The singer and songwriter Greg Graffin is a professor at UCLA and Cornell university and teaches evolutionary science. The bands lyrics are politically charged and always holds a message that's intelligent and thought provoking. Assured to get your blood pumping and your mind thinking. One of my favorite bands since 1979 and still jamming

You hit the nail on the head, with this, pretty much. This song was written after Bush Sr. stated during Desert Storm that "We'll win, because God is on our side!"

Now your talkin'. Great band, time to go down a 140 song Bad Religion rabbit hole.

Fun trivia: One of the background voices is Eddie Vedder from Pearl Jam.

This song really is a timeless masterwork. During the bridge (2:55- there are backing lyrics that they should have put up on screen at the same time: In God We trust Because he's one of us Break down Cave in He can redeem your sin Strong heart Clear Mind and infinitely kind You lose We win He is our champion

You really can’t say it any better, man. That’s the idea. American exceptionalism.

Bad Religion is a favorite. Sorrow, Part III, Along the Way, Suffer & 21st Century Digital Boy are all great.

One of the best punkrock songs ever! Bad Religion are great

Finally some more bad religion, they have many great songs. Listen to Bad Religion - Let Them Eat War, awesome song.

Throw a dart at a bad religion track list and you will like it

Love reaction videos to Bad Religion. Some of the best rock lyricists of all time.

Regarding "One nation under god," that was actually added to the Pledge of Allegiance in the mid-50s to further distinguish the character of the US from the atheist USSR (and China), which I think adds another dimension to the lyric.

Here are the lyrics to the backing vocals on the bridge (Bad Religion has the best bridges in punk)...lyric videos always leave them out: In God we trust Because he's one of us Break down, cave in He can redeem your sin Strong heart, clear mind And infinitely kind You lose, we win He is our champion

Love Bad Religion! Smart Lyrics. Check out Sorrow, 21st Century Digital Boy, Suffer damn so much more

Favorite band and song of all time! The first show I ever saw live was Bad Religion in ‘82. I was 10 😂😂

It's so awesome to know a fellow punker again. I was raised in the 90s with dope punk, SKA, & the best Hip/Hop in the world!

Man this is the best reaction to this song on here. You came in with such an intelligent an open mind and knowledge of punk rock. And you nailed the message.

Another Bad Religion so overlooked is Atomic Garden. Good reaction.

I seen Bad Religion for the 6th time in 2021, they were playing with my FAVORITE band Alkaline Trio, they would pass off headlining nights back and forth for the tour. I got pretty buzzed with my boss who I bought her ticket, she hung out with us part time because we were closer to the stage than she wanted to be and we had a bunch of mutual friends who had a good spot. During this song I lost both my shoes in the pit and my phone crowd surfing, some dude hunted me down to give me my phone after he took some epic selfies with the crowd and gave it back after seeing me in the pit and it falling out. After the show my boss was helping me find my shoes in the pit, it was a no go, so she went up to the security staff at the stage barrier as I was putting around and recovered BOTH, as she was giving them back to me Bad Religion came back out and threw out merch and gear, I caught a drumstick and scrounge a few guitar picks, and gave them to her for finding my shoes. Being in a Bad Religion pit with no shoes for like 20 minutes is not easy, I would've loved to have that drumstick, but she earned it bt getting my shoes back for me. If you ever are in Vegas do the Punk Rock Museum, so cool. Got tattooed there. So worth it .

In the early 90's I ran into the guitar player of Bad Religion at a little Mom & Pop music store in Oregon and jammed with him. He was on guitar and I was playing the bass and I had no idea who he was. I was just a stupid High School kid and I heard him playing so I wanted to jam with him cause he was really good. Afterwards I went on and on about how good he was and that he should be in a band because had some serious talent and he just said, "Well thanks" and then he told the owner that he would see him later and as he was leaving I was like, "Well, hey, I really enjoyed playing with you" and he was like, "Yeah yeah, you too" and then he left. Then the owner of the store told me who he was. It just cracks me up imagining what that interaction must have been like from his point of view cause I guarantee you that he still remembers that. It was only after looking back at it that I noticed that there was several times that he was trying not to laugh

I will never regret getting the Bad Religion crossbuster on my hip.

I think the song is about American Christian Nationalism, specifically when Bush said we would win because we have god on our side.

You should check out Come Join Us from these guys on the same album. It's scary how the lyrics really fit with today's mentallity.

Quite possibly my favorite band of all time. Certainly the band that got me into punk rock about 25 years ago. Edit: ALSO, the band that got me into vocal harmonies :)

Bad Religion is know as "not just a punk band but, THE punk band",... The singer Dr Greg Graffin is a Professor of Biology,... so going through the catalog of songs, you can find hints to what he was learning, and his doctoral thesis.

You understood it. Well done... :-) Bad Religion often takes on what they feel is misguided religious sentiment in their songs, and "American Jesus" flogs the concept of a nation believing it more blessed by God than other countries. Lead singer Greg Graffin and guitarist Brett Gurewitz wrote the song in response to US President George H. W. Bush's comment that the US would win the Gulf War (the first one) because God is on their side. It's pretty much a satirical view on the general American thought that the United States is the most powerful nation in the world because it is "One nation under God."

The one Bad Religion song I Love Love Love is Infected by them is incredible once I heard that song I was an instant fan of them.

I had completely forgot about this song ... i used to go to a punk club and actually slam danced too a few times .. The Return played there , a local group , they were awsome ... i really love your reactions to songs .. that big smile says it all .. i love this song ..

The singer, Greg Graffin, has a degree in Evolutionary Biology.

Banger alert 🔥🔥

Do Rancid or the Ramones.. i think many punk rock fans watching your channel

Your point exactly! Great reaction, and thanks for reminding me why I love Bad Religion(haven't listened to them for a while)!

Great review!

Great reaction. Thank you

One of the few Bad Religion songs written by both Greg G and Brett G (Usually all songs are written by one or the other)

Nice riffing. The punk scene was a big part of the latter 70s music scene. Many of us elders layered in the Sex Pistols with Sabbath and BOC

yo that was actually nice to hear your description of punk rock music from an outside perspective, but now you're inside checkout NOFX and The Vandals

New band for me. Sounds like the building blocks Green Day used to build thier sound. One can also draw a line from here to NOFX--the vocal pacing and guitar tone. Try some NOFX--definitely some good shit.

Only found you because I looked up Bad Religion reactions. Have them inked on me. Check out a song called "And the battle begun" the official video from RX Bandits.. if you dig this.. you will love them.. and I know you haven't heard of 'em, lol. Also, on the complete opposite end of the spectrum, check out "Unity" from Operation Ivy. It's from 1989... but.. well... the message has always been there.. and well... yeah...

if you like the lyrics of punk try M.D.C. John Wayne was a nazi and born to die you might notice a common protest chant comes from this song. also subhumans from uk Minutemen, Black Flag, Circle Jerks if you want to listen to some funk and jazz in punk try Victims Family and Nomeansno and Rich Kids on LSD

Growing up in southern calf in the 80s I got a lot of shit for being a "white Punk Rocker" I love that most people are willing to listen and enjoy what I grew up loving. Amen

You got it right! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Bad Religion is why I am an atheist and why I love Punk Rock, they opened my mind when I was a teenager and I absolutely love them. Great video!!!!!!!

Awesome reaction! 🤙🏼🤙🏼 Can you please do more rings of saturn! Specifically face of the wormhole or the husk!?!?

Completely agree with you. I feel like it says that some people in America can do messed up stuff and just say "but I love Jesus" and make it okay.

great reaction bro, Bad Religion! yes! , try "Only Entertainment", Greg Graffin is a genius. new sub.

Your right on!

Pretty sure he's referring to American fascism. "I don't need to be a global citizen because I'm blessed by nationality" "At least the foreigners can copy our morality, they can visit but they cannot stay"

Punk will never get the quick viewership numbers metal and rock get, but on the other hand everyone and their cousin do metal/rock reactions, do punk reactions and you have a individual niche.

I feel this song is so chilling and so spot on "...we helped build the President's estate ...they can visit but they cannot stay" so much here and it's been a horror to witness these things occurring within our people and our country

Hey T, loved that you did some Bad Religion. Man, I saw these guys like 25 years ago in Chicago. Brings back memories of better times. This song is so relevant today because I see so much divisiveness over politics, religion, etc.. There is so much BS these days I am glad I am middle aged because the future is scary as hell. I quit watching TV and get most of my news from comedians on youtube like Joe Rogan and Jimmy Dore because all the news on TV and journalistic media is propaganda BS in my opinion. And the BS comes from both sides conservatives and liberals. It seemed there was a time we could agree to disagree with people w/o screaming at each other but civility seems like it has become a thing of the past. It's a shame and I hope at some point that things can turn around because I don't envy the younger generation at the way things are going these days.

Good band. Absolete grandaddies of the pop punk genre. Progenitors even.

Best thing of this band is Gregg Graffin and their lyrics

Greg Griffin is the most punk rock guy youll every see but would never know by looking at him

Another band similar to these guys you should check out is nofx (franco un-american is probably one of their more popular songs but you gotta watch the official video because its amazing)

Strong heart! Clear mind!

Another great song to check out is Materialist.

Check out "Missionary" by Operation Ivy. They're a ska-punk band that was the predecessor to Rancid.

yeah this song man, always good

"I'll still be loving you" from Restless Heart

Recipe for Hate is a great album as well,this song is on it

The latee80's and early 90's music was great because you had to get on as record label and music videos were not a big thing yet. If your music was awesome in 1992, it was really awesome.

Punk Rock is where it's at

Skepticism goes all ways. I covered 'american jesus', "parallel' and 'you' in 1999/2000.

This is a great band. The singer even has himself a Phd. You should also listen to "You" by this band. A great tune...

You got it.

Bad Religion always brings it. Could you react to Foxy Shazam? "The French Passion of Animality Opera" please and thank you! Keep rockin

As a Christian, i love the message of this song.

Leaving Jesusland - NOFX

Also you should do a react to Alkaline Trio "Eating Me Alive" you might dig it

i know i'm late to comment; funb fact, they just did their 40 year farewell tour. Which means 1980 is when their first album came out. To me, this is a satirical look at religion itself. Instead of blaming God for the negative and praising him for the good, this delves into all the atrocities that have risen in "his" name, in such a away that if not really paying attention, is easy to miss. "The power that drives the klan" for instance. To me, its a retrospect of what has been done in the name of religion, the exlusionary feeling being on the outside. Plus the egalitarian brim of the nose you mentioned as well, peering down on those lesser beings whom don't believe. The more religious, the bigger the hypocrite.

Check out Bad Religion 'Punk Song'. Also, check out punk band Stiff Little Fingers and some of their songs, like 'The Cosh', 'Tinderbox', 'Each Dollar A Bullet', 'Half A Life Away'.

for church credit, bless your heart😁

Another fun one is "my sanity" from br

Personally loved this reaction.

Skatepunk is life

I wanna conquer the world..........do this one.....thank's

We're Only Gonna Die

sixteen shots, Stiff Little Fingers( true story), This is the best i can offer

Please check out Budgie, one of the bands that inspired metallica and megadeth but very unknown!

Sometimes you need to look at the time frame from which the song and album is released. In punk when dealing with political issues it's timely related to what's happening in the world at that time. I believe this was released during the Bush senior era...

I think you would enjoy some Allegaeon - Stellar Tidal Disruption. But WTH do I know?

This guys has some great punk reacats. But can you imagine NOFX dont call me white or Rancid Let me Go from him.. need it

Fuck Ya !!! We Got It.

Pity is my fav by BR.

If you want some Lyrics that hits hard try Sinister Rouge

i know i'm late to the party but you want jamming songs with powerful messages? "tiiny voices" by bad religion.

React to Bad Religion Sorrow

There are 2 meanings to the song. George Bush Sr during the 1st Gulf War said Jesus was on the side of America. How every other country laughed at our elitest attitude. This is also a huge takedown of American Evangelicalism.

Blitz - New Age

Do Dead Kennedys "Nazi Punks fuck off"

Can y'all do Boy Named Sue by Johnny Cash? Please! It's great

Did you get a chance to listen to Immortally Insane by Pantera?? Reaction Video!!!! Lol

It looks like you're reacting to this very reaction of yours, (uh, because of the monitor next to you) -at the beginning and end

Please react to this☺ Ärzte-morgens Pauken (from their new album) Punkrock

Listen to Working to be Poor by .. Gay Black Republican

@ a Bad Religion concert: 30k people screaming “one nation…Under god!” At full volume. You’re missing the point sheeple

react to in my life by johnny cash plzzzzzz

Forget Love shack, you gotta check out the B-52’s?! They might even respond? Here is, Private Idaho: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r76dodCnqdKRkaM.html. An unbelievable band that should be nominated into the Rock N Roll hall of fame soon! You’ll never see or hear a band like Tim his ever again. Enjoy! 😍😎🎼🎸👩‍🎤

I'd have to say that God doesn't favor Americans, but that the first Americans understood and fought for the freedom and rights, based on judeo Christian values...That we have our God given right to be alive and entitled with life, liberty, and to each our own...pursue happiness