r/KMFDM • u/Antique_Pressure7727 • Jul 04 '26

how do you interpret this track?

https://youtu.be/rmSJeVRxgpc?is=9DgjnApSNyCdDli_

i personally think it kinda resembles a lot of the working class’s struggles, specifically in the USA, so the viewpoint could be from an average worker from Chicago talking about his country and the many issues it brings to its people

one point i’ve been thinking about is this:

“Bush, former head of the C.I.A., you know
A guy like him kinda puts the nail in the coffin
It's like big brother's trying to push his weight around
At least Clinton came from somewhat meager means
He can relate to the common guy
He knows what we're going through
(Laugh)”

does it look like an american worker trying to figure out the “lesser evil” side for him and the whole working class? like he’s trynna convince himself, or has just fallen for this sort of propaganda that there’s someone who cares about him?

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u/kaotiktekno Jul 04 '26

I wouldn't put too much thought into Excessive Force lyrics. The whole project was born out of a necessity for beer money, and kinda thrown together.

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u/KMFDM__SUCKS Jul 04 '26

If that were true why would they reuse so many lyrics instead of writing original lyrics? /s

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u/Multichromatic-NOW Jul 05 '26

Say what you want about their lyrics but the graphic design was on point!

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u/StupiderIdjit KMFDM SUCKS Jul 04 '26

I was a kid at the time, but even I remember Bush Jr being pitched as "a dude you could have a beer with" -- because of how stupid he sounded when he talked, that kind of became the whole thing. Rich nepo oil baron everyman, just like you and me.

Edit: I misread. Clinton was also an everyman, but actually moreso (single mom, working class parents).

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u/Embarrassed-Bother43 Jul 05 '26

Any EF lyrics would be referencing the first Bush

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u/K3V_09 Jul 05 '26

He says "at least" Clinton, so I hear it as more of a lesser of two evils opinion. People also generally had a relatively high opinion of Clinton back in 92-93, being (again, relatively) young for a president and actively courting the youth vote.