The groups portfolio of work includes 3 LPs: Rock, Rocker, Rocketh (2001, self released), Injustice Center (2003, Invasion Planete France) and United We Doth (2004, Birdman), the download-only EP Chrome Ghost (2005, Birdman-A-Phone), art exhibits such as An Attack On All Americans Or The Tyranny Of Weed shown at the LFL Galley in New York, and the script for avante garde porn film Final Flesh.
PFFR are also behind the controversial MTV2 comedy series Wonder Showzen, the surrealist comedy series Xavier: Renegade Angel and the comedy anthology series The Shivering Truth on adult swim. Chatman and Lee are the writers, directors and main voice talent, whilst Levy and Tozzi are the shows art/animation directors and additional voice talent. Chatman and Lee also collaborated on Doggy Fizzle Televizzle, a short lived sketch show starring rapper Snoop Dogg who made a guest appearance on PFFR's 'United We Doth' LP.
In interviews, the band have proven to be whimsical and flippant, often going off at random, nonsensical tangents to their own amusement. When asked about their inception and existence, the answer is often the same: "A shimmering gem crashed down from the heavens, black clouds exploded unto the Earth and PFFR was formed." The story's finer details are known to vary, but the basic premise is kept. In an interview given by Chatman and Lee for The Sound Of Young America radio show, host Jesse Thorn asks the duo about the beliefs behind Wonder Showzen, to which they partly reply "We believe in the power of a mystical gem that emenated from a dark cloud in the sky. 'God' queefed her light through it, and the refraction formed a dragon, a cougar and a sea beast. They together shat out a script and we printed it up and shot it."
The bands website is equally outlandish, consisting of streams of garish, neon colours, a news column with such nonsense articles as "Goblins of Gob World Tour conceived. PFFR hospitalized after first grog. Hospital still under construction" and a 'cute' chipmunk that, when clicked, grows an enormous erect penis that ejaculates to display the sites menu options.
Before Wonder Showzen, PFFR were also known to not reveal their personal identities, and would only claim that they were a "group of highly motivated young people (aged 13, 15 and older) that formed a band in order to start a riot in the local public library." These nonsense claims and back story appropriately represent their bizarre music and art.
Dina Waxman from the alternative/indie rock band Space MTN is known to be a founding member of PFFR.
Total Dicks
PFFR Lyrics
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And by catch my drift I mean suck my dick
Pretend my dick's a big ice cream cone
Now suck that shit like it was my dick
When you get horny it makes me...
When you get horny it makes me...
When you get horny it makes me...
Capitalist machine oiled with the blood of the masses
Let's oil tonight with you sucking my massive...
You want the middle east to sign a treaty for peace?
Shit, all you need to sign is my dick with your teeth
When you get horny it makes me...
When you get horny it makes me...
When you get horny it makes me...
When you get horny it makes me sick
When you get horny it makes me...
When you get horny it makes me...
When you get horny it makes me...
When you get horny it makes me sick
The lyrics of PFFR's 'Total Dicks' are highly explicit and contain graphic descriptions of sexual acts. The opening lines illustrate the singer's desire for oral sex, and the lyrics go on to describe the act in detail. The metaphor of an ice cream cone is used to add a somewhat playful tone to the lyrics, but the sexual aggression is still present. The repetition of the line "When you get horny it makes me sick" seems to imply that the singer is disgusted by their own sexual desires.
However, the lyrics take a sudden political turn in the second verse. The lyrics make references to the capitalist system and the exploitation of the working class, and call for a treaty for peace in the Middle East. This sudden shift from crude sexual lyrics to political commentary is jarring and intentionally absurd, adding to the overall avant-garde and unconventional nature of the song.
The use of highly sexual and explicit language as a form of social commentary is a common tactic in punk and avant-garde music. The lyrics of 'Total Dicks' use this tactic to criticize the capitalist system and comment on the state of the world.
Line by Line Meaning
Open your mouth and catch my drift
Do what I say and understand me
And by catch my drift I mean suck my dick
I want you to perform oral sex on me
Pretend my dick's a big ice cream cone
Imagine my penis as a sweet treat
Now suck that shit like it was my dick
Perform oral sex on me in a specific way
Capitalist machine oiled with the blood of the masses
The economic system is fueled by the oppression of the working class
Let's oil tonight with you sucking my massive...
Let's have sex and use my large penis as a metaphor for capitalism
You want the middle east to sign a treaty for peace?
Political negotiations for peace require effort
Shit, all you need to sign is my dick with your teeth
All you need to do is give me oral sex to please me
When you get horny it makes me sick
The thought of you being sexually aroused disgusts me
When you get horny it makes me sick
The thought of you being sexually aroused disgusts me
When you get horny it makes me sick
The thought of you being sexually aroused disgusts me
When you get horny it makes me sick
The thought of you being sexually aroused disgusts me
Contributed by James R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.