It's obviously an anti-war song. Basically it says we glorify people like Johnny for winning wars (All the papers write about Johnny/All the radios shout out his name), but in reality, killing someone shouldn't seem like something to celebrate (He grabbed his gun and shot me down/Ack ack ack ack). Those last two lines really send a chill down my spine every time I hear them.
By the way, did anyone see the music video for this song? (Yes, they actually made a music video for a song that's not even 30 seconds long.) It's a hilarious video - they pay a tribute to The Three Stooges by acting like them in the video.
It's obviously an anti-war song. Basically it says we glorify people like Johnny for winning wars (All the papers write about Johnny/All the radios shout out his name), but in reality, killing someone shouldn't seem like something to celebrate (He grabbed his gun and shot me down/Ack ack ack ack). Those last two lines really send a chill down my spine every time I hear them.
By the way, did anyone see the music video for this song? (Yes, they actually made a music video for a song that's not even 30 seconds long.) It's a hilarious video - they pay a tribute to The Three Stooges by acting like them in the video.