Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
“I Killed Captain Cook” is sung from the perspective of Kalaimanokahoʻowaha, the Hawaiian chief who killed colonialistic cartographer James Cook in Kealakekua Bay on February 14, 1779.
From the song’s Bandcamp page:
The tender, acoustic track is told from the perspective of the Hawaiian that kille...
Along the shores of the pathway to the gods
I sent him along on his way
Bringer of death and disgrace
To the ancestral place
Although the man lay dead on the sand
Darkness had not lifted there
There were much more on their way
With dollars in their hand
One of the many lies that they told
Was that they were divine and fair
With Cook's blood on my hand
The spell was broken there
I Killed Captain Cook was written by Ruban Nielson.
I Killed Captain Cook was produced by Ruban Nielson.
Unknown Mortal Orchestra released I Killed Captain Cook on Tue Oct 25 2022.
I suppose I was in some way looking for approval from my mom because my mom loves that story so much. Over the pandemic, I had some time on my hands, and I was teaching myself photography. So, I went to Hawaii and took my daughter, and then I asked my mom if she would want to dance to the song, and...