The Killers – Land of the Free 2020
Pubblicato da The Killers su Lunedì 8 giugno 2020
The Killers reinterpret Land of the Free
The Las Vegas band shared a video of its revisitation of the 2019 single Land of the Free. The new version includes lyrics directly referring to George Floyd’s tragic murder and addresses the urgent need to end systemic racism and police violence towards black people in the US.
How many killings must one-man watch in his home? Eight measured minutes and 46 seconds, another boy in the bag. Another stain on the flag.
The track was originally written to protest armed violence and the border wall proposed by Donald Trump. While The Killers haven’t released a statement about this new version, Robert Loud, who appears in the video, shared his thoughts on his Instagram account: “When Brandon (Flowers, the band’s frontman, ed.) texted me these new lyrics I cried and felt the heart he put into them. It was an honour to be a part of this”.