Crass Commercialism Songtext
von Black Flag

I′m so damaged
I just lost my fucking job and my girlfriend almost killed herself
I don't what I′m gonna do
I've been taking pills all day, I'm so fucked up
Tomorrow night, I think I′m gonna end it all
By going to see Black Flag at the Fleetwood in Redondo Beach
They′re playing with the Mau Maus and the Chiefs and Vicious Circle and
And the Screwz and the Descendents, and
It's gonna cost four dollars
I don′t know where the fuck I'm gonna get it
I′m probably gonna have to steal the money or something
I don't care What the hell, you know?
Like, I just
I think I′m just gonna end it all with Black Flag tomorrow at the Fleetwood
I hope all you punk-ass motherfuckers gonna be there too because
I've just
I'm gonna end it fucking all, man! Tomorrow!
I′m fucking damaged, I′m so fed up!
Tomorrow night!
I'm gonna end it all with Black Flag at the goddam Fleetwood!
Redondo Beach!
I can′t take it anymore

Hi, I'm Black Flag′s slave
I obey Black Flag
I love to graffiti Black Flag all over the walls of the city and if you don't like it
Well, that′s too bad


You don't have to be a white minority
But come to see Black Flag, Friday, June 27th
With Redd Kross, Frigidaires, and the Descendents at the Station
18047 Valley Boulevard in the City of Industry
Just north of the 60 Freeway between Azuza and Nogales
Call area code 213 964 4431 for information
That's 964 4431
Remember, this Friday, June 27th
Black Flag with Frigidaires at the Station
21 and over
And, watch for the new Black Flag EP next month

Creepy-crawl to Starwood!
Brothers and sisters you must creepy-crawl to Starwood!
The Starwood must be creepy-crawled

Black Flag at the Starwood
This Tuesday, November 18th

This is Spot reporting from inside the Starwood
By the looks of things, this place needs to be creepy-crawled!

Watch for the new SST record 12" EP from Black Flag
With Jealous Again, Revenge, White Minority, No Values, and...
(You don′t have anything against me do you?)

Remember, Black Flag, Eddie and the Subtitles, and the Minutemen this Tuesday
There′s no shelter, there's no place to hide!
If they want ya, they′re gonna getcha!
David, the gorillas are knocking your door down!

Dedicated to those who wish it was an act

David, we got this Black Flag group here on January 6th and 7th at the Starwood
But... But Vito, I can explain...
We've seen the Black Flag records in all the stores
D′you know what you're getting the Starwood into, David?
Chief Gates says this is gonna cost the whole organization plenty
We don′t need this
But, but I'm sure we'll have a nice bunch of well-behaved kids on the 6th and 7th, Vito
They better be
If not, Shorty here′ll fix ya with a pair of cement sneakers
Yeah, sure, boss
He, he, he
Shut up!
Sorry boss

Yeah, it must be hard to swim with those things on I bet
I like the song, though

Black Flag at the Starwood January 6th and 7th
And get the new five song Black Flag EP Jealous Again on SST Records
And David, we′ll be talking to you later

Hey Mel, were you at the last Black Flag gig?
No, Mother, why?
Because there's muck crawling all over the place
I know, I don′t understand it
All the good muck loves Black Flag
Yeah, and Black Flag's playing at the Stardust Ballroom Wednesday night, February 11th
Isn′t that at 5612 Sunset Boulevard?
Yeah, just one block east of the Hollywood Freeway
You guys would be fools to miss it

Climax Productions present in concert
Black Flag, Fear, the Circle Jerks, China White, and the Minutemen
Wednesday February 11th at the Stardust Ballroom
Tickets available at Ticketron, Zed, Vinyl Fetish, and Moby Disc
Get there early to see the Minutemen and get their seven-song 7" EP on SST Records
Also get the SST Records 12" EP from Black Flag
With Jealous Again, Revenge, White Minority, No Values, and You Bet

Get in the van!

Attention all units
We have a major disturbance at the Stardust Ballroom, 5612 Sunset Boulevard
Hey, this is Unit 47
We've got a 10-4 on that
Hey Frank, is this that Black Flag group again?
Uh, yeah Joe 10-4
Chief Gates is in a real uproar
What the hell are we waiting for then?
Let′s go there and beat up some of them damn punk rockers!

It's not my imagination
I've got a gun at my back!

Climax Productions present Black Flag, Fear, China White, and the Minutemen
Wednesday, February 11th at the Stardust Ballroom, 5612 Sunset Boulevard
And get the SST Records 12" EP from Black Flag
With Jealous Again, Revenge, White Minority, No Values, and You Bet

We need more backup units!
They′re all crazy!
Call up the National Guard!

Hello, children
Welcome
I go by many names, but you can call me Lou
I′m glad you could make it to our little party
Let me tell you a secret
If you keep going to see Black Flag and living this way
You'll realize your hell′s on earth
And after you die there can only be bliss
For nothing can be worse than this
Ah ha ha ha!
Ha ha ha!

KROQ in association with Phantom and Bunko
Present Black Flag at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
Friday, June 19th at 7:00 p.m.
That's Black Flag, the Adolescents, D.O.A., and the Minutemen
Advance tickets seven dollars available at Ticketron, Zed Records, Moby Disc, Vinyl Fetish
Poo-Bah′s, Slipped Disc, Rhino, and the Santa Monica Civic box office

Just wait, wait 'til I cue you

Welcome brethren to the Divine Church of Our Lady of Nowhere
America′s only punk rock pulpit
God really loves all the martyrs of punkdom
God bless your shaved little heads!
Slam for the savior, pogo for the prophecy
Let me hear an amen one time! (Amen!)

KROQ in association with Phantom and Bunko
Present Black Flag at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
Friday, June 19th at 7:00 p.m.
That's Black Flag, the Adolescents, D.O.A., and the Minutemen
Advance tickets 7 dollars available at Ticketron, Zed Records, Moby Disc, Vinyl Fetish
Poo-Bah's, Slipped Disc, Rhino, and the Santa Monica Civic box office

Get Six Pack, the new Black Flag 7" EP
Don′t forget Black Flag′s previous recordings, Jealous Again and Nervous Breakdwon
And the Minutmen's Paranoid Time
And watch out for the Minutemen and Saccharine Trust′s debut albums out soon
All on SST Records

So break out the bug spray and do us all a favor, woah-oh
Ant music's lost its taste, Adam Ant′s a little faker
Ant Music sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks
Ant Music sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks
Ant Music sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks

Don't get stepped on
Get Six Pack, the new Black Flag, 3-song 7" EP

KROQ in association with Phantom and Bunko present Black Flag at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
Friday, June 19th at 7:00 p.m.
That′s Black Flag, the Adolescents, D.O.A., and the Minutemen
Advance tickets 7 dollars available at Ticketron, Zed Records, Moby Disc, Vinyl Fetish
Poo-Bah's, Slipped Disc, Rhino, and the Santa Monica Civic box office

Hello, this is Adam Ant telling you that the Ants literally suck

Hi, I'm John Stash from Black Flag
Well I got no values, nothing to say
I got no values, might as well blow you away
Y′all go see Black Flag at the Santa Monica Civic this Friday
We′ll be expecting y'all

KROQ in association with Phantom and Bunko
Present Black Flag at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
Friday, June 19th at 7:00 p.m.
That′s Black Flag, the Adolescents, D.O.A., and the Minutemen
Advance tickets 7 dollars available at Ticketron, Zed Records, Moby Disc, Vinyl Fetish
Poo-Bah's, Slipped Disc, Rhino, and the Santa Monica Civic box office

Get Six Pack, the new Black Flag 7" EP
Don′t forget Black Flag's previous recordings, Jealous Again and Nervous Breakdown
And the Minutmen′s Paranoid Time
And watch out for the Minutemen and Saccharine Trust's debut albums out soon
All on SST Records

(Do it again, ok?)

Gator, Black Flag's playing tonight!
Turn off the TV, c′mon let′s go!
Nah, nah man
Me and the boys were gonna sit back and watch a little TV and drink a six pack
Well that's it, I′ve had it
You've got to choose between me or that six pack
Well if you put it that way
C′mon in you guys and bring in the case!
If this keeps up I'm gonna have a nervous breakdown!

KC presents in concert Black Flag, Fear, the Stains, Youth Gone Mad, and Caustic Cause
Friday, September 11th at Cal State Northridge, formerly Davenshire Downs
At 1800 Devonshire in Northridge

And get the three-song Black Flag single Six Pack

Remember, Black Flag, Fear, the Stains
Friday, September 11th, 8:00 p.m. at Cal State Northridge
1800 Devonshire in Northridge
Tickets available at Ticketron and at the door

C′mere, you know something?
One of these days the Nuremberg trials will happen again about hardcore punk
And I'll just be telling 'em
"I was just a soldier, following orders, pushing the buttons"
And no, I don′t wash my hands of the whole thing, I-
My hands are really fucking dirty, but what do you say after you′ve said what you've said?
(Can we live with the hub?)
We can live with the hub
The heap, deep-dish gelatinous hub

To take Spot′s case on this very important issue
He was just working there!
Just trying, at all costs, just to-
(It's the Nuremberg trials, shut up!)
Just to live with the hub
Just to work there!

I mean, I-, I-, I know-
I don′t feel bad at all about the, you know, the scars that I may have caused
You know, and I was responsible for the whiskey riots, but, um

(Objection! Objection!)

Well, I'm just being truthful here
(You′re a god)
Hahahaha
I don't want to be God

(Turn the reverb down!)
Okay
(Turn the reverb down!)
I don't care

My client is not
Is not of sound mind at the moment

That′s not true
I′m of very sound mind
I was of sound mind when I pushed the buttons
When I pushed the faders
When I blew up the world
I-, I-, I knew what I was getting into
It's just that...

I′m afraid my client is not of sound mind
He doesn't know quite what he′s saying
He, um, had nothing to do with blowing up the world
He only makes the music for (Shut up!) Black Flag
Um, if, gentlemen...
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury
If you think that by mixing the music for Black Flag
(And the commercials) And the commercials
Which admittedly were a bit obnoxious to say the least
Were, um, had anything to do with the world being made radioactive at this point
Then...

I mean, we're all cancerous
We′re all gonna die
We all knew that when we were born

(No we're not!)
(We'd used to live like Gloria Vanderbilt)

I′d rather be cancerous

Uh, what the hell, this is Harold Sfinkel saying, uh
Now that you heard the record why don′t you go out and buy it now?
I mean we got this Black Flag thing and the commercials coming at you
And it's like we′re kind of like closing the door on the past
What do you think about that theory, Dad?

Hahaha, well, I'll tell you son
You know, this uh, this Black Flag stuff reminds of when
Back in the ′30s, hahaha, I used to record live remotes, hahaha
Like your Tommy Dorseys and your Duke Ellingtons, hahaha
Your Dwight Eisenhowers and all those guys, hahaha!

Yeah what the hell
I guess it must've been pretty fun back in those days
Eh, Dad?

Yeah!
I tell ya, they really dropped the real bombs back then!
Haha, and I caught ′em all! Haha
But I tell ya, you know, this Black Flag stuff is like, uh
The best stuff I've been into, y'know?

Yeah, uh, like me too, uh, hey, wow
Like gelatinous and all that stuff like my nose is healed and, uh
What the hell, you know, like the music′s got your power
It′s got like pizzazz, it's got your drive, it′s got your edge

It's got your poon tang, son, don′t forget about your poon tang!
Hahaha, poon tang is what it's all about, son!
And they just hook me up with some of that good 40 year old stuff
And I′m gonna go in the garage with it, hahaha, right now
And we're gonna shut the door with it, and, everything else, hahaha
C'mon honey, how about a blow job?
Me too, what the hell