Sex Pistols—We Are All Punks!
by George Fish
by George Fish
No,
God won’t save the Queen Though David Cameron
might
try to before he gets his proper
comeuppance
from
an outraged public that finally wakes up to the fact
that
it got hoodwinked even of its own
willful blindness
and
volition But Johnny Rotten sang it well
and properly,
“We’re your future!”
whether you like it or not
In
the ‘60s we shouted, “We are all Vietnamese!”
In the
‘80s
and ‘90s we were all punks In 2015 we
are outcasts,
low-wage
robots who work our asses off and can’t make a living
Yes,
we are Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Arthur Wilson and
Tamir
Rice and also Bernie Sanders, John
Brown and
Eugene
Debs 'cause we know you can be old at
25 and young
at
75 it’s a matter of an open mind and
open heart No we’re not “pretty/pretty
vacant/and we don’t care” we care
deeply so we
thank
Johnny Rotten, Sid Vicious, Paul Cook and Steve Jones
The
Sex Pistols for talking to, for and at
us we are punks and
Vietnamese and Chinese factory workers (not
Chinese bigwigs)
and African American and
Palestinian and Egyptian and
Honduran and
Venezuelan and just plain illegal everywhere
We
are oppressed and we stand with all
oppressed and all
fighting
back against oppression
No,
we’re not “pretty/pretty vacant” and we
do care one helluva lot
Bio: George Fish is an Indiana freelance journalist and poet
whose work has appeared in several national and regional publications and
websites, especially those of left and alternative publications. He has been
described as "knowledgeable in an unusual variety of fields." In
addition to short stories and poems, Fish has also published extensively on
economics and politics; popular music, especially blues; and humor. He also
does Lenny Bruce/George Carlin-inspired stand-up comedy.
Editor's note: It was in October 1976 when the Sex Pistols recorded "God Save the Queen." To hear the song, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02D2T3wGCYg
Editor's note: It was in October 1976 when the Sex Pistols recorded "God Save the Queen." To hear the song, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02D2T3wGCYg