Anti-War songs

lucylespian

Was thinking that despite his passion, Ed hasn't written a great anti-war song.
My top three are One, Civil War, For Whom the Bell Tolls.

Anyone else ???

clayton12

will hoge has written some good war songs called bible vs. gun and america.

Pearl Jam and toast

I really really disagree. I think Ed's been one of the most poignant, clever political songwriters in history. It's subtle most of the time (as is Ed's style in general) which is something that political writers have always lacked.

AxlUlrich

"Mandatory Suicide" and "Expendable Youth" by Slayer are probably my fave anti war songs ever.
the titles speak for themselves.
and yeh "Civil War" is just great too

tara

totally obvious, but anything by bob dylan (the times they are a changin, masters of war, it's alright ma (i'm only bleeding), with G-d on our side, knockin on heaven's door) , and a few rage against the machine songs (don't know them well enough to say which songs though)
and pj totally have some good anti-war songs, wws, marker, army reserve, and i don't feel like flipping through the rest of the albums, but no song comes to mind from them (riot act didn't have any SPECIFICALLY anti-war songs that i can think of)

loveboatcaptain_blak

masters of war will always be my favorite.

i feel like ed has written a shitload of good war protest songs. i mean they're not all completely obvious as wws and such, but i love ones like insignificance and parachutes.

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lars

Territory-Sepultura
Disorder-Slayer feat. Ice-T

intodeep

I think two of my favs are

bob dylan's- masters of war
neil young- war of man

Shawn Smith Collective

War Pigs by Black Sabbath
One by Metallica

cubbieblue82

Day after Tomorrow by Tom Waits is one of the few anti-war songs I have heard that rival Bob Dylan.

intodeep

chiefojibwa wrote:

anything by the brilliant satirist, toby keith.

funny stuff

hendrix78

Machine Gun - Jimi Hendrix

pjfan020

for whom the bell tolls is a poem i believe. dylan, ccr, buffalo springfield, all have political songs, just gotta look for 'em.

offhegoes09

definately War Pigs by Sabbath. I love that song.
With God on our Side by Bobby Dylan is fantastic as well.

grjammer

gideon by mmj

is it just my way

heres to the state of mississippi ( from storytellers) cant remember who ed said wrote it, but with all the changes i like it .. not really anti war more anti politicians, religion and the likes.. still good, and my fave is masters of war, and the opposite i am a patriot

Pearl Jam and toast

Funny thing is that few of Dylan's songs were protest songs. A handful of his earlier stuff but that's basically it save for the occasional "Hurricane" every now and then.

Still he wrote some of the best for sure.

lars

just athought....Are there any pro war songs?

Pearl Jam and toast

lars wrote:

just athought....Are there any pro war songs?

Sure, just look for the master of straitforwardness Toby Keith. (double whammy on the thread)

upina2001

by Country Joe and the Fish

Yeah, come on all of you, big strong men,
Uncle Sam needs your help again.
He's got himself in a terrible jam
Way down yonder in Vietnam
So put down your books and pick up a gun,
We're gonna have a whole lotta fun.

And it's one, two, three,
What are we fighting for ?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
Next stop is Vietnam;
And it's five, six, seven,
Open up the pearly gates,
Well there ain't no time to wonder why,
Whoopee! we're all gonna die.

Well, come on generals, let's move fast;
Your big chance has come at last.
Gotta go out and get those reds —
The only good commie is the one who's dead
And you know that peace can only be won
When we've blown 'em all to kingdom come.

And it's one, two, three,
What are we fighting for ?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
Next stop is Vietnam;
And it's five, six, seven,
Open up the pearly gates,
Well there ain't no time to wonder why
Whoopee! we're all gonna die.

Huh!

Well, come on Wall Street, don't move slow,
Why man, this is war au-go-go.
There's plenty good money to be made
By supplying the Army with the tools of the trade,
Just hope and pray that if they drop the bomb,
They drop it on the Viet Cong.

And it's one, two, three,
What are we fighting for ?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
Next stop is Vietnam.
And it's five, six, seven,
Open up the pearly gates,
Well there ain't no time to wonder why
Whoopee! we're all gonna die.

Well, come on mothers throughout the land,
Pack your boys off to Vietnam.
Come on fathers, don't hesitate,
Send 'em off before it's too late.
Be the first one on your block
To have your boy come home in a box.

And it's one, two, three
What are we fighting for ?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
Next stop is Vietnam.
And it's five, six, seven,
Open up the pearly gates,
Well there ain't no time to wonder why,
Whoopee! we're all gonna die.