The audio is actually from the John Peel Sessions 7”. It was a live recording with post-production crap added. That harmony on “ we hit a place to go” was added in, that was graffin singing that lower harmony.
I was 8 years old when this was in MTV. I am 35 now and own every bad religion album on CD, some on vinyl (it's a fun hobby) and listen to them always on spotify when driving. They have been apart of my life for decades. I've got my kids listening and learning their music. What a bad. I will always love their music, their lyrics, their messages.
@@angusdog22 in my opinion suffer to ATG is their hardcore punk peak, but some of their best songmaking abilities are shown in their albums of the 90s.
This song was at its absolute best with Bobby behind the kit and Brett doing backup vocals! Bobby is so precise, powerful and minimalistic, which is exactly what this song needs.
Lyrics of the song 👇👇👇👇👇👇 I don't need to be a global citizen Because I'm blessed by nationality I'm member of a growing populace We enforce our popularity There are things that seem to pull us under And there are things that drag us down But there's a power and a vital presence That's lurking all around We've got the American Jesus See him on the interstate We've got the American Jesus He helped build the president's estate I feel sorry for the earth's population 'Cause so few live in the U.S.A. At least the foreigners can copy our morality They can visit but they cannot stay Only precious few can garner the prosperity It makes us walk with renewed confidence We've got a place to go when we die And the architect resides right here We've got the American Jesus Fostering their shame on faith We've got the American Jesus Overwhelming millions every day He's the farmers barren fields The force the army wields The expression in the faces of the starving millions The power of the man he's the fuel that drives the clan He's the motive and conscience of the murderer He's the preacher on t.v., the false sincerity The form letter that's written by the big computers The nuclear bombs and the kids with no moms And I'm fearful that he's inside me We've got the American Jesus See him on the interstate We've got the American Jesus Exercising his authority We've got the American Jesus Fostering their shame on faith We've got the American Jesus Overwhelming millions every day, eah One nation, under god. One nation, under god. One nation, under god. One nation, under god. One nation, under god. One nation, under god. One nation, under god. One nation, under god. One nation, under god. One nation, under god. One nation, under god.
@@jessop- Suffer / No Control / Against The Grain were the best, but yeah Bobby was really cool. ( Bobby did No Substance and New American and they were awful albums .... ok Don't Sell me Short is a Masterpiece but ... )
@@robertphilibou2133 those 3 albums are classics, I got into the band when recipe for hate came out, so generator, recipe, stranger & the gray rece are the ones I listened to most. The less said about no substance & new America the better!
I used to watch this video back in the day in Brazil when I was 13 years old. I aways on the MTV wish that video and other punk rock videos clips poping up. So nostalgic! ❤️
I can only imagine how edgy this was at the time. If you’d let 10 random people from middle America hear this song that’s never heard it before, I’d be willing to bet 7/10 would be upset with it today still.
