(Chorus)
Fly little bird to Hiroshima
On the way a load
Speak the magic word to Hiroshima
Let the sky explode
Hiroshima!
Hiroshima!
There's a shadow of a man at Hiroshima,
Where he passed the moon.
In a wonderland at Hiroshima,
Where he died too soon
And the world remembers his face
Remembers the flame was
Hiroshima...
[Chorus]
And the world remembers his name
Remembers the flame was
Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Hiroshima...
[Instrumental]
Hiroshima was the flame!
Know his face, we know his name!
We're remembering the place was here!
Shadow of a man at Hiroshima,
Where he passed the moon.
In a wonderland at Hiroshima
Where he died too soon
And the world remembers his name
Remembers the flame was
Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Hiroshima...
Hiroshima!
Hiroshima!
Oh...no no no!
Oh, no, don't do it!
[Chorus]
Fly little bird to Hiroshima
On the way a load
Speak the magic word to Hiroshima
Let the sky explode
Hiroshima!
Where he passed the moon.
In a wonderland at Hiroshima,
Where he died too soon
And the world remembers his face
Remembers the flame was
And the world remembers his name
Remembers the flame was
Know his face, we know his name!
We're remembering the place was here!
Where he passed the moon.
In a wonderland at Hiroshima
Where he died too soon
And the world remembers his name
Remembers the flame was
Hiroshima!
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This song is obviously about the first ever atomic bomb that blew up Hiroshima. Alas, I hope someone can interpret the words of this song because everything except the explosion and the shadow of a man who died too soon don't make too much sense to me. For example, what's with the little bird?
With that said, if the man didn't start a war and enslaved other nations (like China), he wouldn't have "died too soon". Can you imagine a similar song about the Germans that "died too soon"? Sandra herself is German and probably wouldn't have dared to sing the same song about her own people.
But there's something more phony about Hiroshima references - and that is the complete lack of Nagasaki references. It shows everyone involved never even bothered to research what actually happened. I know Sandra just covered this song, but still.
[Edit: Fixed spelling and grammar]
@lwc Little bird = B-29 Superfortress bomber..
@lwc Little bird = B-29 Superfortress bomber..
In a original song by Wishful Thinking it's a "metal bird", so it's definately B-29..
In a original song by Wishful Thinking it's a "metal bird", so it's definately B-29..