HOLIDAY IN CAMBODIA
“Holiday in Cambodia” is a song by American punk band the Dead Kennedys. The record was released as the group’s second single in May 1980 on Alternative Tentacles with “Police Truck” as its b-side. The title track was re-recorded for the band’s first album, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (1980); the original recording of the song, as well as the single’s b-side, are available on the rarities album Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death (1987). (More from Wikipedia)
In certain circles at least, Dead Kennedys are as well known as the Grateful Dead. They are the founders of hardcore punk in the San Francisco Bay area, though most of that action was in Los Angeles. Their 1980 debut album, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables is one of the landmark punk rock albums of all time and includes most of their well-known songs, such as “California Über Alles”, “Holiday in Cambodia”, “Kill the Poor”, and a cover of “Viva Las Vegas”.
(July 2012)
