Screeching Weasel is an American punk band from Chicago, Illinois. They were for… Read Full Bio ↴Screeching Weasel is an American punk band from Chicago, Illinois. They were formed in 1986 by Ben Weasel (aka Ben Foster who also used to be a columnist for the punk fanzine Maximum Rocknroll) and John Jughead (aka John Pierson). The band gained prominence in the early 1990s after signing to East Bay punk label, Lookout! Records and are cited to be a major influence over many bands playing that style of punk music.

Through the years, the band went through many line-up changes, with Ben and John being the only constant members since the band's inception. Screeching Weasel officially broke up for (roughly) the third - and allegedly final - time on July 6, 2001.
The band did a few surprise shows between 2001-2009.

Ben Weasel reformed the group in March 2009 with a new line-up, and without John Jughead. Ben had released solo albums that were the same just in his name. John finally settled for T-Shirt money for being an original member of the band and a royalties for a handful songs he co-wrote, and let Ben play as Screeching Weasel with the hundreds of song lyrics and music has written.

Former Members include renowned punk rock record producer Mass Giorgini on bass guitar, Dan Panic (born Dan Sullivan) on drums, and Danny Vapid (born Dan Schafer,on guitar or bass, depending on the band's necessity. Dan is currently fronting The Methadones and formerly of Sludgeworth)

Members of Screeching Weasel have gone on to form bands such as: The Methadones, The Mopes, Even in Blackouts, and Sweet Black And Blue.

Screeching Weasel has also included members of Green Day, Sludgeworth, Common Rider, Squirtgun, and Teen Idols.

During one of the band's many break-ups, Weasel and Vapid also formed the Riverdales. Additionally, Ben Weasel released a solo record in 2002 entitled Fidatevi.

In 2004 Ben Weasel rescinded all of the Screeching Weasel and Riverdales masters from Lookout! Records in the wake of long-running financial and personal conflicts. The masters were subsequently licensed to and reissued by Asian Man Records.

On December 7, 2010, it was announced that Screeching Weasel will release a new album on March 15, 2011, the band's first album in eleven years. The album will be titled First World Manifesto and will be released on Fat Wreck Chords. It will contain 14 new songs and is produced by Mike Kennerty of The All-American Rejects. It was announced that the label will also be releasing the back catalogs of Screeching Weasel, the Riverdales, and Ben Weasel.

On March 18, 2011, during Screeching Weasel's South by Southwest Festival performance at the Scoot Inn in Austin, Texas, Foster reached from the stage and slapped a female audience member who had spit on him several times. This sent off a fire storm web frenzy from all of the self -righteous non Screeching Weasel fans. Ben apologized for his actions, but all of the perfect people who never loose there cool were not satisfied.

Ben and his hired band had a falling out. He found out who his true friends and fans were. After over a year of spending time with his family and raising a new baby, he released Carnival of Schadenfreude EP in 2011 with huge interest and has resumed his music career again full swing.

Kamala's Too Nice
Screeching Weasel Lyrics

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She took me into
her lovely home
Called Nicaragua on the phone
read Art of Loving by Erich Fromme
She made enchiladas for me man
I won't take advantage of her
and I won't even ask her
to book my band

Kamala's too nice
I'm such a dick
Kamala's too nice
and I'm a pig
Kamala's too nice
she makes me sick
I sit in her apartment acting rude
Eat mashed potatoes in the nude
She don't care cause she's
totally way rad dude
I keep her television on

all night and tell her she's
wrong cause I'm always right

Overall Meaning

The first verse of the Screeching Weasel song Kamala's Too Nice introduces Kamala, who has taken the singer into her "lovely home" and even calls Nicaragua on the phone. She is well-read, having read Erich Fromm's book "Art of Loving." Kamala is hospitable and makes enchiladas for the singer, but he admits that he won't take advantage of her kindness by asking her to book his band. The chorus repeats the title of the song, emphasizing that Kamala is indeed too nice for the singer.

The second verse gives further insight into the singer's behavior at Kamala's home, as he admits to sitting in her apartment acting rude and even eating mashed potatoes in the nude. Kamala does not seem to mind or care about his behavior, and the singer describes her as "totally way rad dude." However, he also admits to keeping her television on all night and constantly telling her she is wrong because he believes he is always right.

Overall, the song Kamala's Too Nice can be interpreted as a commentary on entitlement and taking advantage of someone's kindness. The singer acknowledges that Kamala is a genuinely nice person, but he cannot help but exploit her hospitality in various ways. The song's melody and punk rock sound add a sense of urgency and rebellion to the lyrics, highlighting the singer's disregard for Kamala's feelings.

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Interesting Facts
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Line by Line Meaning

She took me into her lovely home
Kamala invited the singer to her house

Called Nicaragua on the phone
Kamala made a phone call to Nicaragua

read Art of Loving by Erich Fromme
Kamala read a book by Erich Fromme called the Art of Loving

She made enchiladas for me man
Kamala cooked a meal of enchiladas for the artist

I won't take advantage of her
The artist decides not to exploit Kamala's kindness

and I won't even ask her to book my band
The singer will not request Kamala to book his band

Kamala's too nice
The singer confesses that Kamala is very kind

I'm such a dick
The artist self-evaluates himself to be rude

Kamala's too nice
The artist further confirms Kamala's kindness

and I'm a pig
The artist compares himself to a pig

Kamala's too nice
The singer reiterates Kamala's extreme kindness

she makes me sick
The artist feels ill and wrong for treating Kamala poorly

I sit in her apartment acting rude
The singer behaves rudely and impolitely inside Kamala's apartment

Eat mashed potatoes in the nude
The singer is depicted as having no manners, while eating naked

She don't care cause she's totally way rad dude
Despite the singer's impolite behavior, Kamala remains a cool and understanding person

I keep her television on all night and tell her she's wrong cause I'm always right
The artist continues to act impolite by forcing Kamala to listen to his opinion and hogging the TV

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