Best Song About War?

[foodcourtdruide]

Inspired by realmenhatelife's 'best songs about drugs'... best song about war?

I say Belle and Sebastian - I Fought In A War

Amazing lyrics. Soldier writing a chick a letter, not knowing if she'll ever get it or if she's even anticipating the letter.

[mendyweiss]

"The Fish Cheer"- Country Joe and the Fish

[topless_mike]

paint it black- stones
although... maybe its not about war...

[RAAMONE]

"general" - Dispatch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMD5Pptc-JQ

[Bay Ridge Tim]

"And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda"
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[Soupy_Dreck]

'the 8th of November' by big and rich

moving song, it hits home cuz my dad is a vietnam vet...

[FUNKMAN]

goodnight saigon

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[Dougie Brootal]

masters of war - bob dylan.


lock it up.

[riverofpiss]

"Death & Destruction" by Al Jourgensen

[Bill From Yorktown]

Eve of Destruction

[TheMojoPin]

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[Hottub]

"Jets Fan" - Al Dukes.

[hedges]

masters of war - bob dylan.


lock it up.

I second that.

[ralphbxny]

"Jets Fan" - Al Dukes.

:clap::clap:

[EddieMoscone]

I second that.

Pearl Jam's version on the Benaroya Hall Live CD is REEEDICULOUS.

[Dougie Brootal]

Pearl Jam's version on the Benaroya Hall Live CD is REEEDICULOUS.

ridiculous good? or ridiculous bad? cuz i thought it was good.

[topless_mike]

"Jets Fan" - Al Dukes.

might hear that tonite

OOPS!

=X

[topless_mike]

um, duh!

mouth for war- pantera

[realmenhatelife]

Elephant Riders- Clutch

I think its kinda about the civil war, Kinda. About the civil war and bong rips mostly.

[realmenhatelife]

"Jets Fan" - Al Dukes.

Is that the one that goes "Jet's fans, Jet's fans, you don't know your ass from a hole in the ground. Jet's fans, Jet's fans We're keepin the .... down?"

[zentraed]

Anti-Flag - "Anatomy of Your Enemy"

[IMSlacker]

War Pigs!!!

What's wrong with you people?

[zentraed]

War Pigs!!!

What's wrong with you people?

And "One". I think that covers the Guitar Hero tracks...

[Freitag]

War by Edwin Starr.

Bonus points for Bruce's version, because he made it even more savage.

[EddieMoscone]

ridiculous good? or ridiculous bad? cuz i thought it was good.

Ridiculously Great. I wish I hadn't reset my ipod, the # of times played would have been off the charts.

[foodcourtdruide]

I'm surprised no one said Guns N' Roses - Civil War.

Also, was Wish You Were Here a song about war?

[mildly amusing]

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[IMSlacker]

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[jauble]

"general" - Dispatch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMD5Pptc-JQ

I dont like that song





















I loooooooooove it!!!

[Earlshog]

I'm surprised no one said Guns N' Roses - Civil War.

Also, was Wish You Were Here a song about war?


whats so civil about war anyway.............

[donnie_darko]

belle and sebastian, i fought in a war.

boooyaaaa

[IMSlacker]

Inspired by realmenhatelife's 'best songs about drugs'... best song about war?

I say Belle and Sebastian - I Fought In A War

Amazing lyrics. Soldier writing a chick a letter, not knowing if she'll ever get it or if she's even anticipating the letter.


belle and sebastian, i fought in a war.

boooyaaaa

Must be a good song. I've never heard it.

[IMSlacker]

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[scottinnj]

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[foodcourtdruide]

Must be a good song. I've never heard it.

Great song. I may just be imagining things, but I always thought it was about a soldier that fantasizes about a woman he used to know. Like.. he pretends she's waiting for him when he gets home.

[IMSlacker]

Great song. I may just be imagining things, but I always thought it was about a soldier that fantasizes about a woman he used to know. Like.. he pretends she's waiting for him when he gets home.

So, it's not old sad bastard music (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0146882/quotes)?

[reformed]

Since Dispatch has been mentioned, I'll go with "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"

[deepinthewoods]

One is all that you can score:

This may not be the best war song, but it is the best war song that uses spliced Nazi Donald Duck footage. Ladies and gentlemen, it's the fabulous stain of Boyd Rice:


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[hedges]

Band of Gypsys "Machine Gun" fer sure is up there

[DonInNC]

"The Fish Cheer"- Country Joe and the Fish

My pick too. Also -" Dress Blues" by Jason Isbell. Pretty much nails it.

[deepinthewoods]

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[joethebartender]

I like Alice in Chains' "Rooster" for this one.

[LiddyRules]

Kinks' Some Mother's Son damned depressing

[Slumbag]

I forget the name of it, but the Corey Feldman anti-war song was REALLY heart wrenching.



Seriously though, Fiddle and the Drum is pretty good. I don't really dig the Joni Mitchell version, but I really liked the Perfect Circle version.

[MrPink]

Slayer - Eyes of the Insane, it won a grammy too!

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[Chris from TX]

1812 Overture?

[scottinnj]

If you're reading this (I'm already home)



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About the letter none of us want mailed home when we give it to our buddy.

[FUNKMAN]

Gimme Shelter

[furie]

"Brighter than a thousand suns" by iron Maiden. it's about the Manhattan Project and moves on to an anti-war song.

[Franklyn]

No Buffalo Spring field? What's that sound? Only the first song, "For what it's worth"

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[djjd]

billy bragg covered this tune

Think Again

Do you think that the Russians want war?
These are the parents of children who died in the last one
Do you think that it's possible, knowing their past
That they'd ever consider repeating the last
When 20 million were slaughtered by Nazi invasion?
They died fighting on our side, you know,
In a fight to defend humankind
Against Nazi terror and hatred

In the name of humanity, bitterly torn
In the name of our children as yet to be born
Before we do that which can never be undone I beg of you
Think, think again, and again and again and again and again

Do you think that the Russians want war?
They're the sons and the daughters of parents who died in the last one
Do you think that they'd want to go through that again
The destruction, the bloodshed, the suffering and pain?
In the second world war out of every three dead one was Russian
If we try with all of our power
Can we not find a way
To peacefully settle our difference?

In the name of humanity, bitterly torn
In the name of our children as yet to be born
Before we do that which can never be undone I beg of you
Think, think again, and again and again and again and again

Do you think that the Russians want war?
Will the voice of insanity lead you to total destruction?
Will you stumble to death as though you were blind?
Will you cause the destruction of all humankind?
Will you die because you don't like their political system?
There will be no survivors you know
No one left to scream in the night
And condemn our stupidity

In the name of humanity, bitterly torn
In the name of our children as yet to be born
Before we do that which can never be undone I beg of you
Think, think again, and again and again and again and again

[djjd]

another from mr bragg

Between The Wars

I was a miner
I was a docker
I was a railway man
Between the wars
I raised a family
In times of austerity
With sweat at the foundry
Between the wars

I paid the union and as times got harder
I looked to the government to help the working man
And they brought prosperity down at the armoury
We're arming for peace, me boys
Between the wars

I kept the faith and I kept voting
Not for the iron fist but for the helping hand
For theirs is a land with a wall around it
And mine is a faith in my fellow man
Theirs is a land of hope and glory
Mine is the green field and the factory floor
Theirs are the skies all dark with bombers
And mine is the peace we know
Between the wars

Call up the craftsmen
Bring me the draftsmen
Build me a path from cradle to grave
And I'll give my consent
To any government
That does not deny a man a living wage

Go find the young men never to fight again
Bring up the banners from the days gone by
Sweet moderation
Heart of this nation
Desert us not, we are
Between the wars

[SinA]

dougrasso was right with masters of war

a good second is "handsome johnny" by richie havens