Limp Wrist is a hardcore punk band featuring members of Los Crudos, Hail M… Read Full Bio ↴Limp Wrist is a hardcore punk band featuring members of Los Crudos, Hail Mary, and Kill the Man Who Questions.

Referring to their style of hardcore punk music, the band declared in Frontiers Newsmagazine, “We put the ‘core’ back in homocore”. Their first recording was the self-released demo Don't Knock It Till You Try It. This was followed by a single called “What’s Up With The Kids” and then the self-titled LP Limp Wrist. However, since band members lived in different states maintaining the group became difficult. After an interlude they resumed touring in 2004 and self-released a new CD, Thee Official Discography the same year. The song “Ode” from this recording pays tribute to pioneering gay hardcore musicians Gary Floyd of The Dicks, Randy “Biscuit” Turner of Big Boys and Joshua Plague of Mukilteo Fairies and Behead The Prophet, No Lord Shall Live, providing a historical context for Limp Wrist.

The band’s best known song is “I Love Hardcore Boys, I Love Boys Hardcore”, which received much attention from fans and press alike. Lead singer Martin Sorrondeguy appears in "Queercore: A Punk-u-mentary" by Scott Treleaven and addresses the issue implicit in these song titles, what some might view as the apparent struggles of being both queer and being involved in the punk scene.

In 2004 Sorrondeguy released his own documentary film, "Beyond The Screams: A U.S. Latino Hardcore Punk Documentary." He had begun the film while still a member of his former band Los Crudos.

The band continues to perform and self-release records including the Want Us Dead 7" in 2006, featuring the songs Fake Fags and Want us Dead and a one-sided 12" in 2008 featuring Spun, and Bought Out.

Does Your Daddy Know?
Limp Wrist Lyrics

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Daddy's gonna drop his boy off at the show
But he doesn't realize Limp Wrist is playing, oh no!
We're not the typical safe punk band
We're the raunchy ol' Wrist
A Band of fags
His son's 19 and bored with his life
It's a tired straight world, he doesn't want a wife
Daddy thought he'd have some good clean fun

Daddy let me tell you that your son's the one

The kids here aren't like the ones at other shows
The kids are really crazy here, it's the way that it goes
Daddy didn't know his boy had a plan
Daddy did you know your boy's out looking for a man?

Does your Daddy know who the hell is playing this show?
The record and shirt you bought, you hid it away

Cuz your folks will harass you cuz they'll think that you're gay.
Does your daddy know?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Limp Wrist's "Does Your Daddy Know?" tell the story of a young man who attends a Limp Wrist concert, much to the chagrin of his father. The song is sung from the perspective of the band, who take delight in the fact that they are not a typical "safe punk band," but rather a group of "raunchy ol' Wrist[s]" who proudly identify as "fags" and attract a wild, crazy crowd.

As the song progresses, the band chides the young man's father for not realizing who he was dropping his son off to see. They reveal that the young man is "19 and bored with his life," and looking to explore his sexuality in a world that feels tired and straight. In the end, the band asks the provocative question: "Does your Daddy know who the hell is playing this show?"

The lyrics to "Does Your Daddy Know?" serve as a powerful commentary on visibility and acceptance of queer identities within punk and hardcore music scenes. By proudly identifying as "fags" and playing music that is defiantly non-conformist, Limp Wrist sends a message to both their audience and the world at large that queer people are not afraid to take up space and be seen for who they are.

Line by Line Meaning

Daddy's gonna drop his boy off at the show
The boy's father is taking him to the concert

But he doesn't realize Limp Wrist is playing, oh no!
The father is unaware that Limp Wrist is the band playing at this concert

We're not the typical safe punk band
Limp Wrist is different from other punk bands and not conforming to the norm

We're the raunchy ol' Wrist
Limp Wrist is vulgar and explicit

A Band of fags
Limp Wrist is a band of homosexual men

His son's 19 and bored with his life
The boy is 19 years old and feels uninterested with his current state of living

It's a tired straight world, he doesn't want a wife
The boy is uninterested in having a heterosexual relationship in a world that is predominately straight

Daddy thought he'd have some good clean fun
The father assumed that the concert would be clean and appropriate

Daddy let me tell you that your son's the one
However, the concert is not appropriate for the boy and he will enjoy it more than the father anticipated

The kids here aren't like the ones at other shows
The attendees at this concert are not like those at other concerts

The kids are really crazy here, it's the way that it goes
The attendees at this concert are generally wild and out of the ordinary

Daddy didn't know his boy had a plan
The father was unaware that the boy had a plan to attend this concert and potentially meet someone special

Daddy did you know your boy's out looking for a man?
The boy is attending the concert in hopes of finding a male romantic partner

Does your Daddy know who the hell is playing this show?
The father is unaware of Limp Wrist's vulgar and homosexual content

The record and shirt you bought, you hid it away
The boy hides his Limp Wrist merchandise to avoid being harassed or judged by his family

Cuz your folks will harass you cuz they'll think that you're gay.
The boy's family will harass him if they learn of his potential homosexuality due to his interest in Limp Wrist

Does your daddy know?
The question is posed if the father knows about the boy's interest in Limp Wrist

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