This song is about the Iranian hostages, held by Ayatollah Khamenei. The song is written as if it is the hostages themselves who are expressing their opinion of the man who imprisoned them "Heaven help the devil." Lightfoot did not perform the song until after the hostages' release, and the song later appeared on his next album Shadows.
This song is about the Iranian hostages, held by Ayatollah Khamenei. The song is written as if it is the hostages themselves who are expressing their opinion of the man who imprisoned them "Heaven help the devil." Lightfoot did not perform the song until after the hostages' release, and the song later appeared on his next album Shadows.