Hard Times? Well, Flashback to This!

We all judge the times by our personal situations and how hard we are affected by the not so good times. If you think times are hard now you are correct, and things will most likely get worse before they get better. However, to put things in some sort of perspective, let’s realize that we aren’t the only ones to experience less than great periods in history.

So, let’s flashback to the year 1984, when a little hardcore punk rock band called The Circle Jerks penned a little song about the hard times they were experiencing amidst the Los Angeles punk scene in the early 1980s. Their woeful song is called When The Shit Hits The Fan and it’s very interesting to note that these lyrics sound as if they were written very recently – 33 years after the song was written.

If it’s all coming back around, then we should see a punk, ska and reggae scene develop with the increasing unhappiness over our current situation. Remember, disaffected  and unemployed youth have caused some of our most interesting and memorable times as well.

When The Shit Hits The Fan   
by The Circle Jerks (1984)

In a sluggish economy
inflation, recession
hits the land of the free
standing in unemployment lines
blame the government for hard times
we just get by
however we can
we all gotta duck
when the shit hits the fan
10 kids in a cadillac
stand in lines for welfare checks
let’s all leach off the state
gee! the money’s really great!
soup lines
free loaves of bread
5 pound blocks of cheese
bags of groceries
social security
has run out on you and me
we do whatever we can
gotta duck when the shit hits the fan