BAD BRAINS - -I Against I-

(guinæpig // rhoya)
Original track by Crass off the Album Penis Envy (1981)

Original music by Crass. Songwriters: Penny Rimbaud / Jones / Gee Vaucher / Steve Ignorant / Peter Coomber / Philip Andrew Clancey / Andrew John Palmer / Joy Muriel Elizabeth Haney

Song available on Compilation album:  CRASS​:​: DECONSTRUCTED RECONSTRUCTED
https://industrialcoast.bandcamp.com/album/crass-deconstructed-reconstructed
https://industrialcoast.bandcamp.com/track/bata-motel
https://soundcloud.com/rhoya

Ineffable Ruin: Bata Motel  (Crass Cover)

Side B

Think

Mickey Mouse Is Dead (Subhumans cover)

Reagan Youth - New Aryans

Katy Goodman & Greta Morgan - Pay To Cum (Bad Brains)

The Feeding of the 5000 (remastered 2010)

CRASS - Punk is Dead

performed by: Crass, from the album: Penis Envy

~Where Next Columbus? (1980)~

Anothers hope, anothers game
Anothers loss, anothers gain
Anothers lies, anothers truth
Anothers doubt, anothers proof
Anothers left, anothers right
Anothers peace, anothers fight
Anothers name, anothers aim
Anothers fall, anothers fame
Anothers pride, anothers shame
Anothers love, anothers pain
Anothers hope, anothers game
Anothers loss, anothers gain
Anothers lies, anothers truth
Anothers doubt, anothers proof
Anothers left, anothers right
Anothers peace, anothers fight
Marx had an idea from the confusion of his head
Then there were a thousand more waiting to be led
The books are sold, the quotes are bought
You learn them well and then you're caught
Anothers left, anothers right
Anothers peace, anothers fight
Mussolini had ideas from the confusion of his heart
Then there were a thousand more waiting to play their part
The stage was set, the costumes worn
And another empire of destruction born
Anothers name, anothers aim
Anothers fall, anothers fame
Jung had an idea from the confusion of his dream
Then there were a thousand more waiting to be seen
You're not yourself, the theory says
But I can help, your complex pays
Anothers hope, anothers game
Anothers loss, anothers gain
Satre had an idea from the confusion of his brain
Then there were a thousand more indulging in his pain
Revelling in isolation and existential choice
Can you truly be alone when you use anothers voice?
Anothers lies, anothers truth
Anothers doubt, anothers proof
The idea born in someones mind
Is nurtured by a thousand blind
Anonymous beings, vacuous souls
Do you fear the confusion, your lack of control?
You lift your arm to write a name
So caught up in the identity game
Who do you see? Who do you watch?
Who's your leader? Which is your flock?
Who do you watch? Who do you watch?
Who's your leader? Which is your flock?
Einstein had an idea from the confusion of his knowledge
Then there were a thousand more turning to advantage
They realised that their god was dead
So they reclaimed power through the bomb instead
Anothers code, anothers brain
They'll shower us all in deadly rain
Jesus had an idea from the confusion of his soul
Then there were a thousand more waiting to take control
The guilt is sold, forgiveness bought
The cross is there as your reward
Anothers love, anothers pain
Anothers pride, anothers shame
Do you watch at a distance from the side you have chosen?
Whose answers serve you best? Who'll save you from confusion?
Who will leave you an exit and a comfortable cover
Who will take you oh so near the edge, but never drop you over?
Who do you watch?


Where Next Columbus?

“Do They Owe Us a Living?” is one of the very first songs recorded by the British anarchist punk band Crass in 1977. The chorus is “do they owe us a living? Of course they fucking do,” meaning that we all—regardless of who we are or where we come from or what we do for work—deserve quality of life. That this idea is still radical in 2020 is testament to the infuriating lack of creativity, empathy, and joy that constitutes life in a purely capitalist society. 

Crass sold their albums so cheaply they lost money on every sale; this single costs $5 and we’re donating 100% of proceeds to One Fair Wage’s Emergency Coronavirus Tipped and Service Worker Support Fund, which provides direct cash assistance to restaurant workers, car service drivers, delivery workers, personal service workers and more who are owed a living, now as ever. 

Our recording owes a huge debt of gratitude to The Soft Pink Truth, who recorded an excellent version of “Do They Owe Us a Living?” for 2004 for Do You Want New Wave (Or Do You Want The Soft Pink Truth?). Our cover is a cover of this cover. 

The Crass Logo was designed by Dave King. We made this pixel version in Animal Crossing.

Lyrics:

Do they owe us a living? 
Of course they do, of course they do 
Do they owe us a living? 
Of course they fucking do 

They don't want me anymore, threw it on the floor 
Used to call me sweet thing, I'm nobody's plaything 
And now that I am different, love to bust my head 
You'd love to see me cop out, love to see me dead 

Do they owe us a living? 
Of course they do, of course they do 
Do they owe us a living? 
Of course they fucking do 

The living that is owed to me, I'm never going to get 
Buggered this whole world up, up to their necks in debt. 
Give you a lobotomy for something you ain't done 
Make you the epitome of everything that's wrong 

Do they owe us a living? 
Of course they do, of course they do 
Do they owe us a living? 
Of course they fucking do 

Don't take any notice of what the public thinks 
So much on the TV, just don't want to think. 
Used you as a target, they want to sell advice 
When you don't want to hear it, say you're full of vice 

Do they owe us a living? 
Of course they do, of course they do 
Do they owe us a living? 
Of course they fucking do

Credits:

Released April 3, 2020 
Recorded, performed, produced, and mixed by YACHT 
Mastered by Timothy Stollenwerk

Donate on Bandcamp:
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Do They Owe Us A Living

YACHT - Do They Owe Us A Living?

78 - Marked For Life (Poison Idea)

Punk Is Dead (I Recognise That Tone) Stuart W Ramsay

Where Next Columbus?

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