My Thoughts On The Song/Chart: An awesome banger from GH3 that is charted much simpler and easier than the RB chart overall. Still this one despite being so easy, is a classic bonus track from GH3's on disc setlist, and one of Rise Against's best songs overall. I also made a band out of GH3 characters for nostalgic purposes. (Minus Travis Barker on drums)
Song Facts:
"Prayer of the Refugee" is a song by American punk rock band Rise Against, featured on their fourth studio album The Sufferer & the Witness (2006). The lyrics were written by lead vocalist Tim McIlrath, and deal with the themes of forced displacement and the societal issues surrounding refugees. The song uses a contrasting verse-chorus form, with slow and melancholic verses against fast-paced and chaotic choruses. It was released as The Sufferer & the Witness's second single on December 6, 2006.
Commercially, "Prayer of the Refugee" reached number seven on the Alternative Songs chart, and was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Critics praised the contrasting verse-chorus format, as well as the simple yet effective lyrics. In the accompanying music video, the band performs in a retail store, with intermittent shots of foreign workers making the store products. The band wanted the video to showcase how conventional business models allow for various human rights violations.
Eric Clark of The Gazette called "Prayer of the Refugee" The Sufferer & The Witness's "crowning achievement"
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18 июн 2024
