UPDATE: So my question was answered. Apparently Brandon Flowers is a big fan of this music and sampled it because he loved it. Not for any other reason. Which is cool.
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Let me start with the comment. I love Brandon Flowers. I have purchased both his solo albums and the Killer albums (his group).
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But this song is either propaganda or a really bizarre choice. I say Mormon propaganda because a few years ago Brandon Flowers did a big "I'm Mormon" campaign as part of their outreach.
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It is "I Can Change", about changing who he is for a woman. Which is great and all. But he samples Jimmy Somerville's "Small Town Boy" which is about a young man who kicked out his home because he is gay.
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"I Can Change" - Brandon Flowers
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"Small Town Boy" - Bronski Beat (Jimmy Somerville)