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Lordandmaster -> California uber alles! (10/10/2008 4:53:09 PM)
All this election-year political talk on Collarme got me nostalgic, so I whipped out my old "California uber alles" (1991) by Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy. You know, the one that starts: "I'm your governor Pete Wilson, ya know, the baddest governor to ever grab the mike and go BOOM!" Wow, I forgot how much fun that song was! Some highlights: I'm so proud to know the Great Communicator Wanna be known as the Great Incarcerator I'll blow environmentalists away And I'll be the Fuhrer some day I keep cuttin' public education Even though we rank 45th in the nation I've got a plan for the minorities Send'em to the California Youth Authorities From San Francisco Urban Elementary To Pelican Bay State Penitentiary There they can work for the master race And always wear a happy face Close your eyes, it can't happen here Big Brother in a squad car's comin' near Come enjoy the surf and sun And keep California number one!

MadAxeman -> RE: California uber alles! (10/10/2008 4:57:45 PM)
*As one mad thread closes another less sane opens.*

OneMoreWaste -> RE: California uber alles! (10/10/2008 5:49:50 PM)
It was a very intelligent and inspired cover/tribute, I gotta admit. Although, personally, I've got a real fondness for NoMeansNo's acapella version of "Looking Forward to Death" [:D]

DesertRat -> RE: California uber alles! (10/10/2008 6:28:14 PM)
`FR` Wow! Synchronicity, LaM. I was getting nostalgic, too. So I tried to get in touch with some of my ol' buds from our special PAC, The Commie Fag Junkies For Reagan, to see about the possibility of a reunion bash. No soap, so far. Bob

juliaoceania -> RE: California uber alles! (10/12/2008 6:59:04 PM)
I rather like the original by The Dead Kennedys I am Governor Jerry Brown My aura smiles And never frowns Soon I will be president... Carter Power will soon go away I will be Fuhrer one day I will command all of you Your kids will meditate in school Your kids will meditate in school! [Chorus:] California Uber Alles California Uber Alles Uber Alles California Uber Alles California Zen fascists will control you 100% natural You will jog for the master race And always wear the happy face Close your eyes, can't happen here Big Bro' on white horse is near The hippies won't come back you say Mellow out or you will pay Mellow out or you will pay! [Chorus] Now it is 1984 Knock-knock at your front door It's the suede/denim secret police They have come for your uncool niece Come quietly to the camp You'd look nice as a drawstring lamp Don't you worry, it's only a shower For your clothes here's a pretty flower. DIE on organic poison gas Serpent's egg's already hatched You will croak, you little clown When you mess with President Brown When you mess with President Brown [Chorus]

slaveboy291 -> RE: California uber alles! (10/12/2008 7:20:51 PM)
Nothing beats the original. I like this version too: I am Govenor Schwatzenegger Pretty soon I'll be dictator When "they" make me President Democracy is going away Hasta Lavista Ba-by I will command all of you Kindergarden cop in every school Or I vil Terminate you California Uber Alles California Uber Alles Uber Alles Callifornia Uber Alles California Enron will control you Like they staged the recall coup Steriods for the master race So you can all haff my face Close your eyes "can't happen here" Bush and Cheney are already here Third Reich won't comeback you say Not unless Fox News has their way Can I grope your titties today? California Uber Alles California Uber Alles Uber Alles California Uber Alles California MANDATE, two thousand und four Knock knock at your bedroom door It's the homland security police Your a terrorist And so is your niece Drag you secretly to a camp Where we keep all de gurly-men Don't you worry it's all for a cause Feeding Haliburtons claws Die on your feet of uranium death North Korea, or Iran Run you over with my humver baby When you mess with Scwartzenegger And all the money that's making him bigger California Uber Alles California Uber Alles Uber Alles California Uber Alles California I'll be back.

Lordandmaster -> RE: California uber alles! (10/20/2008 5:23:59 PM)
Just realized I never got around to responding to this. I like the version by Disposable Heroes more than the original for a couple of reasons. First, let's be honest, California was a lot further from being a police state under Jerry Brown than it was under Pete Wilson. (Not convinced? Ask your black neighbors.) But mainly my reason is that the words to the Disposable Heroes' version are more coherent and much more biting. "I got a solution for the minorities,/ Send'em to the California Youth Authorities." That's a pretty strong political statement. I don't get much more out of the original than that Jello Biafra is a malcontent.

kittinSol -> RE: California uber alles! (10/20/2008 5:25:58 PM)
I remember them. It's a sad reminder that as you age, the music you listened to in your yoof sounds exponantially much cooler compared to the pap bullshit today's yung 'uns listen to.

OneMoreWaste -> RE: California uber alles! (10/20/2008 9:17:32 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lordandmaster But mainly my reason is that the words to the Disposable Heroes' version are more coherent and much more biting. "I got a solution for the minorities,/ Send'em to the California Youth Authorities." That's a pretty strong political statement. I don't get much more out of the original than that Jello Biafra is a malcontent. That's true for the original- I mean, what could you really do with Jerry Brown other than make fun of him?- but the Reagan version (titled "We've Got a Bigger Problem Now") was a lot more cutting. Jello got more political with each album. Here's a linky for the Schwartzenegger one, since I hadn't heard it until slaveboy posted it. The Melvins did a great job of duplicating the DK sound. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXZ9gGy3MnY One of the scarier things, in my mind- if you change "Soviets" to "Muslims" and "Japanese" to "Chinese", you'd never guess "Stars And Stripes of Corruption" was recorded over 20 years ago. Man, now I'm going to be surfing YouTube all night for Jello vids...

OneMoreWaste -> RE: California uber alles! (10/20/2008 9:48:37 PM)
And sort of veering closer to being on-topic... If I find a Genitorturers cover of "Bleed for Me" I'll be in serious need of clean underwear.

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