WHAT DOES IT MEAN?! 🎵 Red Rider - 'Lunatic Fringe' Reaction

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[jamielandis]

In light of current events this song is extremely relevant.

[abinashmishra]

I didn’t realize this until this week when I watched Professor of Rock point out the history behind the lyrics. It was addressing the uprise of neo-Nazism during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The lyrics that go “We’re wise to you this time against your final solution” refers to the Final Solution during the Third Reich which led to the Holocaust. The lyric verse “You’re in hiding and you hold your meetings” refers to secret notorious meetings like in the Wannsee Conference to discuss the plan of killing the Jews.

[jmac]

When this song was written The lunatic Fringe was on the outskirts. Now the lunatic Fringe has control of Nations. just look at the Lyrics.

[johnabbott]

Lunatic fringe is a collection of crazies outside most social circles, on the fringes of society. These days, seems like they are becoming the new normal-

[tophat]

This song is about stopping Nazis/Fascists. "The Final Solution" is the big give away.

[michaelmacdermott]

The guitarist Tom Cochrane wrote this song after reading about Raoul Wallenberg, who worked to free Hungarian Jews during World War II. The song speaks against the oppression of Jews in America, which Cochrane felt was far less overt but still disturbing. Cochrane even mentions the "Final Solution" in the lyrics, which refers to Hitler's wish that all Jews be eliminated ("On guard this time against your final solution")

[tk]

Red Rider and Tom Cochrane are awesome...I have all their albums and still listen to them regularly...good stuff. 🎶👍🎶 Oh, and the song..I believe is about the radical and extreme parts of society that try to change us.

[WoodDragon-nyys]

The first concert I ever went to was the Kinks, and red rider opened for them. This was the first song I ever heard in concert 😁

[neilmartin]

This should have been the theme song for the elections in Virginia two nights ago.
Can you feel the resistance?
Can you feel the thunder?

Booyah!

[screwedagain]

Wow. Saw these guys at the Boston Garden when they opened for The Kinks. This was the first song of the show and that intro shook the Garden!

[Souldoubtrocks]

Now your nailing the good music. That lap steel solo is wicked.

[finbarrsaunders]

Can't hear this tune without remembering Vision Quest... Classic 80s film :)
Tom Cochrane... so underrated.

[shinob]

Billy. Thorpe. “ Children of the. Sun “

[ajbailey]

It's crazy to to think Tom Cochrane transitioned from his bands biggest hit, Lunatic Fringe to his biggest hit in his solo career, Life is a Highway.

[rhettwarriner]

You guys are definitely traveling in a time machine, and I’m sure I’m not alone when I tell you I’m really enjoying your journey!🤘🏻

[johnraybourn]

Check out The Cars. Moving in Stereo. The ultimate “headphones required” song

[mottorcycle]

Life is a Highway is another Tom Cochrane great tune. He’s the lead singer of Red Rider

[MrChuck]

This was one of my favorite 80s songs.

[creepyaxe]

The solo is played with a slide and the exploding chord Lex is
talking about, you play a partial chord, hammer on the remaining fingers
and pick the D and G strings. BTO uses this technique on "Let it Ride"
and so do the Doobie Brothers on "Long Train Running"

[nlanclark]

More Red Rider hits: "Power (Strength In Numbers)", "Human Race", "Work Out", "Can't Turn Back". Good ol' Canadian band tried to make it big in USA but only had this one hit. Still were big in Canada. Tom Cochrane has many awards and honors. Check out his solo work "Life is a Highway" covered by Rascal Flats in Pixar's Cars movie.