I love this song. It's slyly subversive and full of the sarcasm that Gang of Four were so good at.
Here, they are trashing the machismo that's used as a marketing tool of the armed forces. It plays on all the cliches of 'becoming a real man' by tying them to sexual prowess, and ultimately exposes them as impotent-the guy who is so full of self confidence can't perform without receiving an order.
I love this song. It's slyly subversive and full of the sarcasm that Gang of Four were so good at. Here, they are trashing the machismo that's used as a marketing tool of the armed forces. It plays on all the cliches of 'becoming a real man' by tying them to sexual prowess, and ultimately exposes them as impotent-the guy who is so full of self confidence can't perform without receiving an order.