The Dead Milkmen's songs found moderate success on alternative and college radio stations. Videos, notably Punk Rock Girl, even found their way onto MTV in the late 1980s. Topics for their music include satire on the 1980s music scene, toxic waste, jellyfish afterlifes, UFOs, conspiracy theories, and cover bands.
Irreverent absurdity fueled their initial popularity, particularly among college DJs. However, this genre was somewhat abandoned with the 1992 release of Soul Rotation, a much more subtle album.
After the Dead Milkmen went on indefinite hiatus in 1994, Genaro and Sabatino formed a new band, Butterfly Joe. Sabatino was also in the punk rock bands Narthex, Big Mess Orchestra, and Hunger Artists. Genaro was in a band called Touch Me Zoo. Linderman was in a band called Burn Witch Burn. Schulthise left music in the early 1990s after developing tendonitis, preventing him from playing bass, and committed suicide in 2004.
The Dead Milkmen took the stage again for two consecutive nights in November 2004 at the Trocadero Theatre in Philadelphia to play a show in memory of Dave Schulthise. Proceeds were donated to a variety of mental health organizations and to a Serbian monastery that Schulthise supported.
The band reunited in 2008 and released a new album (The King in Yellow) in 2011.
Sri Lanka Sex Hotel
The Dead Milkmen Lyrics
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We could do it and not get caught
Burn down the house where the metal kids live
All the Hendrix posters going up in flames
Let's have sex without birth control
Sell our offspring to some dirty old men
Let's play Big Black at 3 AM
And tell the neighbors they can all get fucked
Commin' over the first hill
I felt my body jerk
The attendant did not strap me in
I'm sure that I am gonna die
This is my last roller coaster ride
This is my last roller coaster ride
This is my last ride
Down the street there's an accident
I hear that the bodies can still be seen
Let's call the sheriff a cock-sucker
See if he's read "The Killer Inside Me"
Let's have sex with pit bulls
Maybe pollute their blood line
Little Timmy's in the sandbox
At the daycare center run by ex-cons
Commin' over the first hill
I felt my body jerk
The attendant did not strap me in
I see the loop is up ahead
This is my last roller coaster ride
This is my last roller coaster ride
This is my last ride
Let's burn it down and knock it over
Let's have sex with it or leave it alone
3-D Jesus by my bedside
Talks to me when it's late at night
I thought I left you in Sri Lanka
Working the desk at the Sex Hotel
For Christ's sake why isn't Bob Hope dead yet?
Commin' over the first hill
I felt my body jerk
The attendant did not strap me in
I feel the track below my feet
This is my last roller coaster ride
This is my last roller coaster ride
This is my last ride
The Dead Milkmen's "Sri Lanka Sex Hotel" is a song that is filled with sarcastic and dark humor. The lyrics of the song describe various taboo activities, including having sex with strangers in the men's room and pit bulls, burning down a house, selling offspring to dirty old men, and playing loud music at 3 AM. The song seems to suggest that the world is a messed up place, and all we can do is indulge in twisted pleasures, knowing that eventually, everything will come crashing down.
The lyrics also touch upon the themes of death and endings, with lines like "This is my last roller coaster ride." It suggests that everything in life is finite, and that life is like a roller coaster ride that has its ups and downs, but eventually comes to an end. The song also references the book "The Killer Inside Me" by Jim Thompson, which is a noir crime novel about a psychopathic killer. Overall, the song is a darkly humorous take on life that highlights the absurdity and pointlessness of it all.
Line by Line Meaning
Let's have sex with strangers in the men's room
Proposing to engage in sexual activity with strangers in a public restroom
We could do it and not get caught
Thinking that it's possible to have sex without getting caught by anyone
Burn down the house where the metal kids live
Wishing to set fire to the house of heavy metal fans
All the Hendrix posters going up in flames
Enjoying the idea of burning posters of Jimi Hendrix
Let's have sex without birth control
Suggesting to have intercourse without contraception
Sell our offspring to some dirty old men
Proposing to sell their children to perverted old men
Let's play Big Black at 3 AM
Wanting to play loud music by Big Black in the middle of the night to disturb neighbors
And tell the neighbors they can all get fucked
Expressing their lack of concern for what their neighbors think about their behavior
Commin' over the first hill
Referring to being on a roller coaster
I felt my body jerk
Remembering the feeling of sudden movement on a roller coaster ride
The attendant did not strap me in
Recalling the negligence of a roller coaster attendant in fastening the harness
I'm sure that I am gonna die
Feeling like they're going to die during the ride
This is my last roller coaster ride
Realizing that they may not survive the roller coaster ride they're on
Down the street there's an accident
Observing an accident that happened nearby
I hear that the bodies can still be seen
Knowing that the aftermath of the accident is still visible
Let's call the sheriff a cock-sucker
Insulting the sheriff by calling them a vulgar name
See if he's read 'The Killer Inside Me'
Mocking the sheriff's intelligence by referring to a well-known book
Let's have sex with pit bulls
Suggesting to engage in bestiality with pit bulls
Maybe pollute their blood line
Proposing to breed with pit bulls to create a genetically impure bloodline
Little Timmy's in the sandbox
Referring to a child playing in a sandbox
At the daycare center run by ex-cons
Noting that the child is in a daycare center operated by former convicts
Let's burn it down and knock it over
Advocating for arson and vandalism
Let's have sex with it or leave it alone
Suggesting to either engage in sexual activity or ignore the object of their desire
3-D Jesus by my bedside
Seeing a three-dimensional image of Jesus near their bed
Talks to me when it's late at night
Claiming to hear Jesus speaking to them during the night
I thought I left you in Sri Lanka
Surprised that Jesus has followed them home from their travels in Sri Lanka
Working the desk at the Sex Hotel
Imagining Jesus working at a hotel where prostitution is common
For Christ's sake why isn't Bob Hope dead yet?
Asking why comedian Bob Hope hasn't died yet, expressing a dislike for him
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Written by: GENARO, LINDERMAN, SABATINO, SCHULTHISE
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