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1. Bad News are an British, spoof rock band, created for the Channel 4 television series The Comic Strip Presents.... Its members are Vim Fuego [Alan Metcalfe], vocals and lead guitar (played by Adrian Edmondson); Den Dennis, rhythm guitar (Nigel Planer); Colin Grigson, bass (Rik Mayall); and Spider Webb, drums (Peter Richardson).

Their first appearance was in 1983, in the first series of The Comic Strip Presents... (written by Edmondson, and produced by Michael White/Comic Strip Productions). The episode, Bad News Tour, took the form of a spoof rockumentary, in which the incompetent band is followed on tour by an almost equally incompetent documentary crew.

Coincidentally, it was in production at the same time as the similar film 'This Is Spinal Tap', which was released the following year.

The band made numerous promotional TV appearances including Channel 4's now iconic 80's music show 'The Tube' and the BBC's primetime talkshow 'Wogan'.

They initially released a self-titled album, consisting of thrashy rock songs interspersed with arguments amongst the band. Brian May of Queen produced the album, which included a cover of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody".

They also played a tour of theatres, universities and colleges as well as playing Reading Festival in 1987.They also had a suitably bad opening set at the Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington. This performance was featured in a second Comic Strip film, More Bad News, broadcast in 1988.

2. An experimental house producer on L.I.E.S. Records.

3. Bad News are a Bulgarian, underground hip-hop group.

4. Bad News is a new duo operating in the heavy industrial and noise zones, with an awareness of vivisect-era Skinny Puppy, incorporating guitar, synthesizers and drum machines writhing like mercury under sharp female vocals.

5. Gangster Rapper out of Los Angeles

Masturbike
Bad News Lyrics

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Fires of hell, doomsday bell
Prison cell, bloody hell
On my masturbike

See the cat, on the mat
See the cat, it has shat
Look out we're going to hell

Eat my brain, go insane
Eat my brain, go insane
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!

Ride the rat nightmare man
Ride the rat, pick up the fucking beat!
On my masturbike

Fucking cunt
What's that?

Fucking cunt fucking cunt
Spider is fucking cunt
Goodbye Radio 1!

Eat my brain eat my brain
Eat my brain eat my brain
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!

Hello Bill, chermobyl

I feel ill, hospitil
On my masturbike

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Bad News's song Masturbike are filled with nonsensical and obscene phrases that are meant to be humorous and provocative. The opening lines "Fires of hell, doomsday bell, Prison cell, bloody hell" set the tone for a wild and chaotic ride on a Masturbike. The Masturbike is an imaginary vehicle that represents the band's rebellious and hedonistic spirit. The Masturbike is the ultimate symbol of freedom and anarchism, where anything goes and rules do not apply. The mention of "on my masturbike" after every verse is a way of emphasizing the theme that the song is based on.

The lyrical content throughout the song is ridiculous but it does have some references to other themes such as death and illness ("feel ill, hospitil"), as well as some animal mentions such as the cat ("See the cat, on the mat, See the cat, it has shat"). The repetition of phrases such as "Eat my brain, go insane" and "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!" is a way of showcasing the insanity and chaos of the song.

Overall, Masturbike is a song that is intentionally absurd and chaotic. Its purpose is to entertain and create a sense of rebellion, which is typical of the punk rock culture that inspired the band.

Line by Line Meaning

Fires of hell, doomsday bell
N/A

Prison cell, bloody hell
N/A

On my masturbike
I'm riding my motorcycle and it's pretty intense

See the cat, on the mat
Observing a cat on a mat

See the cat, it has shat
The cat has defecated on the mat

Look out we're going to hell
The world is doomed

Eat my brain, go insane
N/A

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!
Pained scream

Ride the rat nightmare man
N/A

Ride the rat, pick up the fucking beat!
I'm riding a rat-like creature and we're picking up the pace

On my masturbike
I'm still on my intense motorcycle ride