It's a little bit funny

Today was a day for relaxation. I discovered an indie/folk/semi-county Swedish duo called "First Aid Kit" and, as one does these days, decided to search for some videos on youtube. Though all were exceptional, one particular cover they did amused me in that "slightly sad but i guess that's how it is" kind of way.

The pair covered Buffy Sainte-Marie's "Universal Soldier". A protest song originally from 1964's. However, First Aid Kit changed the lyrics a bit to place the song in the context of today's society (the video was posted January 2009).




The original third verse:

And he's fighting for Canada,
He's fighting for France,
He's fighting for the USA,
And he's fighting for the Russians,
And he's fighting for Japan,
And he thinks we'll put an end to war this way.

First Aid Kit's third verse:

And he's fighting for Palestine,
He's fighting for Israel,
He's fighting for the USA,
And he's fighting for the Russians,
And he's fighting for Iraq,
And he thinks we'll put an end to war this way.

Note how, after 45 years, the USA and Russia are still fighting. Granted that they're not fighting each other anymore. It's a little bit funny...but then again not so much.

x

Cha

Listening to: Our Own Pretty Ways by First Aid Kit (and my neighbour practicing the drums)
Feeling: a little bit better and oddly sober (not in the un-sloshed kind of way)
Wanting to: know what it would be like to be a flower-child in the 60's.