Of course, it was imperative to ask Keith about where the inspiration for the title of their hit single came from. Hoping it had some funny correlation to our university, it was actually named for what everyone outside sunny SoCal thinks of when they think of Trojans–the Trojan horse, of course.
“I just liked the metaphor for the Trojan horse and the meaning behind that and so that’s where it comes from. It’s actually funny you say that because we’ve had so many other people tell us about it being the mascot for USC, as well as many questions about it being a prophylactic. We always get the question, ‘Is your song about..?’ and we have to answer, ‘No, it’s not about that’ [laughs].”
Of course, it was imperative to ask Keith about where the inspiration for the title of their hit single came from. Hoping it had some funny correlation to our university, it was actually named for what everyone outside sunny SoCal thinks of when they think of Trojans–the Trojan horse, of course.
“I just liked the metaphor for the Trojan horse and the meaning behind that and so that’s where it comes from. It’s actually funny you say that because we’ve had so many other people tell us about it being the mascot for USC, as well as many questions about it being a prophylactic. We always get the question, ‘Is your song about..?’ and we have to answer, ‘No, it’s not about that’ [laughs].”
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