Great anti-war songs

[Jan Klimkowski]

Iggy Pop and David Bowie's China Girl. Both incarnate and metaphoric.

I'm a mess without
My China Girl
Wake up mornings, there's
No China Girl
I'd hear hearts beating
Loud as thunder
I'd see stars crashing down

I'd feel tragic
Like I was Marlon Brando
When I'd look at my China Girl
I could pretend that nothing
Really meant too much
When I'd look at my China Girl

I'd stumble into town
Just like a sacred cow
Visions of swastikas in my head
And plans for everyone
It's in the white of my eyes

My little China Girl
You shouldn't mess with me
I'll ruin everything you are
I'll give you television
I'll give you eyes of blue
I'll give you men who want to rule the world

And when I get excited
My little China Girl says,
"Oh Jimmy, just shut your mouth."
She says, "Shhhh..."

Sung by Iggy here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKs3t6lB9T8

And an acoustic version by Bowie, as "the last word on fascism", here:

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