Black Flag Drinking and Driving
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Director: Randall Jahnson. Producer: Becka Boss. Camera: Cris Lombardi. Editor: Phil Hopper.
Shot in early 1986 at various LA-area locations.
Vocalist Henry Rollins was the only member of Black Flag's '86 line-up (guitarist Greg Ginn, bassist Kira Roessler, drummer Bill Stevenson, and Rollins) who wanted to be in the video.
From the director:
Like in the minutemen's 'This Ain't No Picnic,' we again integrated film we shot with existing footage (this time of crash-test dummies) in order to keep the overall cost down.
We started the day shooting at an auto wrecking yard in Irwindale. I gave Rollins a sledge hammer (which I still have) and told him to have fun. He was a tattooed kid in a candy store.
At twilight we moved to a new housing tract being built in Upland. We set up in a cul-de-sac of homes in various states of construction. Of course someone called the cops. I convinced the officer who showed that we were from UCLA and shooting a student film. He was suspicious that I didn't have any ID proving this, but left without hassling us further. We got two shots off before our portable generator died. We were then forced to use available light sources - road flares and headlights.
When we moved to the hills behind town, things started to get weird.
After shooting for about 45 minutes, we discovered a car laying on its back just a few yards from our location. We hadn't noticed it because everything was so dark. It was a recent wreck, possibly within the last few hours. I asked everyone to take a look around the immediate area to make sure there was no one hurt or dead Fortunately, we didn't find anyone.
We were just starting to roll again when several drunks showed up and began harassing us. Annoyed, Rollins grew more and more belligerent. He kept asking me if he could go over and beat the shit out of them. I was reminded of a snarling Rotweiler straining against a leash.
Then the drunks noticed the wrecked car in the shadows and began ransacking it. At that point we moved to another location about a half-mile further up the mountain. We got a few more shots with Rollins in the hellish glow of a road flare when we heard a muffled explosion. We looked down the mountainside and saw the wrecked car engulfed in flames and the drunks tearing away.
Time to bail. I would've had a hard time convincing the cops we had nothing to do with the fire - especially with highly-flammable flares and a character like Rollins in our midst. We threw the gear into our vehicles and drove out the only way we could - right by the burning car. Rollins was with me in my Mustang (the one in the video) when we passed it. He was rocking up and down in the passenger seat, howling with delight. Fire engines blew by us as we raced for the nearest freeway onramp.
Next time I saw Rollins he said that night was the most fun he'd ever had.
MTV turned down the video. They thought it was a pro-drinking and driving statement. Amusing, given that Rollins was militantly straight-edge. - Hudba
My name is Henry Rollins, and this is Off-road Tattoo!
Man, how do you perform the words dumbest tattoo? Lol lol 😅😅😅😅😅😅
What a riff
Greg Ginn's guitar playing describes probably how I feel all the time.
"MY NAME IS HENRY ROLLINS, AND THIS IS OFF ROAD TATTOO!"
-Jackass the Movie
When I was in my 20s I had a job on an oil tanker. A co- worker younger than me still listened to some punk rocker stuff, Black Flag, Dirty Rotten Embiciles this song always stood out we had a blast listening to that stuff drinking and I hadn't heard any much punk rocker stuff I was Rush, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd ZZ Top I'm from Arkansas but had always heard of these guys they were actually pretty awesome. My friend and I jammed this stuff it was a really fun time of my life even though we were johnny come lately
When your young and dumb it's a party song. At 30 you listen to it and feel all the anxiety of all the times you drove drunk and didn't kill anyone or yourself.
I almost killed myself driving and drinking a month ago. I still feel anxious when I think about the car rolling. Left unscratched. Never fucking again.
@@griftegrd it's a shame that you had to learn on your own mistakes, good that nothing else other than your pride was hurt. Good for you for deciding never to drink and drive again, hope you'll stick to that
I don't think it was ever a party song I think it was making fun of the people who drink and drive
Yes! Thank God no one was ever injured by my youthful stupidity
Not a party song. Henry didn't drink. It was insulting alcoholics.
Greg Ginn plays guitar like it’s a machine gun.
Such a haunting, simple song, an even simpler, more haunting video.
My favorite song of Black Flag with American Waste
this song is almost four minutes long
isn't that, like, over the legal limit
For 80's hardcore...yeah,by about 40 seconds. 😆
90% of all quality songs are under 3 minutes.
@@kookadams85this is the 10 percent
Skeleton too drunk to drive is the funniest shit I ever seen
Wait whatttt isn't tv party the only black flag song with their own music video? This is coool.
how tf i didn't found this after 2 years of being a huge fanatic of this band
There's your answer. 2 years isn't very much. This video was in the mid 80's. You kind of had to be there.
Slip It In also has a music video!
Just... amazing
Is the driver wearing a silver shamrock mask from Halloween III?
It reminds me of The Misfits Crimson Ghost logo.
ginnrollins211 I think it's a skull
Misfits mask
Us drunk drivers are oppressed, we need to speak up for the booze cruise community
It's the drunk crashers that give us a bad reputation
We need the gov't to implement common sense car control 😢
Cool! Love the story in the description
mtv was not ready for black flag's brand of satire
I remember this video when I was a kid.
It's New Year's 2024 and this has been a public service announcement .
OMG this vid still rawks after all these years!
Great tune
Awesome
such a good video
fantásticos
Does anyone else think that Henry Rollins looks SO like Charles Manson in this vid?
I think that what he was goin for at this time
@@gustavmarie Or he was just growing out his hair, not sure what this has to do with Charles Manson
@@cavemancult1999 He was obsessed with Manson at the time and even corresponded with him. Manson sent Rollins music recorded in prison to put out on SST, which they didn't obviously.
this is my fav black flag song :)
Bangingly bombing. Fantastic.
Busted car, busted head
You had a friend but now he's dead
This video is a wet dream come true!
Wasn't this written about Vince Neil killing the Hanoi Rocks lead singer?
Correction as per comment below - drummer, not singer
From a google search it was actually the drummer(?)
Pretty sure its about drinking and driving in general
You’re thinking of ‘Butt Fuck’ by Nuclear Assault
So much hate on Henry Rollins, but i don't fuckin know why. He was the best singer of Black Flag |||| in my opinion. I very liked Dez too, but Henry (was) is my favorite. Please bring back Kira, Henry, or Bill. I love Greg Ginn, but the Black Flag is not Black Flag Without Henry. Like the Dead Kennedys, you know..
Agreed 100%. Henry Rollins is incredible. his talent and energy is unmatched.
What for real henry rollings was in the band i didnt know that.
The songwriting & overall sound of the band took a nosedive after "Damaged." Not necessarily Henry's fault but 82-86 is mostly unlistenable & didn't age well,like the vast majority of other punk rock bands.
@@E.C.2This is such an awful take. Just admit your brain capacity is too small to comprehend and enjoy songs that aren’t “TV Party” and “Six Pack”.
I think it's cuz the songwriting shifted and cuz ppl see Henry as a jock macho man type
Don't drink and drive!❤
Ginn is in!!
I thank God, I never hurt anyone driving. I'm sober!!!!!!!!
This song reminds me of a song from The Dead Milkmen. But, I can’t remember it for the life of me.
MY W.A.R.!!!
YOU’RE ONE OF THEM!!!
Ouch !
.....rrrrrraaaadddd. said the Nutty Apple Man
MADD approved this video
I'm going to have every police officer watching me ride. I won't speed, I promise officers
I think that this song should it be on Tony Hawk's Underground 2, 'cause there is drunk people parts, like: Boston and Berlin.
ehh hawk just goes round yellin kickflip at everyone not hardcore nuff for this shit he he
@@luddite333he likes punk I think was in one of the hawk game
WRAP IT AROUND A TREE ! heh heh
Ryan Dunn favourite song.
Damn
Did Henry ever Trip & Drive from 1981-1986?
I love this song but I don't want anybody doin it
party on party on party on drink drink drive kill license to kill licence to kill
Bill Danforth
Lmao this song and black coffee sound so similar
Ah yes, some of Greg Ginn's "guitar playing".
what's that mean?
Wym? He definitely played guitar on this song.
Likr Old School Rap
:) :) :) :) :) :)
I drink vanilla coke or monsters sir
I thank almighty god i quit
Black Sabbath - Trashed
Chill out it’s satire
Sound like last night,baha
Drunk driving (based)
Straight edge (gay like Rollins)
Henry tripped regularly on psychedelics from late 1981 - summer 1986.
Hahaha.. These bone-heads drank and drove plenty! Just like the rest of us back then.
Charles Manson was punk………
I do not support the message of this song
Ok, nobody want know your opinion.
@@TheKevin786 I want know
@@duncefunce1513 You reply to comments from months ago? While you're here, you do realize that it's an anti-drinking and driving song, right? Of course you do. You're a troll.
@@Danimal77 I do not reply to messages from months ago, from today, or at all
Don't mind me, I'm just here replying to a comment from next month.
I dont condone this!!!!!!!!!! Its terrible
+David H I don't think anyone in the right mind condones drinking and driving lol.
It's an anti-drinking and driving song idiot.
@Flavor Bud Living pro-responsibility, in fact
The Crimson Ghost driving.