If I Had a Rocket Launcher

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single song

"If I Had a Rocket Launcher" is a politically charged 1984 protest song by Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn, inspired by his experiences witnessing civil conflict and refugee suffering in Central America.

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If I Had a Rocket Launcher canonical 1

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instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Canada ⓘ
creator Bruce Cockburn NERFINISHED ⓘ
describedAs angry and confrontational ⓘ
politically charged ⓘ
firstReleaseRegion Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre folk rock ⓘ
political song ⓘ
protest song ⓘ
hasArtistNationality Canadian ⓘ
hasBSide Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasChorusLine If I had a rocket launcher, some son of a bitch would die NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasInstrumentation bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
keyboards ⓘ
hasLength approximately 4 minutes and 59 seconds ⓘ
hasLiveVersion If I Had a Rocket Launcher (live) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMusicVideo If I Had a Rocket Launcher (music video) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasReception critical acclaim for its political impact ⓘ
hasTimePeriod Cold War era NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTitle If I Had a Rocket Launcher NERFINISHED ⓘ
includedIn Bruce Cockburn live performances NERFINISHED ⓘ
inspiredBy Bruce Cockburn's visit to Guatemalan refugee camps in Mexico ⓘ
Central American civil wars ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricsTheme civil conflict in Central America ⓘ
military violence ⓘ
political oppression ⓘ
refugee suffering ⓘ
mainSubject human rights abuses ⓘ
refugees ⓘ
war ⓘ
notableFor controversial violent imagery in lyrics ⓘ
explicit expression of anger at military oppression ⓘ
partOf Bruce Cockburn discography NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOfAlbum Stealing Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ
performer Bruce Cockburn NERFINISHED ⓘ
producer Bruce Cockburn NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jon Goldsmith NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kerry Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ
publicationDate 1984 ⓘ
recordingDate 1983 ⓘ
recordLabel Gold Castle Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
True North Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
releaseFormat 7-inch single ⓘ
album track ⓘ

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Bruce Cockburn → notableWork → If I Had a Rocket Launcher ⓘ