This is a biting and sardonic song rife with black humor that is narrated from the point of an American everyman trying to have a nice little summer barbecue. It opens with him expressing his blatant disregard for the environment and his ignorance of the world around him--all he wants is beer and hot dogs. The song takes an ironic turn when "one of those A-rab countries" starts dropping bombs on the barbecue. The song becomes meta-ironic when Dave Insurgent sings "It's a beautiful day for a barbecue; this time the hot dog's you. Oh wow, man, that makes me think of karma." The song has no clear message; it's more of a cynical parable that you laugh at mean-spiritedly. At least, I do.
I love the riff towards the end, that starts adter "talking about some FAILED NEGOTIATION?"
This is a biting and sardonic song rife with black humor that is narrated from the point of an American everyman trying to have a nice little summer barbecue. It opens with him expressing his blatant disregard for the environment and his ignorance of the world around him--all he wants is beer and hot dogs. The song takes an ironic turn when "one of those A-rab countries" starts dropping bombs on the barbecue. The song becomes meta-ironic when Dave Insurgent sings "It's a beautiful day for a barbecue; this time the hot dog's you. Oh wow, man, that makes me think of karma." The song has no clear message; it's more of a cynical parable that you laugh at mean-spiritedly. At least, I do. I love the riff towards the end, that starts adter "talking about some FAILED NEGOTIATION?"