The song is almost certainly referring JFK, possibly RFK… not RFK Jr. It came out in 1988… and well, America still hasn’t managed to kill all the Kennedys yet, and they continue to influential in politics.
Oh, also: All those noises you hear when someone isn’t singing, between the verses?
Obligatory:
Living Colour - Cult of Personality
Context for Zoomers or Gen Alpha lemmings
The song is almost certainly referring JFK, possibly RFK… not RFK Jr. It came out in 1988… and well, America still hasn’t managed to kill all the Kennedys yet, and they continue to influential in politics.
Oh, also: All those noises you hear when someone isn’t singing, between the verses?
Those are called guitar solos. =P