Anti-War songs

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  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    Would not "Ohio" by CSNY be considered a great anti-war song?
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • intodeep
    intodeep Posts: 7,249
    lars wrote:
    just athought....Are there any pro war songs?

    Perhaps some Metal has some "pro war" Songs. Generally about wars long ago or fictitious fantasy wars. Bands like Amon Amarth talk about fights and wars in a positive Viking way :)

    Then there was a song by Hank Williams Jr before the first gulf war i forget how it goes but the chorus was something like the Eagle and the Bear make a mighty fine pair.

    Jackel made a song about attacking aghganistan when we invaded somethign about kicking their ass on their own sand or something like that.

    Those are the only ones that come to mind immediatly.
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  • wavin_goodbye
    wavin_goodbye Posts: 135
    pjfan020 wrote:
    for whom the bell tolls is a poem i believe. dylan, ccr, buffalo springfield, all have political songs, just gotta look for 'em.


    i think you're talking about the hemingway book that the song is based on/inspired by.


    the day after tomorrow bo tom waits - possibly my favourite ever
  • jeffr
    jeffr Posts: 1
    one of my favorite songs about war is "the war" by lucero. i don't really think of it completely as anti-war, it's more just a war story. if you haven't heard this band before, you should check them out, they're not a political band, just a good rock band.
  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,235
    hendrix78 wrote:
    Machine Gun - Jimi Hendrix


    Great choice HENDRIX 78.
  • spat
    spat Posts: 644
    die for your government by anti-flag
    My favorite Pearl Jam song: "Corporate Greed Boat Asshole Behind a Counter in the Oval Office"
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    'Let's start a war said Maggie one day' - The Exploited

    'Holiday in Cambodia' - The Dead Kennedys

    'let's impeach the President' - Neil Young

    'Alternative Ulster' - Stiff little fingers

    'Born in the U.S.A' - Bruce Springsteen

    'The Band Played Waltzing Matilda' - The Pogues

    'John Walker's Blues' - Steve Earle

    'Two tribes' - Frankie goes to Hollywood

    'Masters of war' - Dylan
  • lalalalaaaaaaaa
    lalalalaaaaaaaa Posts: 2,445
    Commando - The Ramones

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