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Great anti-war songs - Jan Klimkowski - 28-10-2009 Quote:Us, and them http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zFNT0g-gw4 Great anti-war songs - Keith Millea - 28-10-2009 Luang Prabang I've only heard Country Joe McDonald sing this song.It was originally written by Dave Van Ronk.Song can be heard in the link below. http://www.turoks.net/Cabana/LuangPrabang.htm Luang Prabang (Dave Van Ronk) When I came back from Luang Prabang I didn't have a thing where my balls used to hang But I got a wooden medal and a fine harangue Now I'm a fucking hero cho: Mourn your dead, land of the free If you wanna be a hero, follow me Mourn your dead, land of the free If you wanna be a hero, follow me And now the boys all envy me I fought for Christian democracy With nothing but air where my balls used to be Now I'm a fucking hero One and twenty cannons thundered Into the bloody pale blue yonder For a patriotic balless wonder Now I'm a fucking hero In Luang Prabang there is a spot Where the corpses of your brothers rot And every corpse is a patriot And every corpse is a hero Great anti-war songs - Keith Millea - 29-10-2009 The greatest anti-war song Ever.Here's an unreleased version. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd3YIwxk--0 Bob Dylan-1963 what a year... [B]Masters Of War[/B] Come you masters of war You that build all the guns You that build the death planes You that build the big bombs You that hide behind walls You that hide behind desks I just want you to know I can see through your masks You that never done nothin' But build to destroy You play with my world Like it's your little toy You put a gun in my hand And you hide from my eyes And you turn and run farther When the fast bullets fly Like Judas of old You lie and deceive A world war can be won You want me to believe But I see through your eyes And I see through your brain Like I see through the water That runs down my drain You fasten the triggers For the others to fire Then you set back and watch When the death count gets higher You hide in your mansion As young people's blood Flows out of their bodies And is buried in the mud You've thrown the worst fear That can ever be hurled Fear to bring children Into the world For threatening my baby Unborn and unnamed You ain't worth the blood That runs in your veins How much do I know To talk out of turn You might say that I'm young You might say I'm unlearned But there's one thing I know Though I'm younger than you Even Jesus would never Forgive what you do Let me ask you one question Is your money that good Will it buy you forgiveness Do you think that it could I think you will find When your death takes its toll All the money you made Will never buy back your soul And I hope that you die And your death'll come soon I will follow your casket In the pale afternoon And I'll watch while you're lowered Down to your deathbed And I'll stand o'er your grave 'Til I'm sure that you're dead Copyright ©1963; renewed 1991 Special Rider Music :ciao: Great anti-war songs - Mark Ludwig - 29-10-2009 Seems fitting after Dylan to post this: Jimi Hendrix Machine Gun; MACHINE GUN TEARING MY BODY ALL APART MACHINE GUN TEARING MY BODY ALL APART EVIL MAN MAKE ME KILL YA EVIL MAN MAKE YOU KILL ME EVIL MAN MAKE ME KILL YOU EVEN THOUGH WE'RE ONLY FAMILIES APART **I pick up my axe and fight like A FARMER now..... (YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN) HEY AND YOUR BULLETS KEEP KNOCKING ME DOWN ***I PICK UP MY AXE AND FIGHT LIKE A FARMER now...... YEAH BUT YOU STILL BLAST ME DOWN TO THE GROUND THE SAME WAY YOU SHOOT ME DOWN BABY YOU'LL BE GOING JUST THE SAME THREE TIMES THE PAIN AND YOUR OWN SELF TO BLAME HEY MACHINE GUN OOOOOOOOOO I AIN'T AFRAID OF YOUR MESS NO MORE, BABE I AIN'T AFRAID NO MORE AFTER A WHILE YOUR YOUR CHEAP TALK DON'T EVERN CAUSE ME PAIN SO LET YOUR BULLETS FLY LIKE RAIN 'CAUSE I KNOW ALL THE TIME YOU'RE WRONG BABY AND YOU'LL BE GOIN' JUST THE SAME YEAH MACHINE GUN TEARING MY FAMILY APART YEAH YEAH ALRIGHT TEARING MY FAMILY APART DON'T YOU SHOOT HIM DOWN HE'S ABOUT TO LEAVE HERE DON'T YOU SHOOT HIM DOWN HE'S GOT TO STAY HERE HE AIN'T GOING NOWHERE HE'S BEEN SHOT DOWN TO THE GROUND OH WHERE HE CAN'T SURVIVE NO NO Great anti-war songs - Ed Jewett - 31-10-2009 And you yourself would mutter when You took the things that once were men, And sped them through that zone of hate To where the dripping surgeons wait; And wonder too if in God's sight War ever, ever can be right. – From “Foreword” by British ambulance driver, Robert Service
Someone will have to write the musical composition. I hear muted drums, and maybe a distant French horn.
Great anti-war songs - Jan Klimkowski - 01-12-2009 Natalie Merchant and 10,000 Maniacs My Mother The War Excellent live performance from many years ago here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CI7IuB8ZUY [ lyrics: Natalie Merchant & Michael Walsh/music: J.C.Lombardo ] She borders the pavement Flanks avenues Parades pass white glove attended by My mother the war She'll raise a shaft Lift a banner Toss a rose My mother the war She's made every effort To salvage the few Bought fourteen liberty bonds My mother the war Mother the war She knows every neighbor Chats at their doors Compare econosize electric appliances My mother the war Share tea and a seat By my cradle with My mother the war Mother the war Caressing the globe Touch on his isle She wrings hands in pensive waiting My mother the war Haunts her doorway Begs her postman Is there word for My mother the war Momentos of distant vigil Three years each tour "hands of god enfold him" prayed My mother the war Mother the war In bitter defiance She's spitting the corps She's wet a brood short league for combat My mother the war Well acquainted with sorrow Left millions in grief My mother the war Fold Laced Carrion Blood Soaked Robes Mother the war Great anti-war songs - Danny Jarman - 09-12-2010 Just found this classic. "69 billion spent on national defence but folks still live in fear" :help: Quote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycJ5m5Mt9JE&feature=related Great anti-war songs - Carsten Wiethoff - 10-12-2010 Maybe not strictly anti-war, but in the light of the wikileaks I get reminded again and again: Dire Straits, Private Investigations It's a mystery to me The game commences For the usual fee Plus expenses Confidential information It's in a diary This is my investigation It's not a public inquiry I go checking out the report Digging up the dirt You get to meet all sorts In this line of work Treachery and treason There's always an excuse for it And when I find the reason I still can't get used to it And what have you got at the end of the day ? What have you got to take away ? A bottle of whisky and a new set of lies blinds on the window and a pain behind the eyes Scarred for life No compensation Private investigations |