American woman, gonna mess your mind. American woman, gonna mess a-your mind. The songs lyrics have been the matter of some debate, often interpreted as an attack on U.S. politics (especially the draft). Jim Kale, the groups bassist and the songs co-author, explained his take on the lyrics: The popular misconception was that it was a chauvinistic tune, which was anything but the case. The fact was, we came from a very strait-laced, conservative, laid-back country, and all of a sudden, there we were in Chicago, Detroit, New York – all these horrendously large places with their big city problems. After that one particularly grinding tour, it was just a real treat to go home and see the girls we had grown up with. Also, the war was going on, and that was terribly unpopular. We didnt have a draft system in Canada, and we were grateful for that. A lot of people called it anti-American, but it wasnt really. We werent anti-anything. John Lennon once said that the meanings of all songs come after they are recorded. Someone else has to interpret them. https://youtube/watch?v=Cl4GWOkvDeM
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