[post_page_title]American Woman – Vietnam War[/post_page_title]
Lenny Kravitz brought American Woman to new ears, but the song was originally written and performed by a band called The Guess Who. Co-writer Randy Bachman said the song wasn’t about some beautiful woman, but the people who were moving to Canada to avoid being drafted to the Army during the Vietnam War.
When touring, the band were passing from America to Canada and were almost drafted as they crossed the border. The Guess Who crossed the border to the safety of Canada along with many others who had dodged the draft.
[post_page_title]Pumped Up Kicks – Talking to children[/post_page_title]
In 2010, you couldn’t go anywhere without hearing Pumped Up Kicks by Foster the People. When the cat was let out of the bag about the hidden meaning, the song was actually censored by MTV.
Foster the People had hidden some seemingly dark messages in their hit song. The song is about a school tragedy, but rather than condoning violence, the band wanted to send a message to parents. They wanted parents to know that should talk to their children about the major catastrophe, rather than ignore it.
