This song is about Chris having to explain to his niece why we celebrate killing and war during the broadcast of what is a kids game, hockey. Take it from there by listening to the rest of their albums and songs.
My god, Propagandhi! Another of my favorite bands, i really like the direction this channel is going. This is a great song, the lyrics for this band are often a little bit complicated, they use to tell a story intead of repeating the same lyrics on versus and choruses. There's two singers in the band. This song is from Chris, the main guitar player, his songs use to be melodic, while the songs from Todd, the bass player, tends to be more aggressive. Some recomendations i can give you are: A Speculative Fiction, Mate Ka Moris Ukun Rasik An, Purina Hall Of Fame, Die Jugend Marschiert, Adventures in Zoochosis (from Chris). Night Letters, Nigredo (from Todd). Nigredo in particular is a great song about the alcoholism and death of Todd's father.
"It takes a village to raise a child but just a flag to raze the children" Whats your take on that political statement? Propagandhi just brings it every time both musically and with the lyrics.
You guys are bang on with the connection of military prowess and sporting events; like what's the point? The intro is a clip from Hockey Night in Canada between Don Cherry and Ron McLean. Don is known for his conservative views and extreme support of war and troops and displaying it very openly on his show.
@@KnightscastStudios Right on. They're definitely a band that will bust open that 'brain cell' lol. Look forward to the reviews everyday, guys. Good job 👍
Yes, and the song is inspired by one time that Chris took his 6 year old niece to a hockey game and there was an intermission to pay honor to the troops, and the soldiers literally rappelled down from the rafters of the arena. His niece asked him why they had guns, and he took her and walked out on the game. That's why the song talks about war topics being introduced at children through hockey.
They're a band that focuses their lyrics on nationalism, human rights, capitalism etc....the typical punk views. They've been around since late 80's / early 90's going from punk to a thrash metal type style. Aligned in a lot of the same ways as Bad Religion 👍
Coach’s Corner was a segment on hockey night in Canada. This is a letter to Ron Maclean, the host, asking for his opinion/advice about why politics/military are celebrated in sports.
The songs is about how hockey in Canada is a tool to influence young people to join the forces. They have military day where people from the CAF can go to a Hockey game for free etc… blah blah. It’s all for recruitment, Ron Maclean is once of the hockey commentators on coaches corner and he’s known for loving hockey. The old man in the lyrics is referring to the xenophobic, flamboyantly dressed Don Cheery who’s known for supporting troops and having a real hard on for them. So he’s saying how can I protect my niece from the military when I can’t even take her to our national sport.
It's a good idea to have lyrics handy with this band. Very complex lyrically. I'd recommend checking out some of there older albums to see how they've changed over the years. "...And We Thought Nation States Were a Bad Idea" is a favorite of mine, as is "Hate, Myth, Muscle, Etiquette," and "Who Will Help Me Bake This Bread?" They've become much more metal over the years. I prefer their older stuff.
There's a lot of nuance that is lost when you haven't grown up Canadian. The lyrics take the form of a letter written to Ron McClean and Coach's Corner (Canadian hockey commentators that have been a cultural institution for decades), expressing concern over the indoctrination of a population, especially children, insidiously through cultural institutions (in this case, hockey for Canadians). For context: Don Cherry (the sad old man beside Ron McLean) represents a very old-fashioned, conservative Canadian outlook. He has faced accusations of sexism, racism, and xenophobia, and was terminated from this job for uncompromisingly expressing those views on air after decades of being held up as a Canadian hockey icon. Ron McLean, Cherry's co-host, has always been more progressive and sympathetic to the political/cultural shifts in Canada, and was often derided by Cherry for being too soft on certain issues. That is why the writer specifically mentions Ron McLean, because he sees a connection there: They both love the game for the game's sake, and do not connect it to a certain ideal of reactionary, patriarchal Canadian nationalism that Cherry espouses. The writer is wrestling with how the game that he loves is being used to reinforce imperialism and systems of oppression that, like Cherry himself, have no place in the modern Canadian cultural landscape. The lyrics argue that the game should not be a vehicle for nationalist/military propaganda, especially when it is so central to the lives of young Canadian children. He specifically references being at a hockey game with his neice where soldiers are descending from the arena rafters before the game in a display of military prowess, something he feels is ridiculous. Canada has a proud military history, but there are also atrocities there too, and we should not, as responsible citizens, unquestionably support our government and how it uses our military apparatus and the lives of our soldiers. Pretty deep song that touches on a lot of complex themes.
It's about the use of kids hockey in Canada for the promotion of the military for example, when it should be about the game and not the politics of old people.
They got very intelligent political lyrics, as for music they are a Punk-Rock band but they also got some Rock Metal Thrash there, Voivod is one of their musical influences... more Propagandhi recomendations: Back to the Motor League, Mate Ka Moris, A Speculative Fiction
It's about a hockey game.... and trying to explain to his niece why a military force would repel as a part of the into into a hockey game. Why there is ever a military parade during a major sporting event. It's Berlin Olympics 1930's, it's militariastic sports-washing.
Genuine nationalistic fervour should not be represented or pursuaded by the vices of war especially during entertainment and sporting events. This song is his reflection of his daughters exposure to this at an ice hockey game hence his need to write to the 'Dear coaches corner' show and pose the serious question wtf?
