if you're interested in learning more about the inspiration behind this song, you should try and track down a copy of the documentary "atomic cafe". it's made up of propaganda, radio broadcasts, footage from army recruitment videos, etc. from
around the end of WWII/beginning of the cold war. the quotes that are used at the beginning and end of this song are all in the movie and the movie itself is actually really interesting. i had to watch it for my u.s. history class and my friend recognized the quotes and played the song for me; it was the first desaparecidos song i had ever heard even though i've been a big bright eyes fan forever, and now i'm hooked on desaparecidos as well.
if you're interested in learning more about the inspiration behind this song, you should try and track down a copy of the documentary "atomic cafe". it's made up of propaganda, radio broadcasts, footage from army recruitment videos, etc. from around the end of WWII/beginning of the cold war. the quotes that are used at the beginning and end of this song are all in the movie and the movie itself is actually really interesting. i had to watch it for my u.s. history class and my friend recognized the quotes and played the song for me; it was the first desaparecidos song i had ever heard even though i've been a big bright eyes fan forever, and now i'm hooked on desaparecidos as well.