home

=**__Guns, Guns, Guns__-The Guess Who**=

Uptake of hunting and killing of animals for sport
The song "Guns, Guns, Guns" by the Guess Who, is about how people had started hunting for sport and killing animals for fun, which then affects the animals, and where they live.

**__Lyrics__**
Guns, Guns, Guns The Guess Who Written by Burton Cummings

American hunter, bring 'em up the north side Guns, guns, guns Run, take the money, here's a bullet for your boyfriend Guns, guns, guns Eagle all gone, and no more caribou Guns, guns, guns You be the red king, I'll be the yellow pawn

God speed Mother Nature Never really wanted to say good-bye God speed Mother Nature, you know that I'm callin' you now Never really wanted to say good-bye God speed Mother Nature Never really wanted to say good-bye God speed Mother Nature Never really wanted to say good-bye

Shoot a few, knock 'em down, cost you half a buck now Guns, guns, guns Babe give you kisses if you hit a rubber duck now Guns, guns, guns You be the red king, I'll be the yellow pawn Guns, guns, guns Eagle all gone, and no more caribou Guns, guns, guns Eagle all gone, and no more caribou Guns, guns, guns No more Eagle all gone, and no more caribou

God speed Mother Nature God speed Mother Nature, I'm weepin', I'm cryin' for ya Never really wanted to say good-bye God speed Mother Nature, ya know that I'm weepin' for ya Never really wanted to say good-bye God speed Mother Nature, and I'm cryin' out Never really wanted to say good-bye I know you're goin' and I'm weepin' Nature, weepin' Mother Nature Never really wanted to say good-bye, and I'm weepin' for ya Weepin' for ya Mother Nature, and I'm cryin' for ya Never really wanted to say good-bye Take care of me lovin' Mother, Mother Nature, and I'm missin' ya Never really wanted to say good-bye Where've you gone? God speed Mother Nature, and I'm weepin' for ya

From [|lyricsdownload.com]

**__Facts__**

 * In the early 1970's more people had begun to take up hunting for sport.
 * Many rural people were not happy with the city people taking so many animals that they had to migrate away.
 * While hunting for sport is not as popular today as it was in the 1970's, the problem still exsists today.

__Response to the Lyrics__

 * I feel that the Guess Who make a very good point with this song.
 * The first line of the song "American hunter, bring 'em up the north side," shows that the Guess Who felt that the Americans were worse about killing animals for no real reason.
 * Then comes the line "God speed Mother Nature, Never really wanted to say good-bye," which is saying that the hunters are killing nature, before it was supposed to die.
 * In the line "Shoot a few, knock 'em down, cost you half a buck now," the band expresses how cheap and easy it has become to kill animals.
 * Probably the most moving line of the whole piece "Eagle all gone, and no more caribou," tells the listener that because of all the hunting, the animals have migrated to somewhere else.

__The Guess Who__
Facts from [|www.vikrecordings.com]
 * The Guess Who is made up of mostly of Randy Bachman (guitar), Jim Kale (bass), Garry Peterson (drums), and Burton Cummings (keyboard and lead vocals).
 * The Guess Who started recording together in 1965 under the name Chad Allen and the Expressions.
 * After Burton Cummings left in 1975 to pursue a solo career, the band hired guitarist Steve Turner and Randy Bachman took over lead vocals. The new band took on the name Bachman-Turner Overdrive.
 * All members of the bands are Canadian.
 * They have been known for displaying their opinion, regardless of the public's pinion of them.
 * The Guess Who has been known for showing the American public how the Canadians see things.
 * While not one of their most famous songs, "Guns, Guns, Guns" was one of the Guess Who's most meaningful and influential songs.

__My Opinion__
I feel that, while hunting for food is a way of life, hunting for sport is just morally wrong. There is no reason why someone should take the life of a living thing just for sport. It's not as if someone who is mentally sound would go around murdering people just because it made them feel better. From researching this topic I have learned hunting for sport was quite a common thing in the 1970's. Now though, with animal extinction laws, and other animal rights laws, not as many people hunt for sport. Although it is still done, it is no where near as common as it was in the 1970's. Although hunting can be somewhat of a gray area between survival and cruelty, there should be limits on how many animals you can take at a time. So while hunting can be a way of life, sometimes you have to draw the line between survival and cruelty.

__Resources__
Back to Class Wikispace
 * [|vikrecordings.com]
 * [|lyricsdownload.com]