Nazi Punks Fuck Off
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| Template:Infobox song/link by Dead Kennedys | ||||
| from the EP In God We Trust, Inc. | ||||
| B-side | "Moral Majority" | |||
| Released | November 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Studio | Möbius Music (San Francisco) | |||
| Genre | Hardcore punk | |||
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| Label | Alternative Tentacles | |||
| [[Songwriter|SongwriterTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Jello Biafra | |||
| [[Record producer|ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Oliver DiCicco | |||
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"Nazi Punks Fuck Off" is a song by American punk rock band Dead Kennedys. It was released in November 1981 through Alternative Tentacles as a 7-inch single with "Moral Majority" as the B-side. Both are from the In God We Trust, Inc. EP, although the EP version is a different recording from the single version. The single included a free armband with a crossed-out swastika. The design was later adopted as a symbol for the anti-racist punk movement Anti-Racist Action.
Composition
While some have claimed the song was written as a reaction to far-right punk subcultures such as Nazi punk or the white power skinhead movement,[1] Jello Biafra has stated the initial premise of the song was about violence at punk shows, summarizing it as, "You violent people at shows are acting like a bunch of Nazis".[2] The lyrics condemn the infighting among punks for weakening the prospect of rebelling against far-right agitators, and that "in a real Fourth Reich, [they'd] be the first to go."[3]
In the opening of the In God We Trust, Inc. version of "Nazi Punks Fuck Off", lead singer Jello Biafra mentions English producer Martin Hannett, who had worked with Joy Division and Buzzcocks, accusing him, tongue-in-cheek, of having "overproduced" the recording.[4] Hannett, in fact, did not work with the Dead Kennedys.
Personnel
- Jello Biafra – lead vocals
- East Bay Ray – guitar
- Klaus Flouride – bass, backing vocals
- D. H. Peligro – drums
Charts
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Indie Chart[5] | 11 |
Cover versions
- The English grindcore band Napalm Death recorded a cover for their 1993 EP of the same name.[6]
- The fictional band The Ain't Rights performed a cover of the song in a modern-day white supremacist club in the 2015 horror film Green Room.[7]
- Original lyricist Biafra rewrote the song as "Nazi Trumps Fuck Off" in 2017; he performed it live with the crossover thrash group Dead Cross.[8]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."How Black Flag, Bad Brains, and More Reclaimed Punk from White Supremacists". GQ. January 16, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ https://www.punknews.org/article/48449/jello-biafra-featured-in-la-times-discussing-nazi-punk
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Dead Kennedys – Nazi Punks Fuck Off!, retrieved March 18, 2023
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Martin Hannett Biography". MartinHannett.co.uk. Archived from the original on June 26, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2008.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
- ^ Robbins, 504
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Miska, Brad (April 20, 2016). "'Green Room' Clip Says Fuck the Nazi Punks!". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on May 29, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Punk Legend Gives 'Nazi Punks F**k Off' An Update Just For Donald Trump". HuffPost. August 25, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- Bibliography
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- Blush, Steven. "American Hardcore: A Tribal History". Feral House, 2001. Template:ISBN
- Robbins, Ira. The Trouser Press Guide to '90s Rock. Simon & Schuster, 1997.
External links
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