You Are (The Government)

Song meaning Greg Graffin: “Hey, if you ever get your hands on our first EP, a 7″, there’s this dude in the crowd wearing a badass leather jacket that says ‘You don’t belong’ on it. That’s where we got the title from. It totally captures the punk attitude of the time – none of us felt like we fit in, but damn, we knew we had something important to say!”

Missy – Lyric: “Missy was a total rockstar in those teen blue videos!” Oh, by the way, “blue movie” is just another way of saying porn movie. And get this, there’s actually a famous porn star named Missy! She’s the only one with that name in the encyclopedia. And get this, she lived in the same place where Bad Religion started – the San Fernando Valley. Maybe they all went to school together or something, since they’re all around the same age.

Tom – Tom Clement Lyric: “Tom took his life in his mother’s car” This one’s a bit heavy. Tom was actually one of Brett’s friends who tragically died in a car accident back in 1986. Brett thinks it might have been suicide. It’s so sad, they even have an alternate name for the song “Give You Nothing” called “Tom Clement” in his memory.

Milo – Milo Aukerman Lyric: “Milo went to college but you knew about that” Milo is the awesome lead singer of the Descendents! They even have an album called “Milo Goes to College.” So yeah, he’s pretty well-known for being a college guy.

Rodney – Rodney Bingenheimer Lyric: “Rodney played our record” Okay, so Rodney is this legendary DJ from Hollywood who had this super cool show called “Rodney on the roq” on KROQ, the famous rock station in Los Angeles. And guess what? He was the first one to play Bad Religion on the radio! How rad is that?

GG – G.G. Allin Lyric: “GG started riots” Now this guy is a wild one. G.G. Allin was a punk rock singer-songwriter who caused all sorts of chaos and mayhem during his career. He was known for his crazy live performances and his involvement with various bands. Definitely not your average musician!

Laurie – Laurie Vanian(?) Lyric:

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