Is there another Anti-war song...

[RileyE104]

as epic as Edwin Starr's 'War' ???


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX7V6FAoTLc


There's Edwin Starr's 'Stop the War' ....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlpfe83keGo


But that one isn't really to my liking.. I'm mainly looking for a song that has awesome background music.

[acptulsa]

Don't know if the ancient and simple tune would be considered 'awesome', but I favor one of the oldest around:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsjgaGPU-PY

Another one I favor. Regardless of what you think of the tune, you must admit that a band with thirty years' experience is tight.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSC6m4LPW1Y

[RileyE104]

Don't know if the ancient and simple tune would be considered 'awesome', but I favor one of the oldest around:

I'm looking for something more modern.. Specifically I've been searching for a good one that is related to our current state of affairs.

[1000-points-of-fright]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=487t88pz-2Y

[DisillusionedPatriot]

I've always thought Eve of Destruction (sung by Barry McGuire) was a great song.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntLsElbW9Xo

[Romulus]

my favorite


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDAl7lGGtSo

[BuddyRey]

Masters of War by Bob Dylan fits the bill almost perfectly, IMHO. unfortunately, I can't seem to find the original on YouTube.

[speciallyblend]

here is a good list of some on wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_anti-war_songs , years are next to songs!!

[speciallyblend]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F0kK45lVyk

[speciallyblend]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdEupVsL07E

loving the wiki list, rock on;) my fav line ,"this is the news" mo fo's

[speciallyblend]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLUX0y4EptAi consider this pretty modern and pretty awesome, says alot!!!

[speciallyblend]

I have to post this again since folks are making their own videos to this song, kinda liked this one to:) same song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afX6VYn48KE

[evilfunnystuff]

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


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2zQKqgNAeE

[leipo]

I don't know any modern anti-war songs, but here are a couple of my favorite classics:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9KC7uhMY9s


Father, father, we don't need to escalate
You see, war is not the answer, for only love can conquer hate
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some lovin' here today, oh


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y6vS8iwbKU


And oh lord, tired of hearing people crying
Lord, I'm tired of seeing people dying
But I promise to wait patiently
For that sweet voice of liberty


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98uqcdvv-98


No more war, no more war, no more war...
Just a little peace.
No more war, no more war.
All we want is some peace in this world.

[speciallyblend]

sorry i am having OCD right now ,this one is spot on!!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1c4Ouq6tMA

[speciallyblend]

nice, especially the 3rd video:)

[TrentEmberson]

Brother Ali - "Uncle Sam Goddamn".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZsCWS_Hw1E

[tasteless]

Nena- 99 Red Balloons


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14IRDDnEPR4

[JVParkour]

One of my favorites is by P.O.D. entitled, "Tell Me Why."

Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbkEo9jVfDw

Lots of great lines, such as this one. "Your king in his castle never died on these fields."

[krhedwards]

Here's a rap that my stepsister's boyfriend did recently. I'm not sure if he's a libertarian or RP supporter but he will be later this month after I visit.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yNCXcwy0BY

[freedoms-light]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkazf7znllQ



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

[JK/SEA]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkafutzIl3Q

Atrocities
Made every day
Religiously

Their sins
They hide
Can never disguise
Blood stained hands
Blood stained times
Blood stained deeds
Blood stained lies

They wage their wars
Such profiteers
Will nail us all

Their crimes
Concealed
Despicably reveal

Blood stained hands
Blood stained times
Blood stained weapons
Blood stained lies

They fire at will
Intent to kill
They have no conscience
They have no conscience
Ethnic cleansing nothing more!
Blood of nations blood of war

Turn blind eyes
From all your crimes
You bare our souls
Show no remorse
You cannot wash
The bloodstains off

They turn their backs
While others
Commit grisly acts

We're scared
For life
By politicians' greedy

Blood stained hands
Blood stained times
Blood stained weapons
Blood stained crimes
Blood stained lands
Blood stained minds
Blood stained deeds
Blood stained lies

And while such predators
Stalk this earth
Disguised as saints
They kill our faith

Obsessed by greed
Lying through their teeth
They cannot wash
The blood stains off

[Badger Paul]

Peace Train (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1atb6_10000-maniacs-peace-train_music)by 10,000 Maniacs is damn good. It would make a great campaign song.

[speciallyblend]

Here's a rap that my stepsister's boyfriend did recently. I'm not sure if he's a libertarian or RP supporter but he will be later this month after I visit.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yNCXcwy0BY

nice i likey;)

[goRPaul]

Brother Ali - "Uncle Sam Goddamn".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZsCWS_Hw1E

That one is great!

This one is a classic.

Country Joe McDonald Feel Like I'm Fixin To Die (@ Woodstock) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk68D91hTXw)

[speciallyblend]

That one is great!

This one is a classic.

Country Joe McDonald Feel Like I'm Fixin To Die (@ Woodstock) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk68D91hTXw)

I was honored to meet country joe around a camp fire at yasgur's farm reunion(not a corporate event) just the hog farm(not talking pigs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hog_Farm) :) and melanie,country joe and alot of bands:) I know the owners of yasgur's farms when i lived out east!! It was a true woodstock reunion:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBdeCxJmcAo

[evilfunnystuff]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeRLEnsL1mU

[bobbyw24]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZsArc_TsUM&feature=related

[acptulsa]

A little lighter, and yet a little closer to home:


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

[Son of Detroit]

Couldn't find the original Dylan version, but Pearl Jam does it pretty well as well.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG443N7lo4Q

http://www.bobdylan.com/songs/masters-of-war


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

I also like The Root's version of it, set to the Star Spangled Banner.


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

[acptulsa]

Doesn't really fit the OP's criteria, but...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYii6nxhvUk

Prefer The Kingston Trio, but couldn't find a vid of their version.

[mac_hine]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r0KpWMNxnM

[mac_hine]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT6NRc37T_8

[nobody's_hero]

I like The Roots and nearly every cover of Masters of War, but after hearing this one on the trailer for Resistance 3 (video game), I like the Staple Singers version the best.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0h5gjO6cOA

Nice thread.

[RileyE104]

Thanks for all the good comments! IMO the best by far has been the Bob Dylan Masters of War cover by The Roots.

[Marenco]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDUOVyiX9fk

[doodle]

This :

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?291938-TSA-checking-diapers&p=3261691&viewfull=1#post3261691

[Tinnuhana]

Arlo Guthrie: Alice's Restaurant
Buffy Ste. Marie: Universal Soldier (good job by Amie Allen at RtR)
What Have They Done to the Rain (Joan Baez and others about nuclear war)
Sakura (Japanese "Where have all the flowers gone")

[Sola_Fide]

My favorite anti-war song:

Avail
Connection


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o8ZVa0DFJc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Lyrics:

No one turn your rally of peace into a state of violence!

Inside I hear the screams
Of the strongest on their knees
I took a look - I stepped back
Disappointment pulled me down
Locks of skin outside
Boredom lures them into this set
Let's walk away - no not a chance
We pause and linger not alone
Random, plunging people pushing presence
To my face I heard about it 100 times
When the act caught my sight
I plugged my ear to dull the sound
But curiosity let me see
Why I looked I still don't know
But now vision that runs my head

Why are we overwhelmed by rules today?

[messana]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_ruRSCW7B4

[sratiug]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov3eb9VhCWQ

[JamesButabi]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hmYFX_Mw68

[Nate]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aam8tyc9Rk&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yaft8rf9ayc


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUPrvqnBxHM&feature=fvwrel

[Nate]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtNMly0aDUk


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaCPUIfr8PY

[Echoes]

Us and Them by Pink Floyd



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_Yayz5o-l0


Us and them
And after all we're only ordinary men
Me, and you
God only knows it's not what we would choose to do
Forward he cried from the rear
And the front rank died
and the General sat, and the lines on the map
Moved from side to side

Black and blue
And who knows which is which and who is who
Up and Down
And in the end it's only round and round and round
Haven't you heard it's a battle of words
The poster bearer cried
Listen son, said the man with the gun
There's room for you inside

Down and Out
It can't be helped but there's a lot of it about
With, without
And who'll deny it's what the fighting's all about
Out of the way, it's a busy day
I've got things on my mind
For want of the price of tea and a slice
The old man died

[jrskblx125]

Overcome by rx bandits. Youtube it. Find the acoustic version too its amazing

[libertyfan101]

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

[rajibo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGDQOECShw8

[limequat]

Hero of War by Rise Against

A simple song, but the sincerity is striking. The song was crafted from the artist talking to soldiers at USO concerts.

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

[jrskblx125]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qRULG8UcH0

he segways into a jackson browne song... its beautiful! raw emotion!

[Badger Paul]

Here's a good one by Phil Ochs:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5pgrKSwFJE

[Zippyjuan]

It will be nice when we can play this one and mean it. Captain Sensible (former lead singer and founder of The Damned punk band).


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bobUGEliic

[armstrong]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQG7_992S3I

[armstrong]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6bO_fkEBXA

[armstrong]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSeuLsNV4CA&feature=player_detailpage

[libertyisntdead]

SOAD's BYOB

http://www.youtube.com/user/bayheadmedia?feature=mhee

[armstrong]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ud5sMV2uu8

[armstrong]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA8p_BV7uD8

[1000-points-of-fright]

Duh... War Pigs (http://youtu.be/pZCyOWLrRTE)

[armstrong]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh-8mw9MKbQ

[IPSecure]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzIgxA4lKko

Hard Core Flavor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgGMhzKkJjY

[S.Shorland]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6riY-103vbc

[eok321]

Another Dylan Song (Unfortunately no Bob on youtube so here's a good cover version)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TppYIQAn3Qc


John Brown

John Brown went off to war to fight on a foreign shore
His mama sure was proud of him!
He stood straight and tall in his uniform and all
His mama’s face broke out all in a grin

“Oh son, you look so fine, I’m glad you’re a son of mine
You make me proud to know you hold a gun
Do what the captain says, lots of medals you will get
And we’ll put them on the wall when you come home”

As that old train pulled out, John’s ma began to shout
Tellin’ ev’ryone in the neighborhood:
“That’s my son that’s about to go, he’s a soldier now, you know”
She made well sure her neighbors understood

She got a letter once in a while and her face broke into a smile
As she showed them to the people from next door
And she bragged about her son with his uniform and gun
And these things you called a good old-fashioned war

Oh! Good old-fashioned war!

Then the letters ceased to come, for a long time they did not come
They ceased to come for about ten months or more
Then a letter finally came saying, “Go down and meet the train
Your son’s a-coming home from the war”

She smiled and went right down, she looked everywhere around
But she could not see her soldier son in sight
But as all the people passed, she saw her son at last
When she did she could hardly believe her eyes

Oh his face was all shot up and his hand was all blown off
And he wore a metal brace around his waist
He whispered kind of slow, in a voice she did not know
While she couldn’t even recognize his face!

Oh! Lord! Not even recognize his face

“Oh tell me, my darling son, pray tell me what they done
How is it you come to be this way?”
He tried his best to talk but his mouth could hardly move
And the mother had to turn her face away

“Don’t you remember, Ma, when I went off to war
You thought it was the best thing I could do?
I was on the battleground, you were home . . . acting proud
You wasn’t there standing in my shoes”

“Oh, and I thought when I was there, God, what am I doing here?
I’m a-tryin’ to kill somebody or die tryin’
But the thing that scared me most was when my enemy came close
And I saw that his face looked just like mine”

Oh! Lord! Just like mine!

“And I couldn’t help but think, through the thunder rolling and stink
That I was just a puppet in a play
And through the roar and smoke, this string is finally broke
And a cannonball blew my eyes away”

As he turned away to walk, his Ma was still in shock
At seein’ the metal brace that helped him stand
But as he turned to go, he called his mother close
And he dropped his medals down into her hand

[timosman]

bump

[PAF]

Doesn't really fit the OP's criteria, but...

Prefer The Kingston Trio, but couldn't find a vid of their version.



Have you heard Joan's version in German? It is from her Farewell Angelina album and has always been one of my favorites:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRhHpTRuBrk



Sag mir, wo die Blumen sind, wo sind sie geblieben?
Sag mir, wo die Blumen sind, was ist geschehn?
Sag mir, wo die Blumen sind, Mädchen pflückten sie geschwind.
Wann wird man je verstehn? Wann wird man je verstehn?


Sag mir, wo die Mädchen sind, wo sind sie geblieben?
Sag mir, wo die Mädchen sind, was ist geschehn?
Sag mir, wo die Mädchen sind, Männer nahmen sie geschwind.
Wann wird man je verstehn? Wann wird man je verstehn?

Sag mir, wo die Männer sind, wo sind sie geblieben?
Sag mir, wo die Männer sind, was ist geschehn?
Sag mir, wo die Männer sind, zogen aus, der Krieg beginnt.
Wann wird man je verstehn? Wann wird man je verstehn?


Sag, wo die Soldaten sind, wo sind sie geblieben?
Ja, sag, wo die Soldaten sind, was ist geschehn?
Sag, wo die Soldaten sind, über Gräber weht der Wind.
Wann wird man je verstehn? Wann wird man je verstehn?


Sag mir, wo die Gräber sind, wo sind sie geblieben?
Sag mir, wo die Gräber sind, was ist geschehn?
Sag mir, wo die Gräber sind, Blumen blühn im Sommerwind.
Wann wird man je verstehn? Wann wird man je verstehn?


Sag mir, wo die Blumen sind, wo sind sie geblieben?
Sag mir, wo die Blumen sind, was ist geschehn?
Sag mir, wo die Blumen sind, Mädchen pflückten sie geschwind.
Wann wird man je verstehn? Wann wird man je verstehn?

[PAF]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzZ3Fm3_ZSs


Sleater-Kinney - Combat Rock


They tell us there are only two sides to be on
If you are on our side you're right if not you're wrong
But are we innocent paragons of good?
Is our guilt erased by the pain that we've endured?
Endured

Hey look, it's time to pledge allegiance
Oh God I love my dirty Uncle Sam
Our country's marching to the beat now
And we must learn to step in time

Where is the questioning, where is your protest song?
Since when is skepticism unamerican?
Dissents not treason but they talk like it's the same
Those who disagree are afraid to show their face
Their face

Let's break out our old machines now
It sure is good to see them run again
Oh gentlemen start your engines
And we know where we get the oil from

Are you feeling alright now?
Paint myself all red, white, blue
Are you singing let's fight now?
Innocent people die [Incomprehensible]

Show you love your country go out and spend some cash
Red, white, blue hot pants doing it for Uncle Sam
Now flex your muscles show them stronger than the rest
Raise your hands up baby are you sure that we're the best?
The best

We'll come out with our fists raised
The good old boys are back on top again
And if we let them lead us blindly
The past becomes the future once again

Are you feeling alright now?
I paint myself all red, white, blue
Are you singing let's fight now?
Innocent people die [Incomprehensible]

Are you singing let's fight now?
Innocent people die [Incomprehensible]
No one's ever [Incomprehensible]
No one's ever [Incomprehensible]

[Pauls' Revere]

Rolling Stones: Gimme Shelter!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbmS3tQJ7Os

[Ender]

Rinse & repeat:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp5JCrSXkJY