A história do Dead Kennedys começa quando Eric Boucher respondeu a um anúncio que procurava por vocalistas para uma nova banda de rock. O autor do anúncio era o guitarrista East Bay Ray e Eric logo se tornaria Jello Biafra. Os dois se juntariam ainda a Klaus Flouride (baixista), a um segundo guitarrista conhecido apenas pela alcunha de "6025" e ao baterista Bruce Slesinger. Era 1978, a política americana agonizava nas mãos conservadoras e a
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
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M.T.V. - GET OFF THE AIR by Dead Kennedys ------------------------ (Biafra)
Intro: F#BC# (2x bass only)
F#BC# Fun Fun Fun in the fluffy chair F# Flame up the herb BC# Woof down the beer (2x and continues on background)
(click!)
F#BC# Hi! I'm your video DJ F#BC# I always talk like I'm wigged out on quaaludes F#BC#F#BC# I wear a satin baseball jacket everywhere I go
F#BC# My job is to help destroy F#BC# What's left of your imagination F#BC# By feeding you endless doses F#BC# Of sugar-coated mindless garbage
F#BC# So don't create Be sedate F#BC# Be a vegetable at home And thwack on that dial F#BC# If we have our way even you will believe (Fun fun fun... ends) F# This is the future of rock and roll
(M.T.V GET OFF THE AIR!)
F#BA How far will you go F#BA How low will you stoop BABA To tranquilize our minds with your sugar-coated swill
F#BA You've turned rock and roll rebellion F#BA Into Pat Boone sedation BABD Making sure nothing's left of the imagination
C#B M.T.V. Get off the C#B M.T.V. Get off the C#BF# M.T.V. Get off the air (2x)
EF# Get off the air
F#BAF#BA See the latest rejects from the muppet show BA Wag their tits and their dicks BA As they lip-synch on screen
F# There's something I don't like BAF#BA About a band who always smiles BA Another tax write-off BD For some schmuck who doesn't care
M.T.V. Get off the air...
Get off the air Get off the air F#FED#C# Get off the air
(bass break - following line twice: 1st time with bass only, 2nd time with guitar playing chords above)
C#BC#BF#EF#E
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(and this once)
C#BC#BF#EC#
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C#mBAG# (2x trumpet or something)
C#B And so it was C#B Our beloved corporate gods F#EF#E Claimed they created rock video C#BC#B Allowing it to sink as low in one year F#EC# As commercial TV has in 25
C#mB "It's the new frontier," they say AG# It's wide open, anything can happen C#m But you've got a lot of nerve B To call yourself a pioneer A When you're too god-damn conservative G# To take real chances.
C#B Tin-eared C#BF# Graph-paper brained accountants EF#E Instead of music fans C#BC#B Call all the shots at giant record companies now F#EC# The lowest common denominator rules
C#m Forget honesty B Forget creativity A The dumbest buy the mostest G# That's the name of the game
C#m But sales are slumping B And no one will say why AG# Could it be they put out one too many lousy records?!?
C#BF# M.T.V. - Get off the air!
F# NOW!
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Some chords may be missing in the fast part and the bass line probably isn't very accurate. At least it's played higher, I think. Corrections are naturally welcome.