WHAT THE?! 🎵 Dead Kennedys - "California Uber Alles" REACTION

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[@marcharley6465]

The lyrics were an attack on Jerry Brown, who was State Governor of California. Brown had some pseudo-hippy trappings and one of his nicknames was "Governor Moonbeam". That's why the song refers to kids being made to meditate in school and the suede-denim secret police. Lex was right that the song was referring to how power can change and corrupt people, even politicians who initially appear harmless. Most punks hated the hippies, believing that they were too passive and reluctant to really fight for real change.

[@mattjohn4731]

Well said ✊⚖

[@colinbrannon2051]

Good comment

[@MacGuffinExMachina]

Depends on the hippie. I hate the homeopathic type. Love the ultra leftist ones like Abby Hoffman back in the day.

[@brianstocks8049]

still don't like hippies

[@charliegeorge9393]

Thankyou sir, brilliant explanation.

[@bobschenkel7921]

DK's vocalist Jello Biafra's best line: "Give me convenience or give me death." Well, one of them.

[@RSpracticalshooting]

It's crazy how relevant that line is to this very day.

[@Gekokujo76]

The first person I ever heard say "Dont HATE the media....BECOME the media". Long before the internet and smart phones made that an easy thing to do.

[@funfact8660]

Kommissar Governor Gruesome Newsom's People's Republic of California

[@tompanoname3579]

Also a name for a compilation album by DK.

[@normanleroy1874]

Now this is the real thing, grade-A American punk. Jello Biafra was an incredible front-man. A Growing Boy Needs His Lunch is a good one to hit from them next.

[@80sOGRE]

Yes IMO Frankenchrist is their most well produce album. This could be anywhere / Chicken farm are 2 other great sounding tunes.

[@petrinafilip96]

Too bad they never perform together anymore. My dad saw both DK without him and him with his backing band and said it's just not the same, not even close. I think he also saw them live before they split.

[@annaparsons4788]

Totally agree... also the song "Holiday in Cambodia" 🤗😁

[@80sOGRE]

@@annaparsons4788 They did it already. I only wish they had reacted to the album versions rather than the singles.

[@johnLennon255]

Too bad his a liberal drone now

[@PrettyDeadlyJesse]

"A caricature of a song," is the most accurate description for Dead Kennedys I have ever heard. Jello's lyrics are very satirical and tongue and cheek. Amazing Lex picked up on that.

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

Yes like a Gerald Scarf caricature at that..... spiky and slightly seedy.

[@kenmcguire5547]

Lex has good instincts

[@HisboiLRoi]

@@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665 - I've never connected the dead Kennedy's and Scarfe before, but it makes perfect sense now that you mention it.

[@emmanuelmartin1238]

@@HisboiLRoi Sarcasm connects them. That's what roger waters had in common with Scarfe.

[@devilsadvocacy]

My favorite bit of sarcasm was Pull My Strings. DK somehow scored an invite to some sort of music awards show not unlike the Grammys. A bunch of corporate-rock types were in attendance. The song was a lampooning of the industry, that left much of the audience unamused. I’m told that it was the only time they ever played the song, although it is on the Give Me Convenience compilation

[@atomicdruid]

It's funny because I've been listening to this song for 40 years and I can recite every word in it, as can everyone I grew up with. So the realization that not everybody can understand Jello Biafra's vocals is amusing. I highly recommend listening to bands like the Dead Kennedys with a lyric sheet, because they have some of the most complex, comedic, and brilliant lyrics of any band, ever. This is a fun video.

[@Mega-P71]

Bro I just found this song at 19 (2 weeks ago) and after looking up the lyrics and listening to the song 50 times I know most the words. It's a phenomenal song fs

[@atomicdruid]

@@Mega-P71 have you listened to Crass yet?

[@Mega-P71]

@@atomicdruid I have been since you mentioned the name. Fucking love their sound I appreciate the recommendation

[@badelementofstyle5238]

@@Mega-P71 You should check out "We've Got A Bigger Problem Now", a version of this song but with with the lyrics changed to be about Reagan

[@Blisteryn]

When you listen to Dead Kennedys, you need to read the lyrics, Jello Biafra is one of the most intelligent songwriters of all times.

[@Gekokujo76]

Ive never loved his voice or his politics....but his lyrics are as thoughtful as anybody else in punk rock. Brad def should have pulled up the lyrics.

[@yogijaya2897]

READ THE LYRICS..... AND KNOW THE SARCASM REIGNS

[@DaveAnchovies]

not really...who cares what one man thought 20-30 years ago. Holiday In Cambodia 12" version is the signature song. the best part about them was in the beginning, the 5 piece lineup was doing somethng totally different. and make no mistake they were all as important as Biafra. Boucher. As Jello took over, the albums got weaker.

[@scrmngshts]

Remember when he ran for mayor.

[@mdemers767]

@@scrmngshts - Jello never ran for governor, but he did run for mayor of San Francisco in 1979 against incumbent Diane Feinstein. He famously campaigned on "cleaning up the streets of San Francisco" by vacuuming the sidewalk in front of Feinstein's house. He was also drafted as a Green Party presidential candidate in 2000 with a few electors at the Green Convention, but was handily beat by Ralph Nader.

[@Mr_Clean]

2023 and we're literally living in a Dead Kennedy's song. Go back and listen to "we've got a bigger problem now"

[@bkenwood88]

Punk is such an underrepresented genre in the reaction community, for understandable reasons, good on you guys for checking DK out! If you keep up with it, Minor Threat, Lower Class Brats, Rancid (for something a touch newer) are my go to's.

[@jeffreycherep8264]

LCB Army!

[@heathcornbeef]

SCREAMING AT A WALL one of my all-time favourite songs MINOR THREAT LIFE CHANGING BAND FOR THIS 52 YEAR OLD PUNK

[@BitStClair]

Check out subhumans. Micky mouse is dead pretty much hits the spot today.

[@matthewestrada5217]

@@BitStClair remember the day the country died, fucking epic album from front to back., I saw them in 98 in San Bernardino and stage dived to Micky Mouse is Dead thanks for the memories🍻

[@funfact8660]

Bad Brains

[@nickcrisp7252]

I find this tune more chilling now than I did when it was first released.

[@funfact8660]

Kommissar Governor Gruesome Newsom's People's Republic of California

[@LeshaAnn]

@@funfact8660 Yeah, right.

[@funfact8660]

@@LeshaAnn Kommissar Governor Gruesome Newsom's People's Republic of California experiment sinking faster than Alzheimer's ridden, International Weakling and Laughingstock, fake President Biden's endless Trainwrecks commencing daily

[@mdemers767]

@@funfact8660 - Let us know when you have something reality based to contribute.

[@mdemers767]

I often felt that Jello could have reprised CUA according to who was in office at the time. I wrote tribute lyrics years ago during Dubya's administration titled Crawford Texas, Uber Alles that were pretty good, fitting both the tempo of original lyrics, and being politically accurate, and even managed to make them rhyme. I've been working on Trump Tower, Uber Alles, but it doesn't flow as well as Crawford Texas, which has the same syllable count as California, although there's a LOT more material to work with.

[@mrluigi]

Now this is the punk you were looking for earlier.

[@soloparaplaystation6624]

This is hard punk

[@-Garviel_Loken-]

A lot of the Dead Kennedy’s songs are rooted in dark humor.

[@drewagoosa68]

A LOT

[@kevinb9745]

This is good old fashioned real punk!!!!

[@chrisdunaway2562]

100%!!!

[@trevnev2780]

​@@chrisdunaway2562natural

[@crusadeelectronics2444]

The "Suede denim" secret police literally exist now. This song was prophetic as F.

[@nicholasmercorella5318]

Except for Jerry Brown this song is spot on.

[@ShaunHensley]

@@nicholasmercorella5318 He ran for President in 1992

[@nicholasmercorella5318]

Yes but today Jerry brown is a non entity,yet the song is still relevant. Replace the Jerry brown reference with any of the “woke”sters of this era and the song still fits. The progressive “antifascists” are themselves fascists and the hipster secret police is actually a thing. Hence FBI raids of journalists over a dairy, parents at school board meetings labeled domestic terrorists, and on and on and on…

[@crusadeelectronics2444]

@@nicholasmercorella5318 Exactly, Gavin Newsome is the embodiment of the song.

[@philyeary8809]

@@crusadeelectronics2444 spot on...cover this song, add Gavin Newsom instead of Jerry Brown...change it to masked clad secret police, and it's perfectly accurate.

[@craiger991gm]

This is a play on the German national antherm at under the Nazi regime which started out Deutchland Uber Alles, i.e. Germany over all.

[@regretto]

Lex is brilliant. "A caricature of a song", "Bohemian rhapsody of punk" - I mean this is so eloquent, creative and on point

[@sca88]

I loved all the Punk bands along side all the 70's bands like Sabbath, Zeppelin, Aerosmith, etc. Punk shows just went off in early to mid 80's when I went to them. I saw the Dead Kennedys in CA and the show turned into a full blown riot. The concert was in a barn and it was overbooked.

[@charliecrash3450]

I remember a few FEAR gigs ending up as mayhem!

[@suebrown324]

I LOVE watching you react Lex. You are so articulate in your description and you rocking out makes me smile

[@35mdc]

i love lex was into the sound and brad was shocked thst a track from 30 years ago is coming true in 2021

[@jamesmegill]

This is what me and my friends listened to while skateboarding on the old half pipe when I was a teen. Cool.

[@BumBiscuit]

Probably the most musically talented punk band of the era. East Bay Ray legitimately shreds. The lyrics are worth digging into, too. Jello Biafra is a super sharp satirist. Anyway, next stop: "Police Truck"!

[@76MrBlack]

Klaus and D.H. Held that band together musically and still do.

[@pmsphoto]

'Holiday In Cambodia' would be my next stop Steve ! Pity he wasn't around for Trumpf. A gift that kept on giving for a lyricist of Jello Biafra's skill and talent.

[@BumBiscuit]

@@pmsphoto Also a good choice! I feel like the lyrics to Police Truck will be more accessible, so Brad can look less concerned while they're listening.

[@vov.7397]

Definitely musically talented, but let's not forget Toy Dolls. Those guys could play.

[@keinelust9092]

A band you two would like is Agent orange, California surf punk.. good shit

[@chrisdunaway2562]

Bloodstains and Everything turns grey 2 of my favorite Agent Orange songs!!

[@keinelust9092]

@@chrisdunaway2562 Shit......I wish I was young again.. I never understood why Agent Orange never blew up, the sound is clean, and I think anyone would like that shit. It's not like i would ever tell these guys to listen to GG Allin..lol

[@chrisdunaway2562]

@@keinelust9092 Well I'm 53 so no spring chicken here!! I was completely into punk very late 70's through the 80's!!!

[@keinelust9092]

@@chrisdunaway2562 This might be considered strange, but I still listen to the same punk I started with when I was 11. I expanded my playlist of course, but the anger and energy never left me. Punk was more then music to me, it was a way of life. for better or worse. (Blood pressure be damned)

[@chrisdunaway2562]

@@keinelust9092 I still listen to it as well!! 🙂

[@jvasil3854]

Lex, I love your punk rock heart. Not everyone gets it. I love watching you enjoy punk rock.

[@jayetahkeal7235]

Yessss! My first love, punk rock! So Badass you did this song!

[@billobrien2599]

Check out the "sequel" to this song. "We've got a bigger problem now". It's about Ronald Reagan. The DKs got me through my high school years.

[@DaveAnchovies]

oddly enough Reagan was less of a warhawk than every president that followed up to Obama. War criminals, Clinton especially. Since when did liberals seek blood and destabilize governments? American liberals are a joke. Listen to Christopher Hitchens...not some joker in a band

[@billobrien2599]

@@DaveAnchovies did I say anything political. High school for me was 35 years ago. The DKs were very much a band of their times. Not much held up over the years. By the way, I love Hitchens.

[@DaveAnchovies]

@@billobrien2599 i wasnt comin after you. sounds like we're both around the same age...Hitchens was the man. hilarious and brilliant.

[@troyfranson9897]

lyrics that are still relevant today

[@robplotnick]

More so than ever!

[@leatherandtactel]

New Age dictatorship and climate change cultists.

[@reverandbigshow8171]

The Dead Kennedys were a massive influence on Slayers Jeff Hanneman. And you can hear it in his riff writing. It was what made Slayer so unique early on with the raw aggressive guitars with a metal edge. He often sported a Dead Kennedys logo on his guitars.

[@grahamstubbs4962]

Can't beat the Dead Kennedys. If you don't like this track, there'll be another one along in about two minutes.

[@grega8586]

You probably couldn't get it past KZbin's censors, but Police Truck is a relevant song...still... edit... checked and Police Truck IS on youtube... so there ya go 😀

[@spangospanga3564]

+1 for Riot, killer song.

[@armchairgravy8224]

DK was one of the few punk bands who could actually play their instruments. Catchy vibes, dark bars. Also, thank you for reacting to them!

[@sergioblanco6321]

LOL bad religión did it better

[@scottfrench4139]

I prefer the version on the album. Jerry Brown was the left-leaning governor of California when this came out -- the first of two tenures, a generation apart, and his dad was governor before him --and he was my mayor when I lived in Oakland around the turn of the century. Everyone thinks of San Francisco and Berkeley and Marin County when they think of Bay Area liberalism, but Oakland's further left than everywhere else, and there was a huge movement against Brown because of his "conservative" pro-business leanings. The Dead Kennedys (from SF; Jello Biafra ran for mayor!) parodied the left and the right. Check out "Kill the Poor," "Stealing People's Mail," "Police Truck" and "Drug Me."

[@artis1969]

Album version is hands down better than this. Same applies for Holiday in Cambodia. These non album versions just don't pack the same punch.

[@Chatta-Ortega]

I ran into Jello Biafra at a 7-11 in Torrance, CA in 88 or 89. He was a good guy and didn't seem to mind my fanboy reaction. I think he was happy that I recognized him.

[@Nickel138]

People always react to this song, but if you didn’t get the political landscape at the time, you won’t really understand the song and why it’s good. Also, you have to understand that Dead Kennedys often did their songs in third person, so you have to understand the satire. They are my favorite band, though.

[@revjim123]

Political landscape hasn’t changed that much, beware of fascists on both sides of the political spectrum

[@kageakuma3009]

@@revjim123 I see it more as power corrupts even the most well intentioned of us. It doesn't matter political view, left or right. We are all susceptible to it.

[@bigdaddy741098]

@@kageakuma3009 agreed... and the few that can't be corrupted get ganged up on by both sides to silence them if they are trying to make waves, aka trying to make any type of change for the better of the people from the inside.... No one on either side of politics wants that.

[@kageakuma3009]

@@bigdaddy741098 Well said, it's the truth. The closest I've seen in recent times is Bernie Sanders

[@Nickel138]

@@revjim123 Very true. I was just speaking to the specific names used in the song. The message is still true today.

[@waxwax8781]

"'Bohemian Rhapsody' Of Punk." - Oh, beauty! I got the Fresh Fruit LP when it first came out & of close to a thousand LPs, it's one of a handful I kept. So On-Point was it that it was the first disk I'd spin for visitors.

[@WahPopWah]

Loved it but so intense I couldn't listen to more than one side at a time.

[@Master_Chitlin]

Been so long since I heard this recorded version, it sounds so much slower than how they play it live. Glad you took a look at DK, literally my favorite punk band.

[@bobducca5061]

I love that you are exploring the formative bands of my youth. It gives me great hope.

[@DavidDArcy1975]

Lex - 1984 refers to the book by George Orwell and the idea of Big Brother Respect & Peace

[@libertinoradio4597]

Hey there. Really glad you enjoyed this. This was a huge track for me as a pre-teen. Both as musical and political content. The older I get the more I realise that Jello Biafra's worldview is absolutely spot on. It felt like it then and life has confirmed this. I feel there are 4 or 5 DK songs that could be used as the national anthem of most countries, obviously the US and UK mostly, Kill The Poor, Chemical Warfare, Bleed For Me, California Uber Alles and Holiday In Cambodia. With Nazi Punks Fuck Off thrown in for good measure. Best wishes.

[@alexanderbeta-werburghii6176]

Dat Blygu, great band.

[@vanhattfield8292]

Man this song brings back memories, being in the pit, chin up, elbows down, energy, energy, energy... lol Good, no... GREAT Stuff! Best times ever...

[@mrluigi]

Interesting dude Jello, he was trying to run for Ralph Naders spot during the 2000 national campaign for the Green Party. Tried to become the mayor of San Fran.

[@adrianelittle3759]

Came in third .. his campaign slogan was “ there’s always room for jello “

[@happymethehappyone8300]

THE STRANGLERS "WALK ON BY",, "GOLDEN BROWN" & "SKIN DEEP"

[@billdecat855]

...& Peaches, Always the Sun, 96 tears, Nice 'n' Sleazy

[@nodwick4231]

Fun fact: "California Uber Alles" is very similar to "Deutschland über alles", which is the first part of the Deutschlandlied, which was the national anthem of Germany under Nazi rule. It keeps a very strong Nazi vibe to that day and is used very rarely.

[@timper4326]

Another fun fact that's where it came from.

[@dantompkins2584]

Imperial California Republic Free The Bear 🤙🤙🤙👨‍✈️🧐😎💪💪💪👏👏👏💊

[@doesntgiveaflock2725]

Live Jello is pure performance art. It's awesome.

[@leatherandtactel]

But now he is pro-system, a sell-out, he was in favour of vaccine mandates.

[@LMarshall73]

Jello was a special guest at a Reverend Horton Heat concert I went to a few years ago. He started getting political and severely misjudged the crowd in rural Florida. He eventually got the hint and started singing instead of talking. Ended up being a great show.

[@crusadeelectronics2444]

I remember when even DK was anti-communist. The good old days of punk rock.

[@wompa70]

I can just imagine the rural Florida crowd at a Rev. Horton Heat show. My kinda people!

[@LostButBroken]

@@crusadeelectronics2444 jello is a socialist 😂

[@hof8231]

Why would you want to see Jello Biafra but not have him 'get political'? That's been his whole thing. For over 40 years.

[@LMarshall73]

@@hof8231 I went to see RHH, not Jello. I can count the number of DK songs I know on one hand. It's sad to see the anti-establishment rockers turn into socialists over time. Maybe Jello needs to take another listen to the words from Holiday in Cambodia, then rethink his socialist ideology.

[@meiphukingdiqq]

Lex gets it 100% on the first take. I been listening to DK since I was 15 and it took me years to comprehend what the lyrics meant. Shout out to Lex!

[@ah6352]

California Uber Alles is taken from a song called Deutschland Uber Alles which is basically Germany above all. Jello is basically mocking Jerry Brown and California even more.

[@Leftylobber]

I saw Dead Kennedys for $15 here in Palm Desert CA about 6 years ago and it was amazing. Even in their 50s they are punk rock legends. Pioneers OGs of "skate punk"

[@bennruda11]

But jello-less

[@derwoodbowen5954]

If you don't know, the German National Anthem is called Deutschland Uber Alles ( has an umlaut, which I am too lazy to figure out how to reproduce). The original is very militant and was embraced by WWII Germany. The modern version has half of the verses cut out to tone it down.

[@billdecat855]

A very important piece of knowledge helping impart the fascist agenda as viewed through Jello tinted glasses. Good to keep them educated. They'll need to know about the Khmer Rouge if they're going to listen to Holiday in Cambodia. 🍻

[@blackbembel7794]

Yes true, this part or chorus in the German National Anthem was and still is forbiden to sing after WWll. "Deutschland über alles in der Welt " = "Germany above all in the World"

[@artamm777]

Cranking these guys from my bedroom window in the mid 80s was a great way for my young-punk self to annoy my conservative neighbors. Still chuckle when I think about those times.

[@paulp9274]

This song is about the authoritarian impulse in American liberalism, but they've adapted the lyrics over the years to target figures on the Left and the Right. Basically government saying that they know what's best for people. California fascism will have cool clothes and healthy living, but it's still fascism.

[@never5068]

Yeah, he's Libertarian but doesn't know it lol

[@billdecat855]

Ya got that, this is Gov. Gerry Brown and his liberal hippy dogma then reworked in the Reagan Era with anti conservative lyrics and released as We've got a bigger problem now. Jello, Klaus, East Bay, and D.H. are the greatest American punk band. Guantanamo School of Medicine is quite cool too.

[@MacGuffinExMachina]

System of a Down were influenced by them. On the surface, you might be like "How?". They're different genres. But they both have insane, sometimes high pitched, shaky vocals. They both do creepy hand movements while performing. They both have smart satirical politically charged leftist lyrics.

[@Mega-P71]

Wow that's awesome! I can see the influence on SOADs vocals

[@tajbaber9425]

DK weren't necessarily leftist though. They were pretty critical of all sides. Gov. Brown was a Democrat.

[@dekemason]

I totally dig how you young people would take the time to re-visit this. This band and this song changed the youth culture and mind set off the 1980's. In a big way. It was a band that impacted not only generations of youth but united them along racial lines. DK!

[@amandagraham4254]

Rap and punk rock come from similar street angst. Not surprisingly they blended alot in the late 80's and certainly in the 90's.

[@billdecat855]

I have to agree with the other commentors that lyrics are a must. I've been listening to DK for 40yrs so I get it. Jello can rip through 5 verses and 4 choruses in under a minute. You may even find it hard to read as fast as he sings.

[@devilsadvocacy]

East Bay Ray’s surf/punk guitar licks were definitely underrated

[@crhu319]

Jello Biafra, Joe Strummer, Debbie Harry and Fred Schneider are the 80s to me. This was what we listened to on our Walkmans.

[@keinelust9092]

Fear--Lets start a war---- love livin in the city---I dont care about you Misfits (Glenn Danzig) Hollywood babylon--Teenagers from mars---American Psycho-- GBH-- Give me fire---Sick boy--- The Exploited--Horror epics---Never sell out-- I could go on, but these are my favorites. PUNKSNOTDEAD!!!!

[@anthonyfuqua6988]

I dont know why they thought Jerry Brown was a Nazi though. He was a progressive politician. He served in California state politics from the 70's until his last term as governor just a few years ago. He ran for president about 4 times.

[@macjam9090]

Bought this first time around in 1980 and have several other records by them. Tremendous band with meaningful lyrics .

[@ajaces96]

A great follow up to this would be "we've got a bigger problem now" which was a literal follow up to this song written about Regan. Aged like fine wine imo

[@Katehowe3010]

This stuff was the much needed antithesis of Yacht Rock. Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles, and all that self important garbage! They never quite pulled the hotel down, but the spirit lives.

[@christian7951]

Crazy Lex got it first listen🔥🤘🔥, Yes it was also a diss to the Democratic Governator of California Jerry Brown that at the time was running for President

[@Meyers1793]

The instrumental intro of Uber Alles is one of my favourite 30 secconds in music.

[@johannooyen3213]

'Now it's 1984': by George Orwell, 1984; the roman in whitch Big Brother and Thoughts Control was introduced.

[@thornydig]

Reliving my late 80s punk period.....

[@chrisbrown387]

"The Bohemian Rhapsody of punk." Classic. That made my morning with that comment.

[@stevenhoward3358]

Takes me back to my teenage years, I wasn't sure the USA was on board with the whole punk movement until this came along - great stuff

[@robertcain9682]

1987. 7 th grade. On a bus to your first wrestling meet away.. the cool skater kid a grade older gives you this tape to have. Another punk sound to satisfy my earworm.

[@cydrych]

This song is more relevant today than the day it was released.

[@TheRealMirCat]

I'm still mad none of his opposition used this against Jerry Brown when he ran for Governor AGAIN in 2010

[@joemiller7082]

For what it’s worth, Jello admitted that he was wrong and that Jerry Brown wasn’t as bad I thought he was gonna be.

[@joesmith5159]

@@joemiller7082 yeah he was worse

[@MediaFaust]

Their signature "spring break" song. Quite amusing.

[@fredarsenault8987]

the riff is basically a flamenco chord progression , its pretty genius

[@myshkin08]

Kudos on the Punk - no one else does it. Love it.

[@atomicdruid]

The analogy, the Bohemian Rhapsody of punk is pretty spot on. This song is pretty straight forward anti-government corruption themed.

[@daveterret3958]

I saw a speech by Jerry Brown in 1992 in Indiana when he ran for President. Somebody in the audience held up a boom box and played that song, just before the speech started. He acknowledged it and just waved it off like, "Yeah, I get that joke." Pretty cool to get roasted like that and shrug it off. That impressed me to this day.

[@borntwice4724]

Was lucky enough to see the DK in the early 80’s at the Olympic auditorium in L.A., fishbone opened up for them and was probably the best show I’ve ever seen.

[@bschuler6216]

It's crazy that Jerry Brown was Governor of Caifornia in 1980, and then was governor of California again right before Gavin Newsom. Vampire Brown.

[@ryanissuper1334]

Yeah I thought I was going backwards in fucking time.

[@chopps75]

The Dead Kennedys are such a treasure.

[@ceevishus4130]

one of my all time favorite songs. its nice to see people of color digging it, I went through hell being the only black punk rock kid in my hometown in the 90s.

[@KC-dx5pf]

Jello was absolutely hypnotic on stage. His stage presence was frantic as he delivered his message to the crowd. It was so powerfully performed every time I saw them. Hippie’s wanted to drop out of society, punks wanted to expose and change it.

[@kaitlinwarden6950]

Hey Brad & Lex. You are both so awesome. The Cramps are my favorite band. 70's Blondie before the fame, and The Ramones, are also amazing.

[@rikconant1228]

I love the song choices you guys are willing to make.

[@otreborzedalav1]

wait a minute!!! there is one key element of punk and that is the Bad Brains.. Hard-core punk!!!!

[@dantompkins2584]

I love that opening Laguna rock tune best love California music 🤙💪😎🧐👨‍✈️👏👏👏👏

[@toddholland6767]

Her analysis is spot on... coming from an 80's punk

[@kennyb6591]

You guys should check out The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy. Notable tracks (IMO) - 'California Uber Alles' - ''Television, the Drug of the Nation' - 'Hypocrisy is the greatest Luxury'.

[@loyalistu.y.m]

Great tune from a great band I was a punk in my younger days it was a great time to grow up in 80s Britain

[@nitegoat1369]

This song was about the California Governor, Jerry Brown; who was and is very authoritarian. Funny thing is, the DK singer, Jello Biafra, went on to endorse Jerry Brown for Governor, back in 2012. He also won that election; becoming Governor of CA, once again.

[@dropkick79]

I enjoy seeing you two reacting to the punk rock genre. It seem to be one of the overlooked areas in music on most reaction channels.

[@sowens614]

Yes! Love Lex's excited reaction at the beginning. Dead Kennedys always cracked me up, and had great things to say.

[@drServitis]

0:17 0:40 'OH!' THANKS LEX! NOW I CAN START MY DAY!

[@dlwseattle]

This gal really figured out what this song is about pretty well for never having heard it before

[@stokedska]

You gotta react to Death - Politicians in my eyes. You won't regret it! Do your homework on them you'll be very interested in this band I'm sure

[@spangospanga3564]

Oh, yeah, absolutely. Gotta love their sound it's so good (and so important to know where they fit in in the story of punk). Both that one and Keep On Knockin are probably my favourites, I would suggest Brad & Lex review both of those.

[@mike-pm6xn]

She digs the good stuff! So good to some reactions to real punk music.

[@ryanhoff3183]

you two have been VERY busy, keep up the great work!!

[@sqidvishus]

Jello is one of the few folks out there for whom Jerry Brown was too conservative. lol

[@theglanconer6463]

Yeah you did Dead Kennedys fantastic !

[@paulhamilton2513]

I think Lex is top shelf!! I think she hit the nail on the head the way she broke it down

[@cryptoking7093]

Welcome to Punk Rock!

[@PillBoxUK]

I swapped a tape for this one back in the early 90's, gave a copy of DRI to a friend for this. The amount of times that tapped snapped was amazing. Got to a point it was so distorted and messed up but it just made it sound awesome!

[@darrenhunt9049]

Lex nailed it. I'm a fecking old 51yo Australian Punk and if you want to hear a song that brings tears to my eyes and thank my Parents check out "Raised Right " by the Cancer Bats.