While the song “All Star”, by the band “Smash Mouth”, has turned into a meme recently, it has a much deeper meaning than what you would think. Through the use of lyrics, rhythm, and tone, “Smash Mouth” is able to express their feelings about the current state of the world, and how they choose to deal with it.
“All Star” was made in 1999, which was a rather tense period in the United States’s history. The mid-to-late 90’s is around the time were tensions between the United States and the Middle East started to rise. Many terrorist organizations were forming during the time, due to the Middle Eastern conflicts at the time. These actions raised a big “red flag” for the United States, causing political leaders