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Even if you don’t think you’ve heard of the band Supertramp, you’re probably familiar with their work. Songs such a “Goodbye Stranger” and ‘The Logical Song” were both major Billboard hits in the United States in the 1970s. But now the English band finds itself in the news for a far, far more bizarre reason.
Both of the aforementioned songs are from the 1979 album “Breakfast In America.” The album was by far the band’s most successful, selling nearly 20 million copies. But according to a new conspiracy theory, the album cover, which features the New York City skyline, implicates the band in the 9/11 terror attacks, which took place 22 years after the album was released.
“This image was released in 1979”
Probably not another coincidence – ‘they’ simply love their symbolism & dropped clues everywhere. pic.twitter.com/UZILktKlt9
— Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) May 28, 2025
Conspiracy Theorists Claim Supertramp Album Foreshadowed 9/11 Terror Attacks
So, how does that make any sense? Well, it doesn’t do those of us who do an ounce of critical thinking. But let’s indulge these conspiracy theory goofs anyway.
The album artwork shows a diner waitress holding a menu and a glass of orange juice in front of the NYC skyline, including the Twin Towers, because it was 1979. The band’s name is also written atop the album cover However, if you mirror the band’s name (because reasons?), then it looks as if the letters “P” and “U” now say 9 11 directly above the towers. Ooooooh spoOoOky.
But wait, there’s more!
The initial album art is shot as if it is looking out a plane window down at New York City. Because that is how you would produce an image looking down at New York City in 1979…But to the conspiracy theorists, everything is something, meaning clearly “they” knew 9/11 was going to happen 22 years earlier and foreshadowed it in the album art of a relatively obscure English prog-rock band, only to act on things 22 years later.
Oh my goodness, they’ve cracked the code! Well, probably not. But hey, everything is something if you want it to be.
Anyway, Supertramp is one of the most underrated bands of all-time and belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And if you haven’t already, go listen to “Breakfast in America” and the far superior “Crime of the Century.”