It's about the Gulf War. "So that we may maintain our oil fields." It's a protest against the complete pointlessness of sending our young soldiers to Saudi Arabia just to get a bit more shite to ruin the world.
@ThePython This song was actually written around six years before the first Gulf War. Claypool wrote it in the 80s. Possibly about all of the violent action in those regions at the time, the Soviet-Afghan war, Iran-Iraq war, etc. It is undoubtedly eerily prophetic.
@ThePython This song was actually written around six years before the first Gulf War. Claypool wrote it in the 80s. Possibly about all of the violent action in those regions at the time, the Soviet-Afghan war, Iran-Iraq war, etc. It is undoubtedly eerily prophetic.
It's about the Gulf War. "So that we may maintain our oil fields." It's a protest against the complete pointlessness of sending our young soldiers to Saudi Arabia just to get a bit more shite to ruin the world.
les wrote this song before the gulf war.. he has proudly stated in interviews that he predicted the gulf war
les wrote this song before the gulf war.. he has proudly stated in interviews that he predicted the gulf war
@ThePython This song was actually written around six years before the first Gulf War. Claypool wrote it in the 80s. Possibly about all of the violent action in those regions at the time, the Soviet-Afghan war, Iran-Iraq war, etc. It is undoubtedly eerily prophetic.
@ThePython This song was actually written around six years before the first Gulf War. Claypool wrote it in the 80s. Possibly about all of the violent action in those regions at the time, the Soviet-Afghan war, Iran-Iraq war, etc. It is undoubtedly eerily prophetic.
Damn, didn't see someone beat me to it.
Damn, didn't see someone beat me to it.