"Two Tribes" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood stands as a bold political statement against the backdrop of Cold War anxiety. The song metaphorically frames the ideological clash between the United States and the Soviet Union as a senseless and destructive battle between two "tribes," critiquing the futility of political brinkmanship and the ever-looming threat of nuclear annihilation.

The video satirizes the political tensions of the era, using humour and symbolism to comment on the absurdity of the nuclear arms race.