On this day, March 30, 1981, John Hinckley thought he had found a way to impress Jodie Foster.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan

As hard as this may be to believe, someone wrote a song about it. It manages to offend just about everybody. I am not endorsing this, but here it is. It's not exactly "America the Beautiful."

Just as incredibly, I heard this on WTJU sometime in the mid-80s, spring of 1986, I guess. I have it on open reel tape. That time I heard it on WTJU was the one and only time I've ever heard it other than on the YouTube video I've posted here. It didn't seem to get a lot of airplay.

Where are those guys now, I wonder.

If this thread gets yanked, I won't be surprised.

Crucifucks - Hinkley Had a Vision (Live) w/Lyrics
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John Hinckley Jr.

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Depiction in media

Phoenix, Arizona hardcore punk band Jodie Foster's Army (JFA) formed in 1981 and their name was a reference to the assassination attempt. Their eponymous song referred to Hinckley. Ohio new wave band Devo recorded a song "I Desire" for their fifth studio album, Oh, No! It's Devo (1982), which brought the band controversy because the lyrics were taken directly from a poem written by Hinckley. Hinckley has claimed that he has not received royalties for the use of his poem by them. In 1984 Lansing, Michigan hardcore band the Crucifucks recorded "Hinkley Had a Vision" [sic] which expressed a desire to kill the president. Another new wave band, Wall of Voodoo, released a song about Hinckley and his life titled "Far Side of Crazy" (1985), with the name also being a quotation from his poetry. Singer-songwriter Carmaig de Forest devoted a verse of his song "Hey Judas" to Hinckley, blaming him for Reagan's increased popularity following the assassination attempt.

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Thu Mar 30, 2023: On this day, March 30, 1981, John Hinckley thought he had found a way to impress Jodie Foster.

Mon Mar 30, 2020: On this day, March 30, 1981, John Hinckley thought he had found a way to impress Jodie Foster.

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Hinckley shooting Reagan happened just three months after John Lennon

was shot. I remember thinking the world was going crazy.

[MissLilyBart]

2. Stephen Sondheim wrote one, too

"Unworthy of Your Love", from Assassins. (It's a duet, between Hinckley and Squeaky Fromme, and if that isn't some kind of twisted shit I don't know what is.)

Original cast recording:

[JohnnyRingo]

3. Not the catchiest tune.

The Ramones and Dead Kennedys aren't likely to use them as an opening act, but that's some real punk cred.
If only they had a front man, guitar player, and a drummer.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

4. Once a year is enough for me.

And good morning.