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I think this was Bad Religion’s first real music video; it’s from their album Recipe For Hate and is probably one of their most poppy and lyrically most interesting songs. I believe Greg Graffin wrote the song in reaction to George H.W. Bush stating that America couldn’t do wrong in the Gulf War, because Jesus was on the side of America. In general I think the song is meant to poke fun at the often hypocritical neo-Christian values that America was founded on, as well as the suggestion that Jesus was someone that would endorse American values.
The video is kind of funny, there is sort of a rusty black-and-white color to the whole thing which I think is used to mock religious imagery and we see people carrying crosses on the LA freeway. You can see Greg Hetson of the Circle Jerks playing guitar in the video as well as Mr. Brett; Brian Baker of Minor Threat wouldn’t join the band until Mr. Brett’s departure after the Stranger Than Fiction album. Ironically, Mr. Brett joined the band again a few years ago and now they have three guitar players; the band is now something of a punk-rock retirement home.
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