Submitted by big_macaroons t3_ylccqm in todayilearned
well it is a no nuke protest song..
I gotta say, hearing Fluke's song Atom Bomb on a car commercial a few years back really made me feel old.
That and Absurd are timeless.
What better way to protest against the proliferation of devastating nuclear weapons than purchasing a Ford and signing up for the U.S. Army?
Other than “I study nuclear science…” where is the anti nuke protest in the lyrics? Or is this what the band has said?
he has said the future was so bright because of nuclear holocausts. and the scientists are in high demand to make more bombs.
Ha! Well, I know art can be abstract but… it’s hard to make a powerful statement if they’re being that vague.
they cut a bunch of the really dark stuff for being too obvious. though there are some versions out there (according to the wiki page).
Other not so obvious ones being: Everybody walk the Dinosaur, 99 Luft Balloons, and Melt with You.
They cannot all be as straight shooting with their message as Sun Ra.
Sure, but with the exception of anyone reading up on the song, everyone thinks it’s an upbeat song about graduation, world is your oyster kind of stuff. And while I appreciate their clout in denying the sellout now, they sold out long ago when they cut the more controversial stuff in order to be more radio-friendly…
No clue why you're getting downvoted; your points seem pretty valid to me.
It’s probably all of the guys in Timbuk 3
They wound up cutting all the lyrics that made it clear what it was actually about.
It's what the writer of the song said. It's about a smart guy who studies physics and ends up building a bomb that wipes out humanity. (Most of that doesn't come out in the song, I'll grant you.) The thing that's so bright is the bomb going off.
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