiday In Cambodia?
Holiday In Cambodia song length is 4 minutes and 39 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Jello Biafra, Ray East Bay, Klaus Flouride, Bruce Slesinger
Record Label(s): 2006 Cherry Red Records
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One of the greatest punk songs ever. The basic idea of the song is that going to Cambodia for a holiday when Pol Pot was dictator would be like going to hell, the worst place possible. What holiday in Cambodia means in other terms, it means you are stuck in a bad situation.