Your favorite anti-war song? Mine's "The Gulf War Song".

[MiddleFingerMom]

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Moxy Fruvous, out of Canada.
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More often than not, I'm pawing furiously at my eyes during it...
and ready with a "Damned allergies" growl.
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. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2Y7HslyQXE&feature=related
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[scarletlib]

1. WAR--WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR--ABSOLUTLEY NOTHING!

also: Universal Soldier & Where Have All the Flowers Gone

[Amerigo Vespucci]

8. That's always the first one that comes to mind...

Springsteen's version of "War"...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DIp7ew_z8I

:toast:

[BlueIris]

42. Yep. nt

[Initech]

2. Frank Zappa - Dumb All Over

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUAOGt7FmM0

[bbernardini]

3. Ah, a fellow Fruhead?

One of my favorite tunes as well.

[hippywife]

4. Lives in the Balance by Jackson Browne. n/t

[EFerrari]

14. Mine, too. He's still great, that Jackson Browne.

[hippywife]

21. Yes, B.

He certainly is. :)

[Capn Sunshine]

5. Feel Like I'm Fixin To Die Rag-Country Joe

you know, "one two three what are we fightin' for? Don't ask me I don't give a damn..."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Soy3PHV3RiM

[EFerrari]

15. Our kids hung out together. Actually, they were both graffitti

writers, really beautiful stuff, not tagging.

[hippywife]

20. Used to sing that song

along with my best friend while we drove around in her old beater car with no radio. I can sing that one backwards and forwards, I think. :rofl:

[EastTennesseeDem]

29. When I first heard that, my dad and I would trade off.

One of us would sing the lyrics, and one would be the guy in the background going "WOOHOO!", "WOOOO!", etc.

[Misskittycat]

40. My favorite, also. n/t

[Mugu]

50. Country Joe gets my vote as well. n/t

[pokerfan]

6. Bring 'em Home

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4-w2FYIJbw

[sakabatou]

7. Masters of War - Bob Dylan

[Captain Hilts]

9. Bring 'Em Back Alive by Freida Payne. You can dance to it! How cool is that? nt

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

10. Jim Messina - Golden Ribbons

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbR-yFXGt10

[gratuitous]

11. Oh, so many - I Ain't Marchin' Anymore

The one and only Phil Ochs.

Holy smokes, a video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5pgrKSwFJE

[femmocrat]

12. "Fortunate Son" by Creedence Clearwater n/t

[Brickbat]

13. "Army (Dream Song)" by Boiled in Lead is one.

http://www.last.fm/music/Boiled+in+Lead/_/Army+(Dream+Song)

In my dream, I'm suddenly in the army
And the army life is good, but I'm ankle deep in blood
I went to see the quartermaster
And the quartermaster said, your socks are awful red
I found the master sergeant
I said "Sergeant, I am hurting, I'm considering deserting"
He said "Do whatever's in your conscience"
So I tried to make a run, but I was stapled to the gun
And the cannon were lined up all in a line
Dark and cold
They aimed them all straight upward
And thunder rolled (repeat second line of intro chords)
I went to see the first lieutenant
He said "God, they're going to bomb us, from their vicious flying llamas!"
I dove into the llama shelter
I became Charlotte Cordet, and the battle fell away
But the peace that reigned in Upper Dreamland
Was badly negated when the giant slugs invaded
I turned to face my fine young officers
I was barking out my orders, when they crashed across the borders

[AllenVanAllen]

16. Us and Them

by Pink Floyd

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlY-JlE5ZCo

[LearnedHand]

17. "'Dad's Gonna Kill Me" -- Richard Thompson ('Dad = Bagdad)

[denbot]

18. Niel Young's Powerfinger has always resonated with me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=114fquphbMo



"Powderfinger"

Look out, Mama,
there's a white boat
comin' up the river
With a big red beacon,
and a flag,
and a man on the rail
I think you'd better call John,
'Cause it don't
look like they're here
to deliver the mail
And it's less than a mile away
I hope they didn't come to stay
It's got numbers on the side
and a gun
And it's makin' big waves.

Daddy's gone,
my brother's out hunting
in the mountains
Big John's been drinking
since the river took Emmy-Lou
So the powers that be
left me here
to do the thinkin'
And I just turned twenty-two
I was wonderin' what to do
And the closer they got,
The more those feelings grew.

Daddy's rifle in my hand
felt reassurin'
He told me,
Red means run, son,
numbers add up to nothin'
But when the first shot
hit the docks I saw it comin'
Raised my rifle to my eye
Never stopped to wonder why.
Then I saw black,
And my face splashed in the sky.

Shelter me from the powder
and the finger
Cover me with the thought
that pulled the trigger
Think of me
as one you'd never figured
Would fade away so young
With so much left undone
Remember me to my love,
I know I'll miss her.

[peekaloo]

23. I lurve that song. The guitar solos bring it to life.

:-)

[Mendocino]

19. No Mans Land

By Eric Bogle

[Bear down under]

31. Another vote for 'No Man's Land'

Also known as The Fair Fields of France .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUzQ6Am-bbc

[Mendocino]

45. I first heard it in a club

about thirty years ago by a Celtic Band called Pats People. It was slower and more mournful than most versions and had pipes at the end playing a dirge. I know this sounds cliche, but there wasn't a dry eye in the place.

[struggle4progress]

22. The Band Played Waltzing Matilda

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG48Ftsr3OI

[Sanity Claws]

46. My choice too

[bif]

24. "Cheney's Toy" by James McMurtry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sesZ4LRia7c

[Locrian]

25. Dylan's Masters of War

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muQRIUVd6Aw

and

Banks of The Nile
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItKsdZ_0wuE

[IcyPeas]

26. Universal Soldier by Donovan (Buffy St. Marie wrote it)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC9pc4U40sI

He's five foot-two, and he's six feet-four,
He fights with missiles and with spears.
He's all of thirty-one, and he's only seventeen,
Been a soldier for a thousand years.

He'a a Catholic, a Hindu, an Atheist, a Jain,
A Buddhist and a Baptist and a Jew.
And he knows he shouldn't kill,
And he knows he always will,
Kill you for me my friend and me for you.

And he's fighting for Canada,
He's fighting for France,
He's fighting for the USA,
And he's fighting for the Russians,
And he's fighting for Japan,
And he thinks we'll put an end to war this way.

And he's fighting for Democracy,
He's fighting for the Reds,
He says it's for the peace of all.
He's the one who must decide,
Who's to live and who's to die,
And he never sees the writing on the wall.

But without him,
How would Hitler have condemned him at Dachau?
Without him Caesar would have stood alone,
He's the one who gives his body
As a weapon of the war,
And without him all this killing can't go on.

He's the Universal Soldier and he really is to blame,
His orders come from far away no more,
They come from here and there and you and me,
And brothers can't you see,
This is not the way we put the end to war.

[tigereye]

27. Moxy is wonderful

I would have to pick My Country by Midnight Oil for a more recent anti-war song.




Otherwise, probably something by Woody Guthrie.

[LeftyMom]

28. Hero of War

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DboMAghWcA

[blue neen]

30. "For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield

It's an oldie but goodie:

"There's something happening here
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
There's battle lines being drawn
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
Young people speaking their minds
Getting so much resistance from behind
I think it's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
What a field-day for the heat
A thousand people in the street
Singing songs and carrying signs
Mostly say, hooray for our side
It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
You step out of line, the man come and take you away
We better stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, now, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down"

[Iggo]

43. Always. None better. (n/t)

[PRETZEL]

56. Second that,

Ohio is another that ranks up pretty high.

[Mad_Dem_X]

61. Third.

I also like Masters of War and War Pigs.

[spiritual_gunfighter]

32. There Are No Spectators by The Pop Group

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpD91IEO8Gw

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

33. John Brown

by Dylan in 1960/61. You would think it was written during the Iraq invasion.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Eugr5fu9Mc

[retread]

34. This week it is "Now That the War is Over." Willie Nile

[Posteritatis]

35. Billy Joel's "Leningrad" is in my head lately

Wouldn't say it's my favorite, but it's the one eating most of my brain cycles now.

[canoeist52]

36. "Roads to Moscow" Al Stewart

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF2N2MIRpBs&feature=related

[Kali]

51. wow

Haven't heard of Al Stewart in ages. Good song too.

[canoeist52]

37. Tim Hardin - "Simple Song Of Freedom"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uVcr7LIusc&feature=fvw

[BlueCollar]

41. I'm with you ...n/t

[YankeyMCC]

38. "What were we ever signing for?'

Not sure that's the official title but I mean the song Father Mulcahy composed in the officer's club one night after first trying to write a pep-song for the Korean war.

[BolivarianHero]

39. Hmm...

Jacob's Ladder or Hangin' on the Old Barbed Wire.

Chumbawamba makes/remakes the best protest music. Too bad most people know them for their commercial swill.

[treestar]

44. A Hard Rain's a Gonna Fall

And Ohio

[retread]

47. Sam Stone -- John Prine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEa4qi6cYOQ

[Doc_Technical]

48. "Patriot's Dream" by Gordon Lightfoot

http://www.livevideo.com/video/A2DA4D77DFDD42DF9E30B186DC6D1F65/the-patriot-s-dream-gordon-l.aspx

[KG]

49. Patty Griffin - Making Pies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HC7KABegj0

[Kali]

52. really good post

I don't have a favorite, but there are some great song in this thread.:thumbsup: :hi:

[tango-tee]

53. As an old woman

I'd have to say it's got to be "Eve of Destruction" by Barry McGuire. Hands down.

[cwydro]

54. thanks for posting that . nt

[Ghost of Tom Joad]

55. Masters of War

Eddie's version at Dylans 30th anniversary

ftp://btcust:[email protected]/cls_ops/

[raccoon]

57. Military Madness by Graham Nash. Little known but great song. nt

[cleveramerican]

58. "I ain't marching anymore" by the great Phil Ochs

great message
great guitar part

learned it 20 years ago
still gets to any bar crowd even today.

[asjr]

59. I'll bet none of you are old enough to

remember "Comin' in on a Wing and A Prayer." One of the most popular songs during WW2. I remember living in Baltimore, 9 yrs. old, hanging my head out our kitchen window singing it at the top of my voice. I was most patriotic.

[Oceansaway]

60. Fun thread...thanks !!

Intro Spoken
Give me an "F! ..."F"! give me a "U"! ..."U"!
Give me a "C"! ..."C" Give me a "K"! ..."K"!
WHATS THAT SPELL? ..."F%%K!" (x5)

Well come on all of you big strong men, Uncle Sam needs your help again,
he got himself in a terrible jam, way down yonder in Vietnam,
put down your books and pick up a gun, we're gunna have a whole lotta fun.

CHORUS
and its 1,2,3 what are we fightin for?
don't ask me i don't give a dam, the next stop is Vietnam,
and its 5,6,7 open up the pearly gates. Well there aint no time to wonder why...WHOPEE we're all gunna die.

now come on wall street don't be slow, why man this's war a-go-go,
there's plenty good money to be made, supplyin' the army with the tools of the trade,
just hope and pray that when they drop the bomb, they drop it on the Vietcong.

CHORUS

now come on generals lets move fast, your big chance is here at last.
nite you go out and get those reds cuz the only good commie is one thats dead,
you know that peace can only be won, when you blow em all to kingdom come.
CHORUS

(spoken)- listen people i dont know you expect to ever stop the war if you cant sing any better than that... theres about 300,000 of you fu%%ers out there.. i want you to start singing..

CHORUS

now come on mothers throughout the land, pack your boys off to vietnam,
come on fathers don't hesitate, send your sons off before its too late,
be the first one on your block, to have your boy come home in a box

CHORUS

Alrite !!!!!!!