Dead Kennedy no more wanted to kill the poor than Swift wanted people to eat them (the ones in Ireland, anyway). I think that the best punk songs were satires, and this is one of the best, if not the best, example. Evan from Canyoun Country, Ca, Ca The live song .

The Dead Kennedys defined political punk in the US, and this single is one of the reasons why. Released before the Reagan election, "Kill the Poor" talked about the complete apathy towards urban decay that was present even before massive budget cuts stripped many social programs of any potency.2/5(2).

Kill kill kill kill kill the poor Kill kill kill kill kill the poor Kill kill kill kill kill the poor tonight Behold the sparkle of champagne The crime rate's gone, feel free again Oh, life's a breeze with you, Miss Lily White Jane Fonda on the screen today Convinced the liberals .

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History Formation of the band (–79) Dead Kennedys formed in June in San Francisco, California, when East Bay Ray (Raymond Pepperell) advertised for bandmates in the newspaper The Recycler, after seeing a ska-punk show at Mabuhay Gardens in San Francisco. The original band lineup consisted of Jello Biafra (Eric Reed Boucher) on vocals, East Bay Ray on guitar, Klaus Flouride .

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