Lunatic Fringe - Red Rider

Red Rider was led by guitarist Tom Cochrane, who had a solo hit in 1991 with "Life Is a Highway." He 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".

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