When the Fugs came out they were the most extreme group ever. Their whole ethos was free love, plenty of sex and peace. It was the height of the Vietnam War and Kill For Peace seemed to sum up the whole thing.
There was racism, hatred and a fear of communism. Communists were the Muslims of the day. They were after taking over the whole world. Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, United States, Africa …. it was endless!
The Fugs sent up the whole xenophobic sentiment of the times. The sixties culture was inclusive of race and religion. We did not want some bloody Vietnam War. We had nothing against the Vietnamese.
The irony of killing for peace was a strong message.
Kill For Peace
kill, kill, kill for peace
near or middle or very far East
far or near or very middle East
kill, kill, kill for peace
kill, kill, kill for peace
if you don’t like the people or the way that they talk
if you don’t like their manners or the way that they walk
kill, kill, kill for peace
kill, kill, kill for peace
if you don’t kill them then the Chinese will
if you don’t want America to play second fiddle
kill, kill, kill for peace
kill, kill, kill for peace
if you let them live they may subvert the Prussians
if you let them live they might love the Russians
kill, kill, kill!
kill ’em! kill ’em! strafe them gook creeps!
the only gook an American can trust
is a gook that’s got his yellow head bust
kill, kill, kill for peace
kill, kill, kill for peace
kill, kill, it will feel so good
like my captain said it should
kill, kill, kill for peace
kill, kill, kill for peace
kill, it will give you a mental ease
kill, it will give you a big release
kill, kill, kill for peace
kill, kill, kill for peace
kill, kill, kill for peace
kill! kill! kill! kill! kill!
In the UK
In the USA