He is best remembered for his notorious live performances that typically featured wildly transgressive acts such as Allin defecating and urinating onstage, rolling in excrement, committing self-injury, performing naked, taunting people to perform fellatio on him, and violent actions toward the audience. Although more notorious for his stage antics than for his wide body of music, he recorded prolifically, not only in the punk rock genre, but also in spoken word, country and Rolling Stones-influenced rock.
Biography
Childhood
He was born Jesus Christ Allin at Weeks’ Memorial Hospital, in Lancaster, New Hampshire. He was given this messianic name because his father, Merle Allin, Sr. (a religious and antisocial man), then 32 years old, had told his wife, Arleta Gunther, then 21 years old, that an angel had visited him and told him that his newborn son would be a great man in the vein of the Messiah. As a young child, his older brother, Merle Allin, Jr., was unable to pronounce “Jesus” properly and kept calling him “Jeje”, which became “GG”. The family lived in a log cabin with no water or electricity. Allin’s father, who forbade all conversation in the home after dark, was reportedly physically/sexually abusive and mentally unstable, though GG himself never used this as an excuse for any of his own eccentricities.
AUTOMATIC
G.G. Allin Lyrics
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Over and over it's like a game, game, game!
Think you're Miss High Society,
Fuckin' all the rock stars that you meet, fuck me!
It makes no sense the things you do or say girl (automatic)
Cause everything you say comes back to me (automatic)
Don't go play with me emotionally (automatic)
Think you are mister know it all, know all!
Standards high but you value small, small, small
Class-A assholes telling you what to do, what to do!
If you're from Boston you gotta be cool, fuck you!
The lyrics to G.G. Allin's song Automatic are an angry rant against a girl who is portrayed as superficial, insincere and manipulative. The repetition of the words "same" and "game" in the first verse suggest that the singer is frustrated with the girl's predictability and lack of authenticity. Her apparent social status and sexual promiscuity are ridiculed in the exclamation "Think you're Miss High Society, fuckin' all the rockstars that you meet, fuck me!"
The second verse starts with the accusation that the girl's behavior makes no sense and that "everything you say comes back to me." The singer warns the girl not to "go play with me emotionally" or else he'll make her "bleed internally." The violent imagery in this line adds to the aggressive tone of the song and suggests that the singer is not simply venting his anger but threatening action.
The third verse continues the criticism of the girl's actions, calling her a "mister know it all" who values small things despite setting high standards. The mention of Boston is likely a reference to Allin's own origin and the way a certain kind of elitism and conformity was perceived in his community.
Overall, the song is a raw and brutal expression of rage against a person who is seen as fake, shallow and manipulative. The lyrics are full of obscenities and violent imagery, and the music is aggressive, fast-paced and uncompromising.
Line by Line Meaning
Everything you do is the same, same, same!
You have a predictable routine and are not living life to the fullest (automatic)
Over and over it's like a game, game, game!
Your repetitive behavior is boring and unfulfilling (automatic)
Think you're Miss High Society,
You believe you are superior to others in both status and character (automatic)
Fuckin' all the rock stars that you meet, fuck me!
You engage in promiscuous behavior that disregards the feelings of those around you (automatic)
It makes no sense the things you do or say girl (automatic)
Your actions and words are confusing and difficult to interpret (automatic)
Cause everything you say comes back to me (automatic)
Your words have consequences and affect others (automatic)
Don't go play with me emotionally (automatic)
Do not manipulate my emotions for your own gain (automatic)
Or I will make you bleed internally (automatic)
I will retaliate and hurt you deeply if you try to manipulate me (automatic)
Think you are mister know it all, know all!
You have an inflated ego and believe you are always right (automatic)
Standards high but you value small, small, small
You claim to have high standards but your priorities are misguided (automatic)
Class-A assholes telling you what to do, what to do!
You allow others who may not have your best interests in mind to control your actions (automatic)
If you're from Boston you gotta be cool, fuck you!
You conform to societal norms and are unwilling to be true to yourself (automatic)
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: WILLIAM DAVID SOUTH, BRENDON ARTHUR JAMES, THOMAS WILLIAM GEORGE WELHAM, ADAM MICHAEL WILSON
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@JimDangerZone
That's GG playing the drums, too. He was excellent. I was in the studio when this was being recorded - i think he might've even used my drums, but i don't remember. David Peel came in to do backup vocals on this one and a few others. The studio was a converted chicken coop in Auburn, NH, springtime, and the last person to have recorded there before GG & The Jabbers was none other then Ronald McDonald - who left an autographed photo that was on the wall in the sound room as this was being recorded. Lotsa laughs - and great tunes laid down.
@web2yt488
The burger guy?
@JimDangerZone
Ya, the corporate clown! We got a laugh out of that. It was bizarre.
@JimDangerZone
When i was with GG in 1980 and & '81, he didn't drink that much or do drugs. We'd have a few beers sometimes, and he smoked pot with me sometimes, but even with pot, he was a real lightweight. His eyes turned red as soon as i handed him my bong or a joint - before he even smoked any, his eyes would be bloodshot! It was amazing. I saw him drink whisky only once, when there was a street festival in Manchester, New Hampshire where he lived, he had a pint in his back pocket and was laughing a lot and having lots of fun. I split a hit of acid with him one night, but he told me the next day he'd thrown his half away, 'cause he'd had a bad experience with it before. He was a great guy, for the most part, always full of fun. There are a couple of articles ive written about him and the Jabbers, which I think I can still locate and share, if anyone's interested. He really screwed the Jabbers over.
@The_pricemaster
Jim Danger that's sick! Did you ever run into GG towards the end of his life, when he was throwin shit and stuff?
@JimDangerZone
Last time i saw him face to face was at a Wendy O. Williams concert in 1984, in Manchester, New Hampshire. We lost touch with each other by '85, until September of ';92 when we got back in touch. I had a long phone conversation with him, and we exchanged a couple of more letters, but i didn't see him again. He wrote to me on his last day in prison in early March, '93, and wanted to get together in person, but he was dead before that could happen.
@BaldBunny
I do enjoy pre-poop GG the most
@arturoacosta6583
I do enjoy the sober and sane G.G!!!...what happened afterwards is another chapter in his life.
@johnsampson6387
I genuinely like this stuff. The later stuff is good for shock value though.
@wesleypipes5673
The guitarist in this band can write a fucking solid solo that's for sure