Screeching Weasel es una banda de punk rock formada en Chicago, Illinois, en el año 1986 por Ben Weasel y John Jughead. La banda, tras varias rupturas, anunció en 2004 su retirada después de lanzar 11 álbumes de estudio en su carrera.
Se les considera los precursores del punk pop que volvió a gozar del auge a comienzos de la década de los 90, especialmente en California. Algunas bandas que protagonizaron ese auge como Green Day y blink-182, y otras como The All-American Rejects, citan a Screeching entre sus influencias principales.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
"Racist Society" performed by Screeching Weasel written by Ben Weasel, published by Weasels, Inc. (ASCAP) (C) 1998 Ben Foster (P) 1998 Panic Button from Panic Button release Major Label Debut transcribed by Mike Ripplinger ([email protected])
[Notes] * (pm) = palm-muted * All E chords = X 7 9 9 X X
*** ["Racist Society"]
ABE Did you know that you live in a racist society AB Did you know you're the privileged class C#(pm) B(pm) A(pm) And everybody else is essentially taking it up the ass
EA Did you know that you could be free EA Did you know that's not the way that it has to be EA Did you know you can still change everything
C#(pm) B(pm) Did you know that there's no such thing as equality A(pm) B(pm) E And there might never be if you don't change ABE Did you know that you live in a war zone (culturally) AB Did you know that your parents were fucked C#(pm) B(pm) A(pm) When they taught you how to fear anybody who wasn't white enough
EA Did you know that you could be free EA Did you know that's not the way that it has to be EA Did you know you can still change everything
C#(pm) B(pm) Did you know that the older you get A(pm) B(pm) It gets easier to blame somebody else for your own mess C#(pm) B(pm) A(pm) Did you know that the Jews don't run the world B(pm) And all black men aren't criminals C#(pm) B(pm) A(pm) Did you know there's a lot of money to be made B(pm) C#(pm) B(pm) From keeping you paranoid, suspicious, worried, frightened A(pm) B(pm) All wound up and tense inside 'cause
EBC#A Big business runs the government and it's not good business EBA(pm) If we burn down the government so they keep us occupied EBC#A With moron TV shows and shitty beer that wipes out brain cells EBA And whining about Congress and stupid fucking income taxes
C# And if that's not enough A To keep your mind off of EB The way you're getting dicked around C# They fill you with fear and hate A Give you someone to blame E For all your problems BA While the country's going down the fucking toilet
EA Do you know what they think of you EA Do you know how contemptuous they are of you EA Do you know how easy you are to fool C#(pm) B(pm) You're like a dog doing after a ball that was never thrown A(pm) B(pm) E(pm) Well guess what you're on your own Good luck