Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore

"Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore"
Song by John Prine from the album John Prine
Released 1971
Recorded American Recording Studios, Memphis
Genre Folk music
Length 2:51
Label Atlantic
Composer John Prine
John Prine track listing
Pretty Good "Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore"
(1 (side 2))		 Far From Me
(2)

"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 [1]

Performances

References

  1. ^ Myers, Andrea. "Mason Jennings at Orpheum Theatre on 6/24/06" (web review). Archived from the original on 2007-12-17. http://web.archive.org/web/20071217183153/http://www.howwastheshow.com/index.cfm/action/reviews.view/reviewKey/7. Retrieved 2008-03-19. 
John Prine
Studio albums
John Prine (1971) · Diamonds in the Rough (1972) · Sweet Revenge (1973) · Common Sense (1975) · Bruised Orange (1978) · Pink Cadillac (1979) · Storm Windows (1980) · Aimless Love (1984) · German Afternoons (1986) · The Missing Years (1991) · A John Prine Christmas (1994) · Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings (1995) · In Spite of Ourselves (1999) · Souvenirs (2000) · Fair & Square (2005) · Standard Songs for Average People (with Mac Wiseman) (2007)
Live albums
John Prine Live (1988) · Live on Tour (1997) In Person & On Stage (2010)
Compilation albums
Songs
"Sam Stone" · "Paradise" · "Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore" · "Angel from Montgomery" · "The Great Compromise"
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