Hey Brother Lyrics

Lyric discussion by bpx69 

Cover art for Hey Brother lyrics by Avicii

After first hearing this song my thoughts were: Have "Soggy bottom boys" gone pop and techno?

Indeed they have. The singer is the same as in the "Man of constant sorrow" and the Cohens' "O brother where art thou" is a direct inspiration for the music and lyrics.

O brother wher art thou is rooted in Odyssey, although set in 1930s, but the themes of brotherly love are universal and have not changed much form the philadelphia of the times in which the original Odyssey was written.