Sunday, January 29, 2012

"Sixteen Military Wives" by the Decemberists

1. This song is about military wives and what they have to go through with their husbands in the war. It describes how different people go about their lives when a war is going on.
2. The theme of this song is that America will always go on with its normal daily routine, no matter what terrible things happen to those who live there. The song describes a situation in which military wives find out about their husbands' deaths in the war. They are sent there by American powers to fight for their lives no matter what the cost. The song says, "And the anchorperson on TV goes... La de da..." This shows that in these terrible times of war, the people reporting to Americans about what is going on are not phased by any pain that people are feeling. The people in charge of America send people over to die in wars and when they do, they do not seem to be effected.

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