DEAD KENNEDYS ..... CALIFORNIA UBER ALLES (LIVE)

[onopalindromes]

Man this guy is such a frontman... his lyrics ain't bad either. Love the attitude.

[Leummoht]

0:45 Jello: "I wish that someone would invent a wireless mic in the future!"

[milascave]

Time for a release of this classic single.

[mindpharm]

Jerry Brown is elected!!!!!

[weseyedwalk]

@mindpharm I know, this guy (Jello Biafra) was exposing Jerry Brown back when he was governor the first time, and stupid California vote for him ,,, AGAIN! Now look at him fuck up the state, again, I hope Dead Kennedy's does another song about that asshole Jerry Brown.

[suejez]

`1979?? oh hell yeahhhhhh

[jackpfree]

lol the dead kennedys are great but jello sounds like shit live

[eccentrinx]

Yeah, back in the day, Disney wouldn't touch this stuff. Could you imagine the fluff corporate-sponsored teeny bop entertainers of today trying something like this?

[FireSandman]

omg nightmares

[13Despair]

jello was awesome

[PilotGina]

sexyyy

[6G3rm4N9]

And his food is pretty sweet too....

MMmmm Jello

[Nederlandac]

Soon I will be president.

[zepher1494]

lol it was funny when he was about to sing the chorus in the begining and then he pulled the mics cord out!! lol

[partyongarth123]

People need to respect punk more than all that bullshit prep rock

[dumbo1488]

@partyongarth123 You obviously don't get punk . Respect is not what we expect . We demand fear and we get it . You want respect wear a suit

[partyongarth123]

@dumbo1488 agreed, i think i meant it in way that the 80s hardcore scene inspired emo music which in way broke off into the modern alternative thing thats going on and that people need to respect that bands like this had a hand in inspiring the mainstream rock of today which very few people know about

[qbert555]

the way it was done back in the day

[andrew1745ch]

que estilo de tema el mejor

[Jackiistan]

Jello is so high.

[spazzymagey]

lol the singer looks like tom hanks! XD

[cgg596]

is he gay?

[Conte21]

bissexual.

[flairmonkey]

He's just flagrant, flamboyant

[dirtearth]

gods arent assigned a sexuality

[gONZoSTONE19]

does it matter?

[deathCABforJEREMY]

his gloves are effing awesome!

[readme60]

wow that singer is definitely high or drunk

[JackMightyheart]

Probably, but Jello is mostly just out of his fucking mind hahaha

[EVHfan5001]

haha, he is pretty fucking crazy but he is actually really politically intelligent.

[Veksler96]

lol at 0:45

[wvertical]

yeah ahahahha

[SMACKEDTWICE]

haha he pulled the plug on the mic

[LethargicTurtle]

at the worst possible time too.

[Hbkhhh7]

i am governer jerry brown i always smile and never frown soon i will be presedent

[mabUSisDead]

The hippies won't come back, you say?

KNock knock on your front door

[fufarose]

Can't get more sexy than this!

[KisTheNewThing]

! ! !

love this

[renegade687]

yeah well just cause i brout up political view does not mean thats the only reason i think hardcore is the best. have you heard bad brains? if music was like the olympics than they whin fastest highest most precise. so many huge amazing rock bands worship them . billy corgan of smashing pumpkins said it was the highlight of his carrer when bab braind opened for them. whatever dude hardcore musi has some amazing guitar solos that are over looked

[mirnabacka]

Man, they kick ass!!

[enjoyedcantona]

i really disagree because people consider bands like bad religion and the beatles to be amazing but they played simple music that sounded good. same with dead kennedys except they have the added political aspect. not to mention Jello's genius writing and stage performances

[skaterboyAvro]

dead kennedy's is freakin aesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thx for vid

[healthier2008]

i WAS there,in 1974 to 81,music sucked GENERALLY,with arena rock,until...1977!!!!1978!!!an­d onward with ALSO new wave!! fuck STAGNATION!!

the radio played led z to death,but there were some good rock bands too.but punk and new wave changed all that because the corporations controlled the music biz,so finally people formed an underground to IGNORE the music biz,and the rest was history.

oi,oi,oi,

[J15V45]

The beginning riff of this song sounds A HELL OF A LOT like the second section of "They Need A Million" by SCORPIONS (1974) and the ending sounds somewhat like the ending of BLACK SABBATH's singnature track (1970). There's not a whole lot in the way of musical creativity here. But if you dig you dig it.

[renegade687]

great mind think alike. just cause the riff sounds kinda like it doesnt mean much. the song is its own and nothing else like it.

[duffers]

From what you've said, you can't even attempt to obtain what punk is about.

Rightly so, aswell, it's just not for you. Just headbang what's left of your brains to Lamb of God, mindlessly.

[renegade687]

UNFORTUNALTY UR WRONG! haha no seriously tho some of the best mucisians are into roc and hardcore! because its political, revolutionary and speaks out for human rights and all artist are into that!

[hotfarm]

HAPPY 50th BIRTHDAY JELLO!

i think it's the new 30

[hotfarm]

I met jello tonight. JELLO should be the next mayor of SF.

[pickpoketpat]

I wish more of the members would have shown emotion while playing. Jello looks like the only one with energy

[chriswahballs]

dude, without punk rock you wouldn't have most of the bands you probably like.

before punk rock nobody even spoke above a normal talking voice in their songs.

[chriswahballs]

actually i take that back, the old classic rock bands like Judas Priest and Aerosmith did.

Punk rock revolutionized music, just because you dont like it doesn't mean that it sucks, hell some of the best musicians are in punk rock bands.

[echoplex1991]

Cant Wait...

Seeing Them On The 24th...

Gonna Be Absolutely Amazing...

[Threaders85]

ye seeing em on 27th - awesome band

[lizardale]

kennedys without biafra aren't kennedys

[Threaders85]

i know hes a legend but a gigs a gig

[lizardale]

a genius...simply a genius

[rickman125]

I wish they would come for my uncool niece.

[elliolovesfran]

Way way ahead of their time

[1004w12]

The first time I saw DK was at the Chapmen center in Chico CA and later at some club in berkley. DAM! This song is a warnig for what is happening now!

[UnknownBastard2007]

yeah this song combines nazi totaliarianism to american politics. its pretty much saying that that the government is a sugar-coated dictatorship. how individualism will be destroyed

[815oceanic815]

Does anyone now realize (after all these years) how brilliant this band really was?  I was just a stupid high school kid when I first listened to this band, bought all their lp's and started hating the "institution", but I now realize how genius Jello and the band was. They really were the most articulate punk voice out there. Bravo, DK....you are now legends!

[tomlyoldhappyderek1]

Of course these guys are genius.

[815oceanic815]

Yeah, I have been listening to their collection almost nonstop for a couple weeks now and I can't believe how good they were as musicians as well. I know most of the band sold old Jello, but they truly were VERY talented as musicians and were way ahead of their time.

[thesegotoelevan]

ABSOLUTELY!! As a punk teen, I had no idea about the political depth of Biafra. Now you look at these so called "punk" bands on the radio and its easy to understand what keeps them separated from the classics of the day.  Punk IS dead because so is creativity, ingenuity, and originality.

[joecounter]

@815oceanic815

Right, mate.

[SschmierFink]

I find it odd when somebody writes Dead Kennedys Rulez. Yeah, they great and are one of the best punk-bands, but they were/are Punks. So why should they rule? I don't think that they want to rule!

[tomlyoldhappyderek1]

Wow...Jello is acting odd.I love the premise of the song.I think it's about the nice-guy governor becoming president and turning into a crazy Nazi/hippie/crazy when he's in office.

Awesome.

[Kiloks666]

baaaaam this song rulez ... i love this ironic in the text...dunno the english word its "ironie" in german

[plateofshrimp]

irony

[knekelwijn]

Sie sind krank!

[prop215mcb]

this song is the uber alles

[askl23]

Hey, 6025 and Ted are still here

[RockAddikt]

Still Rules !!!

[gamerlifestyle]

old skool

[punkkid77]

badasss song!

my band did this song for our school talent show, and i lead sang

we fuckin tore up the stage

[VinnieCiprioni]

Show us :[

[freeridebiker16]

i hope u wernt as much of a flamer as this guy...

[emokilleralltime]

One of the best punk bands ever. Love Jello, he should be president.

[alansready]

this is my most favorite song by dead keendeys of all times.. this is cool and the geman is so great ..

[pantera2k]

hahaha the mic chord lol his face is priceless , jello has sick presence

[NJPJMommaDJ]

The Last Performance Of 6025

[xxxtabithaxxx]

awesome be-gloved performance. what a showman:D

[HogySo1]

it wasnt by accident its part of the sound efects

[thedoors5515]

theres plenty of good punk bands but anyone in todays industry wont except it, punk lives in the hearts of those who believe in it

[LEVEL102]

I was laughin my ass off when Jello accidentally unplugged the mic

[deadlybrutal2]

very fucking good when satan rolls his world

[GoatOfDestiny]

it's a shame there aren't any good punk bands anymore

[amerikanerMarinen]

actually there's a few...one of them are (although they are clockwork punk) lower class brats..they still have an older punk feel..

[namigw]

I wonder what would have happen if Jello had gotten elected mayor

[NirvanaBMX]

i like the sound of the dead kennedys... not so much theyre ideas... well most of them

[youcanhandlethetruth]

Don't believe this is what THEY think - they are using sarcasm to expose the corruption of government and society - in fact jello biafra is probably one the most artistic individuals to enter music - no wonder the mainstream hate him ! There'e always room for jello :)

[sargeantfred]

haha he unplugs the miek

[lost1996]

i love this song!

[Kangarooster13]

bulletbuster676  (2 days ago) marked as spam

the jello biafra is weird reminds me of jack black somehow oozium238 (1 week ago) marked as spam

wth is on his hand? looks like a condom covered in lube and hes rubbing it all over himself lol

I am LOL'ing at our mentally handicapped YouTube friends.

[AntiStrick]

you genius you

[ProLogikalTao]

"Mellow out or you will pay!"

DK never ceases to make me laugh. It's smart and funny. Sigh, why'd you guys break up?

[bulletbuster676]

the jello biafra is weird reminds me of jack black somehow

[starbuckssux20]

Heh nice sour apple condom JK its a glove!!!

[MadeyeDotCom]

"We're not a punk rock band, we're a noo wave band"

[cojak007]

brilliant...1 o d best lines ever that. were not a punk band were a new wave band!!! never heard sarcasm like it since

[beefcakethrasher]

hahaah got to love biafra lol

[cbgbrocker22]

no hes wearing a rubber glove. it shows up in alot of the other videos and on their dvd's.

[oozium238]

wth is on his hand? looks like a condom covered in lube and hes rubbing it all over himself lol

[chipmunky999]

i thought he was wearing a fucking condom on his hand LOL

[indigocrush]

This is classic! Check out Jello on his latest spoken word tour--he's still stirring things up!

[violentpacifist]

He said it right at the end of singing California Uber Alles(you must listen to live at the deaf club otherwise you don't know what I'm talking about & your opinion is irrevelent) , the same time he was doing it in this video. Just face it, he was hypocritical at one point, its not even that big of a deal, everyone is.

[violentpacifist]

I know why he's doing it & I know its not a pro nazi song, all I'm saying is he's being hypocritical because he insulted other people for doing the same thing at the end of another performance of California Uber Alles.

[Casualtiesyouth]

that because hes the performer. it seems diffrent when people do it AFTER the song, and aren't on stage playing anything

[agent4]

all of you wrong he is doing a nazi salute because thats how he makes fun of jerry brown by saying he is hitler

[BobMonkfish]

The rubber glove makes it a bit Dr Strangelove.

[liquid987654321]

hes doing a nazi salute because thats something jerry brown would do. the whole song is not pro nazi in any way. its actually making fun of nazis.

[violentpacifist]

He's doing a fucking nazi salute but in deaf club album he says "think about what you're doing when you pull those hitler salutes, ah the song for the blind hitler saluters Ill in the head!" What a hypocrite, still great showman though.

[UnseenAdict420]

...

You sir, are a moron.

Read the lyrics.

He isn't supporting nazi's in any way.

He's bashing the fuck outta them.

[jessegpresley]

You must be a youngin'. The people on the Deaf Club album were doing Nazi salutes because they like Nazis. Jello does it here mockingly, saying that the political figures he speaks of are Nazi-like. It's sarcasm. A very subtle thing that not everyone gets, unfortunately.

[pug674674]

lol, isn't it amazing the subtlety that goes unnoticed in DK songs, I mean how could you take "kill the poor" seriously?!

[logfan777]

Jellos vocal style reminds me of Serj Tankians

[cyco72]

Serj and SOAD to me, are clearly followers of DK. I love both bands.

[namigw]

cyco I think the same thing about Rage Against The Machine :)

[skunkfcuk]

rad

[Blebel]

"I'm governor Jerry Brown..." totally awesome music and lyrics, i think first album of DK i pure fuckin' genious.

[pvgangstapunk]

haha i like the part when the mic unplugs

[unit45x]

Jello is God, he can do whatever the fuck he wants. Fuck you! You can't do it. Face it, that is REALITY. He fucking rocks. He can do whatever he fucking wants to assholes everywhere. Stop complaining, and start worshoping at the feat of the Master MOTHERFUCKERS!!!

unit45x

[DrSeed]

this music is great, fuck the lyrics the song is amazing.

[skaster33]

what do u mean fuck the lyrics? how can u like punk if you can not respect political lyrics

[DrSeed]

i didn't mean it like that, the lyrics are satirically genius and very important especially today. what i meant was fuck the argument over the lyrics, they're not what makes the whole song. people need to pay some more attention to the music itself, sometimes.

[Take182]

Vieux groupe qu'on oublie mec loool !

[Sean19921]

Jello Boafra is my Idol.

[spkrchn]

>.> lizard... go on google. search distorted magazine. and read up on how dead punk is.

[amerikanerMarinen]

haha great magazine.

Punk's Not Dead

[fabregas9999]

you are dead.

[thelizardonthewall]

punk is dead.

[amerikanerMarinen]

fuck you no it isn't

[Franzy138]

Dead Kennedys are sick, the lead singer actually ran for mayor and vacuumed the sidewalks and shit for a campaign ad, pretty cracked but the dead kennedys still kick ass...punx not dead

[clank4001]

Famous signs: "If he doesn't win I'll kill myself" and "What if he wins?"

[profZM]

it was a publicity stunt to draw attention to the fickle voting public of the US...since his stunt other "celebs" followed suit...Arnie {sic} Jello was making a social comment, he is a showman

[insanejuggalo890]

i agree with singsonggirl and maggotforlife66 dead kennedys are fucking the best band

[deathbeforedisco]

jello biafra is so great

[Linchpin742617000027]

Wish My Name Was Jello

[LEVEL102]

Me too, Jello sounds like a cool name

[homercostanza]

Great song!In my opinion it's their 2nd best after Holiday in Cambodia

[einer6von6vielen6]

Now it is "Schwarzenegger über alles" .The Austrians are the real devils. But you know that.

[skamancc]

only claim to punk u yanks have r the RAMONES, u r lucky we r aware of that,this side of the atlantic, otherwise we would still think u were pogoing to jim reeves

[Sean19921]

dead kennedys are punk, and the yanks can claim all the pre-punk bands like MC5 and new york dolls.

[kevinbentley]

These guys were punk. Hell, I was punk, once upon a time. This crap they call punk now is a joke. Crying and pissing and moaning is'nt punk!

[duffsmoses]

Best song they ever did in my opinion!Great opening bassline!Classic!

[geempie]

beautiful ^^

[maggotforlife66]

the mans a fucking genious.

[VegetarianAndy]

gotta love this song...lol it was his campaign song better yet! lov the glove...love the kennedys

[jimmy498]

legends

[deimien]

Madrid uber alles, joder!

[snakuvudu]

I LIKE POOP

[MURPHY151]

Damn, he unplugged his mic and you could still hear him over the crowd

[xfearbefore]

And we who walk the city streets

Shall Perish om atomic heat

[nassierkhan]

great band , whats with the green glove?

[Neoconhater]

Surgical gloves, Jello wore them on a regular basis. I got a good laugh at some comment on another DK clip here at YT, some commenter ask about the green gardening gloves. Punk style had a special flare, today its all fluff, Jello wasn't about fluff and puff, just punk.

[tommneedsmusic]

that looks so much like a slim jack black sooooooooooooo much

[Singsonggirl]

lol thought the same. the evil grin is priceless! Everytime I hear that song i wonder why nobody writes lyrics like these anymore... it's such a pity!

[spotswoodthenewt]

...there's always room for Jell-O !!! GREAT vid.

[narred]

is that pete shelley ? the extra guitarist?

[whenthedreamcame]

i love jello! and to the ohshiite person...he does remind me of jack black!!

[ohshiite]

future JAck Black!

[viciouslyrotten]

ah...my favorite song!...nicely recorded

[Efrasnel]

Who's the second guitarist?

[skatal1ty]

6025, He was in the band until about 79-80. He's a born again christian and a real nut job so I've heard.

[Efrasnel]

Aaah...thát's the infamous one.

[jonmwb]

lol he unplugged the mic!

[LUNCHBOXkitsos]

dead kennedy's are good only with Jello....

[andyirwin80]

looks like rik mayal to me