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I Killed Captain Cook

by Unknown Mortal Orchestra

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Unknown Mortal Orchestra shares the new single "I Killed Captain Cook" alongside a video starring Ruban Nielson's mother, Deedee Aipolani Nielson, a Kanaka Maoli from Hilo and Miss Aloha Hula 1973. The tender, acoustic track is told from the perspective of the Hawaiian that killed Captain James Cook, the English explorer largely responsible for the colonization of Polynesia, who attempted to kidnap Hawaiian chief Kalaniʻōpuʻu, and eventually met his demise in Hawai’i as a result. Nielson's mother would tell him the story as a child with pride and the song is written for and a tribute to her.

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released October 25, 2022

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