Holiday in Cambodia " is a song by American punk rock band Dead Kennedys . The record was released as the group 's second single in May 1980 on Optional Music with " Police Truck " as its B-side . The title track was re-recorded for the band 's first album , '' Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables '' ( 1980 ) ; the original recording of the song , as well as the single 's B-side , are available on the rarities album '' Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death '' ( 1987 ) . The photograph in the front cover of the single was taken from the Thammasat University massacre in Thailand , and depicts a member of the right-wing crowd beating a hanged corpse of a student protester with a metal chair
Thammasat University massacre
Thammasat University massacre
Holiday in Cambodia