I agree that this, as with all the songs on this album, are about the political climate and specifically catered to what was the upcoming 2004 election at the time. However, this song is definitely NOT about prostitution. This song is about the title, the "Greater Wrong of the Right" (the right wing that is). This song is calling for a grass roots rebellion, a revolution from the streets. Ohgr is pointing out in his typically poetic stylings all the faults of this government. If this song is about any one specific issue being faced in that election, it would be the Patriot Acts and AUMF (Authorization for the Use of Military Force), giving the President unprecedented authority to erode our freedoms, particularly our right to privacy, all so that he and his fat-cat, oil-hording friends can turn some extra profit ("Be a politician, eroding all your freedoms, down the rabbit hole cracks, money markets fall, through a looking glass, time becomes too fast, all to benefit the rich")
I'm not sure it's so particularly American, again, seeing that Skinny Puppy is not an American band...
America influences world politics greatly, though, so I think a lot of your explanation is still right.
I'm not sure it's so particularly American, again, seeing that Skinny Puppy is not an American band...
America influences world politics greatly, though, so I think a lot of your explanation is still right.
I agree that this, as with all the songs on this album, are about the political climate and specifically catered to what was the upcoming 2004 election at the time. However, this song is definitely NOT about prostitution. This song is about the title, the "Greater Wrong of the Right" (the right wing that is). This song is calling for a grass roots rebellion, a revolution from the streets. Ohgr is pointing out in his typically poetic stylings all the faults of this government. If this song is about any one specific issue being faced in that election, it would be the Patriot Acts and AUMF (Authorization for the Use of Military Force), giving the President unprecedented authority to erode our freedoms, particularly our right to privacy, all so that he and his fat-cat, oil-hording friends can turn some extra profit ("Be a politician, eroding all your freedoms, down the rabbit hole cracks, money markets fall, through a looking glass, time becomes too fast, all to benefit the rich")
I'm not sure it's so particularly American, again, seeing that Skinny Puppy is not an American band... America influences world politics greatly, though, so I think a lot of your explanation is still right.
I'm not sure it's so particularly American, again, seeing that Skinny Puppy is not an American band... America influences world politics greatly, though, so I think a lot of your explanation is still right.