I Kill Children
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"I Kill Children" is the ninth song on the Dead Kennedys
album Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
. It is sung from the first person perspective of an unnamed murderer of children. Jello Biafra
had said on his spoken word tours that he wrote the song when he was 18 years old after thinking about how and why people became serial killers, and actually considers it one of his weakest songs.
The line spoken at the beginning, "God told me to skin you alive", was later used as the title of a Winston Smith
collage that was used as the artwork for Green Day
's Insomniac album. A portion of this collage (the dentist) had previously been used in another collage by Smith which was released with the Dead Kennedys' Plastic Surgery Disasters
album.
Dead Kennedys
Dead Kennedys are an American punk rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1978. The band became part of the American hardcore punk movement of the early 1980s. They gained a large underground fanbase in the international punk music scene....
album Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables is the debut album by the American hardcore punk band Dead Kennedys. It was released in September 1980 through Faulty Products in the United States and through Cherry Red Records in the United Kingdom.It has been certified by BPI gold.The best selling and...
. It is sung from the first person perspective of an unnamed murderer of children. Jello Biafra
Jello Biafra
Jello Biafra is an American musician, spoken word artist and leading figure of the Green Party of the United States. Biafra first gained attention as the lead singer and songwriter for San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys...
had said on his spoken word tours that he wrote the song when he was 18 years old after thinking about how and why people became serial killers, and actually considers it one of his weakest songs.
The line spoken at the beginning, "God told me to skin you alive", was later used as the title of a Winston Smith
Winston Smith (artist)
Winston Smith is an artist who primarily uses the medium of collage. He is probably best known for the artwork he has produced for the American punk rock group Dead Kennedys...
collage that was used as the artwork for Green Day
Green Day
Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool...
's Insomniac album. A portion of this collage (the dentist) had previously been used in another collage by Smith which was released with the Dead Kennedys' Plastic Surgery Disasters
Plastic Surgery Disasters
Plastic Surgery Disasters is the second album released by the Dead Kennedys. It has been reissued with the EP In God We Trust, Inc., which are the last eight tracks on the CD. The cover photo is "Hands" by photographer Michael Wells. The same photo was used by other San Francisco based punk band...
album.