In essence, this song is about subversion of a very strange sort, specifically the radio transmissions sent by the Nazis into Czechoslovakia during WWII to help initiate their takeover of the country.
Yes, the Third Reich used pirate radio. That does not make KISS FM equal to Hitler... Unless you're some kind of fanatical dubstep DJ, in which case your best option at this point is to just take more 'luudes.
But doesn't the song say "Prague to Berlin?" Would suggest the transmission originated in .cz. Don't know enough WW2 history to speculate on another meaning, though.
But doesn't the song say "Prague to Berlin?" Would suggest the transmission originated in .cz. Don't know enough WW2 history to speculate on another meaning, though.
Coldwar is correct to point this out. The song Black Radio is, in fact, about the Black Front which was a revolutionary National Socialist (Or, as Strasser called it: Social Nationalism) movement formed by Otto Strasser who left the NSDAP after accusing Hitler of betraying the NSDAP's socialist roots and being a power hungry monster (History speaks for itself. lol). This rebellion resulted in the "Night of the Long Knives" in which Hitler and his sidekick, Himmler, purged the party of anyone who threatened, or was perceived to be a threat to, Hitler's quest for ultimate power...
Coldwar is correct to point this out. The song Black Radio is, in fact, about the Black Front which was a revolutionary National Socialist (Or, as Strasser called it: Social Nationalism) movement formed by Otto Strasser who left the NSDAP after accusing Hitler of betraying the NSDAP's socialist roots and being a power hungry monster (History speaks for itself. lol). This rebellion resulted in the "Night of the Long Knives" in which Hitler and his sidekick, Himmler, purged the party of anyone who threatened, or was perceived to be a threat to, Hitler's quest for ultimate power and iron grip upon the party. Amongst that particular purge's victims was Gregor Strasser, Otto's brother. Otto managed to escape to Czechoslovakia and set up a Black Front propaganda machine there, circulating leaflets and sneaking them over the border into Germany whilst also setting up a radio station known as "Black Radio" before being chased out of Czechoslovakia by the Gestapo. The Gestapo hounded Otto Strasser for many years, attempting to silence him, and gave him the codeword "Nemesis" declaring him an enemy of the Reich. The symbol used by the Black Front was/is the Hammer and Sword in red, crossed and placed on a black background, hence the line: "The Hammer and the Sword, take it, it's yours."
In essence, this song is about subversion of a very strange sort, specifically the radio transmissions sent by the Nazis into Czechoslovakia during WWII to help initiate their takeover of the country.
Yes, the Third Reich used pirate radio. That does not make KISS FM equal to Hitler... Unless you're some kind of fanatical dubstep DJ, in which case your best option at this point is to just take more 'luudes.
I digress. Great, weird song.
But doesn't the song say "Prague to Berlin?" Would suggest the transmission originated in .cz. Don't know enough WW2 history to speculate on another meaning, though.
But doesn't the song say "Prague to Berlin?" Would suggest the transmission originated in .cz. Don't know enough WW2 history to speculate on another meaning, though.
Coldwar is correct to point this out. The song Black Radio is, in fact, about the Black Front which was a revolutionary National Socialist (Or, as Strasser called it: Social Nationalism) movement formed by Otto Strasser who left the NSDAP after accusing Hitler of betraying the NSDAP's socialist roots and being a power hungry monster (History speaks for itself. lol). This rebellion resulted in the "Night of the Long Knives" in which Hitler and his sidekick, Himmler, purged the party of anyone who threatened, or was perceived to be a threat to, Hitler's quest for ultimate power...
Coldwar is correct to point this out. The song Black Radio is, in fact, about the Black Front which was a revolutionary National Socialist (Or, as Strasser called it: Social Nationalism) movement formed by Otto Strasser who left the NSDAP after accusing Hitler of betraying the NSDAP's socialist roots and being a power hungry monster (History speaks for itself. lol). This rebellion resulted in the "Night of the Long Knives" in which Hitler and his sidekick, Himmler, purged the party of anyone who threatened, or was perceived to be a threat to, Hitler's quest for ultimate power and iron grip upon the party. Amongst that particular purge's victims was Gregor Strasser, Otto's brother. Otto managed to escape to Czechoslovakia and set up a Black Front propaganda machine there, circulating leaflets and sneaking them over the border into Germany whilst also setting up a radio station known as "Black Radio" before being chased out of Czechoslovakia by the Gestapo. The Gestapo hounded Otto Strasser for many years, attempting to silence him, and gave him the codeword "Nemesis" declaring him an enemy of the Reich. The symbol used by the Black Front was/is the Hammer and Sword in red, crossed and placed on a black background, hence the line: "The Hammer and the Sword, take it, it's yours."