Bruce Cockburn wrote it after he took a trip to Nicaragua in the early 80's (a type when political oppression was going on and the US government were being a load of assholes. Kinda like what Bush is doing in Iraq, asshole).
Anyway, this song is about an individual who has seen so much terror and suffering and he's wishing that he could just end all of the violent issues, even if it means killing American troops who are oppressing people-although this person doesn't believe in violence but is so desperate to make shit end
@River Wolf Guatumala, not Nicaragua. American troops? The Reagan administration was giving military assistance to Guatemala but there were no American troops in either country.
@River Wolf Guatumala, not Nicaragua. American troops? The Reagan administration was giving military assistance to Guatemala but there were no American troops in either country.
@River Wolf Guatumala, not Nicaragua. American troops? The Reagan administration was giving military assistance to Guatemala but there were no American troops in either country.
@River Wolf Guatumala, not Nicaragua. American troops? The Reagan administration was giving military assistance to Guatemala but there were no American troops in either country.
This song is amazing.
Bruce Cockburn wrote it after he took a trip to Nicaragua in the early 80's (a type when political oppression was going on and the US government were being a load of assholes. Kinda like what Bush is doing in Iraq, asshole).
Anyway, this song is about an individual who has seen so much terror and suffering and he's wishing that he could just end all of the violent issues, even if it means killing American troops who are oppressing people-although this person doesn't believe in violence but is so desperate to make shit end
@River Wolf Guatumala, not Nicaragua. American troops? The Reagan administration was giving military assistance to Guatemala but there were no American troops in either country.
@River Wolf Guatumala, not Nicaragua. American troops? The Reagan administration was giving military assistance to Guatemala but there were no American troops in either country.
@River Wolf Guatumala, not Nicaragua. American troops? The Reagan administration was giving military assistance to Guatemala but there were no American troops in either country.
@River Wolf Guatumala, not Nicaragua. American troops? The Reagan administration was giving military assistance to Guatemala but there were no American troops in either country.