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Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore
"Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore" is an anti-war song by John Prine. It appeared on his eponymous introductory album, "John Prine" (1971). It's an attack on phony patriotism, especially in the context of exhibitionistic chauvinism.
Mention in print.
Time Magazine, 24 July 1972 
Performances.
- Mason Jennings
See also.
- List of anti-war songs
two young lovers failing to connect with anybody but themselves and got the characters’ names from a book to help expectant parents name their baby. Prine biographer Eddie Huffman notes, “On the surface the song may have been about masturbation, but on another level Prine aimed at a deeper truth about loneliness and isolation. Steve Goodman would cover the song on his self-titled 1971 album.
"Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore" is an anti-war song which attacks phony patriotism, especially in