Politicians in My Eyes
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"Politicians in My Eyes" is a politically charged proto-punk song by the Detroit band Death, noted for its raw sound and early influence on punk rock.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Politicians in My Eyes canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | Death ⓘ |
| associatedBandMembers | Hackney brothers ⓘ |
| composer | David Hackney ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | cult classic ⓘ |
| describedAs |
ahead of its time
ⓘ
raw and intense ⓘ |
| firstReleaseDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| genre |
proto-punk
ⓘ
punk rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasBside | Keep On Knocking ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
early punk influence
ⓘ
politically charged ⓘ raw sound ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
political corruption
ⓘ
politics ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| influenced | punk rock ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | David Hackney ⓘ |
| movement | underground rock ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early example of punk rock sound
ⓘ
influence on later punk bands ⓘ political lyrics ⓘ |
| originalMedium | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| partOf | …For the Whole World to See ⓘ |
| performer |
Bobby Hackney
ⓘ
Bobby Hackney ⓘ
surface form:
Dannis Hackney
David Hackney ⓘ Death ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Detroit ⓘ |
| producer |
Death
ⓘ
Don Davis ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Drag City
ⓘ
Tri Angle Records ⓘ
surface form:
Tryangle Records
|
| reissue |
2000s CD reissue
ⓘ
2000s vinyl reissue ⓘ |
| releaseType | debut single ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | aggressive vocals ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Death (proto-punk band)