Comments on: Make Music, Not War

Make Music, Not War

Poolio — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 04:52:30 -0800

Anti-War Songs of the Vietnam Era
Alice's Restaurant [1] Ball of Confusion [2] Billy Don't Be a Hero [3] Blowin' in the Wind [4] Eve of Destruction [5] For What It's Worth [6] Fortunate Son [7] Give Peace a Chance [8] I Ain't Marching Anymore [9] I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixing-To-Die Rag [10] Imagine [11] Machine Gun [12] Masters of War [13] Ohio [14] One Tin Soldier [15] Stoned Love [16] The Unknown Soldier [17] War [18] War Pigs [19] What's Going On [20] Us and Them [21] Volunteers [22] With God On Our Side [23]

By: Pollomacho

Pollomacho — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 04:59:59 -0800

Hey man, is that Freedom Rock? Well turn it up!

By: Mayor Curley

Mayor Curley — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:10:21 -0800

How could you make a list like that and leave out Waste Deep in the Big Muddy? So applicable to today, too.

By: octothorpe

octothorpe — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:12:51 -0800

Nice list, thanks for including for the Phil Ochs link.

By: Poolio

Poolio — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:15:28 -0800

Sorry about that, Mayor Curley... for the most part, I went by this list, so I think part of the blame falls on Wikipedia's editors.

By: poppo

poppo — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:21:57 -0800

How is Blowin in the Wind an anti-war song of the Vietnam era? You must wear the Metafilter Blue letter on your petticoat for the rest of your days Poolio. FOR SHAME!

By: PeterMcDermott

PeterMcDermott — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:24:10 -0800

Anti-Vietnam soul songs. My own favourite is Delia Gartrell's 'See what you done done (Hymn number 9)'.

By: notsnot

notsnot — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:24:29 -0800

For some reason I saw your title as "Make music, not water", and now I have to pee.

By: Poolio

Poolio — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:24:30 -0800

The truthiness shall set me free.

By: poppo

poppo — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:26:41 -0800

And pardon me, could you have picked a worse version of Ohio to present to us? Neil, Graham, and David actually look at each other about ten seconds in, clearly wondering why they are fucking it up so badly. NOW SEW YOUR LETTER ON

By: pyramid termite

pyramid termite — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:28:01 -0800

unfortunately, youtube doesn't seem to have 2 + 2= ? by the bob seger system

By: poppo

poppo — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:31:20 -0800

Oh dear I see With God On Our Side is on the list as well. But with a Blue M on your chest you are already living in shame. I will just not make eye contact with you. That's better than saying anything else.

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:32:10 -0800

War, children, its just a shot away Its just a shot away War, children, its just a shot away Its just a shot away Ooh, see the fire is sweepin Our very street today Burns like a red coal carpet Mad bull lost its way War, children, its just a shot away Its just a shot away War, children, its just a shot away Its just a shot away Rape, murder! Its just a shot away Its just a shot away Rolling Stones, 1969.

By: poppo

poppo — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:33:26 -0800

I'll be back later with my own Blue M on after I admit that the Viet Nam war officially started several years before I thought it did. Goodbye forever Metafilter. I must live in shame now.

By: PeterMcDermott

PeterMcDermott — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:34:34 -0800

I'd also forgotten about John Prine's Sam Stone, which along with the Delia Gartrell track forms the beginning of a 'Vietnam turns our loved ones into dope fiends' sub-genre. Johnny Cash covers it here.

By: Poolio

Poolio — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:34:57 -0800

This FPP could've been a success if poppo hadn't done so much to undermine it.

By: Poolio

Poolio — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:37:05 -0800

I prefer the 'Pop Goes the Sixties' live version of Gimme Shelter.

By: arruns

arruns — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:41:44 -0800

The silent majority supports you.

By: Poolio

Poolio — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:42:55 -0800

Pink Floyd recording 'Us and Them'

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:43:28 -0800

and for something a bit more contemporary: Patti Smith - Radio Baghdad (lyrics only, couldn't find video or legal download)

By: the cuban

the cuban — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:44:34 -0800

No list is complete without Red Sovine's Vietnam Deck of Cards or Kristofferson's Vietnam Blues (ho chi who?!)

By: Poolio

Poolio — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:47:48 -0800

Springsteen doing 'War'

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:55:43 -0800

retrospective, but I Was Only Nineteen was a big hit down under, and pretty poignant.

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:56:37 -0800

(oh, but none of america's allies were in vietnam, according to macnamara...)

By: rmmcclay

rmmcclay — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:07:14 -0800

Yep...those were my generation's anti-war cries...I keep hoping the same-age artists of today would come up with something. Something that would ride the radio waves...and inspire young apathetic minds.

By: rmmcclay

rmmcclay — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:10:54 -0800

Oh...forgot to say: Nice one, Poolio!

By: Kirth Gerson

Kirth Gerson — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:14:31 -0800

Ubu, I saw your guys there, funny hats and all. Also the Koreans, the Royal Thai Army, and one Canadian (Hi, Sparky!) There were others, but I didn't see them. From much later: Lives in the Balance.

By: mr_crash_davis

mr_crash_davis — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:14:55 -0800

What, no Ballad of the Green Berets?

By: Poolio

Poolio — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:17:27 -0800

Here you go, mr_crash_davis. I actually meant to include that.

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:21:06 -0800

You who build these altars now To sacrifice these children, You must not do it anymore. A scheme is not a vision And you never have been tempted By a demon or a god. You who stand above them now, Your hatchets blunt and bloody, You were not there before, When I lay upon a mountain And my fathers hand was trembling With the beauty of the word. Leonard Cohen, Story of Isaac, 1969

By: sourwookie

sourwookie — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:29:15 -0800

Seems something's missing today...

By: chlorus

chlorus — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:31:09 -0800

Are there any Tom Lehrer songs in those links? I remember hearing a really great Tom Lehrer song about Vietnam when I was a kid but can't recall the title or the tune.

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:36:39 -0800

I keep hoping the same-age artists of today would come up with something. Something that would ride the radio waves...and inspire young apathetic minds. idunno, it's going back a bit, but still pretty influential: US Forces give the nod, It's a setback for your country...played a lot in the leadup to the Iracle.

By: Poolio

Poolio — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:36:45 -0800

Are there any Tom Lehrer songs in those links? No, there aren't... and I'm not really familiar with his work.

By: caddis

caddis — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:43:24 -0800

This is the way to do music on MeFi! Nice job.

By: Poolio

Poolio — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:49:24 -0800

Neil Young 'Ohio' live at Massey Hall 1971

By: munchingzombie

munchingzombie — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:49:55 -0800

And why not add Tim Buckley's "Once I Was" to the mix. Set to some 60's Sci-Fi TV show for some reason that makes it both confusing and compelling.

By: ninebelow

ninebelow — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:52:46 -0800

It's worth noting that the I Ain't Marching Any More wikipedia link is to the album rather than the song itself. There are plenty of other good Vietnam protest songs in Ochs's back catalogue including Draft Dodger Rag from that album.

By: octothorpe

octothorpe — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:56:19 -0800

One of few written about our current quagmire: Michael Franti and Spearhead : Time To Go Home

By: Poolio

Poolio — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:57:21 -0800

There was no page for the song itself, ninebelow... and I couldn't find 'Draft Dodger Rag' on YouTube. The 'Volunteers' wiki links also goes to the album page for the same reason... and the 'I-Fell-Like-I'm-Fixing-To-Die Rag' wiki link goes to the Country Joe & the Fish page.

By: St Urbain's Horseman

St Urbain's Horseman — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:57:40 -0800

How is Blowin in the Wind an anti-war song of the Vietnam era? You must wear the Metafilter Blue letter on your petticoat for the rest of your days Poolio. FOR SHAME! Indeed. And these YouTube compilation links are really starting to get to me. Prettying it up with little Wikipedia links just seems to make it worse somehow.

By: tadellin

tadellin — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:01:25 -0800

We don't need Neil Young around, anyhow.

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:04:53 -0800

And these YouTube compilation links are really starting to get to me. Prettying it up with little Wikipedia links just seems to make it worse somehow. i guess that's the kind of sentiment that might explain why there's no decent protest music these days - "y'know, i would listen to your stuff, but i can't rss it from your myspace to my blackberry & share it with my livejournal friends..."

By: bap98189

bap98189 — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:05:44 -0800

Oh man - Country Joe McDonald. I saw him play only a couple of months ago at the Wychwood Festival. Just him, a guy on washboard and another on spoons. Still gave an utterly superb performance which got all the old hippies going.

By: Poolio

Poolio — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:05:51 -0800

We don't need Neil Young around, anyhow. That's blasphemy.

By: Optamystic

Optamystic — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:13:36 -0800

Eddie Vedder covering Dylan's Masters of War

By: louche mustachio

louche mustachio — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:18:46 -0800

Penny Evans - Steve Goodman I think this might be a good contemporary counterpart to the songs you've listed.

By: Poolio

Poolio — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:25:51 -0800

Eddie Vedder covering Dylan's Masters of War that reminded me... Pearl Jam did a kick-ass updated version of Phil Ochs' "Here's to the State of Richard Nixon" during a VH1 special (StoryTellers, maybe) a few years ago... unfortunately, I can't find any video of it.

By: Devils Rancher

Devils Rancher — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:27:30 -0800

We don't need Neil Young around, anyhow. That's blasphemy. Lynard Skynard can go fuck themselves. Neil Young is the man. Keep on Rockin in the Free World!

By: flashboy

flashboy — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:30:13 -0800

Is anybody else seeing munchingzombie's first "posted by" bit displayed in a weird way - flush against the left-hand side of the screen? Or has munchingzombie merely broken my own personal MetaFilter?

By: Poolio

Poolio — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:34:57 -0800

I think munchingzombie screwed up some html trying to post a link, flashboy.

By: louche mustachio

louche mustachio — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:36:59 -0800

Your flag decal still won't get you into Heaven.

By: rxrfrx

rxrfrx — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:40:02 -0800

El-P - The Nang, The Front, The Bush, And The Shit

By: Burhanistan

Burhanistan — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:40:12 -0800

I wonder if any anti-war music got published in the US during WWII.

By: madamjujujive

madamjujujive — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:47:19 -0800

Buffy St Marie's Universal Soldier was picked up by many - here's a Donovan version. Tom Paxton's "Lyndon Johnson Told A Nation" was a big antiwar song, but I couldn't find a clip. Here he is singing Buy a Gun for Your Son. Joan Baez had many peace and antiwar songs - many of them Dylan covers. Couldn't find a version from the 60s but she is still singing Where Have All the Flowers Gone. Some others: John Denver - The Strangest Dream Jimmy Cliff Vietnam Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town Props to the marvelous Marvin Gaye who was not just singing antiwar things, but who was well ahead of his time with Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology Song).

By: adamvasco

adamvasco — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:55:33 -0800

St Urbain's Horseman if you took it to meta we all tell you to piss off.

By: rmless

rmless — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 08:01:48 -0800

Chlorus, here is some Tom Lehrer for you. I don't think it's the one you mean, but it is pretty good.

By: ericb

ericb — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 08:05:56 -0800

From yesterday's Boston Globe -- 18 Minutes and 40 Years Later

"In 1967, Arlo Guthrie was a hippie folkie doing what pleased him. Now he has four grown kids and a bunch of grandkids -- and life hasn't changed much."

Audio: Arlo Guthrie talks about the genesis of "Alice's Restaurant"

By: rxrfrx

rxrfrx — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 08:06:54 -0800

I wonder if any anti-war music got published in the US during WWII. There are several WWII anti-war songs on this compilation.

By: kirkaracha

kirkaracha — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 08:08:15 -0800

retrospective, but I Was Only Nineteen was a big hit down under, and pretty poignant. I thought you meant this retrospective Vietnam War song "19." [Danger: Contains '80s Max Headroom-style rap. ]

By: ninebelow

ninebelow — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 08:13:52 -0800

There was no page for the song itself, ninebelow... Sorry, that wasn't meant as a knock, just trying to spread the Phil Ochs love. He is one of America's greatest singer-songwriters but he never seems to get the acclaim he deserves. His introduction to the live version of Ringing Of Revolution is great too:

"John Wayne plays Lyndon Johnson. And Lyndon Johnson plays God. I play Bobby Dylan. A young Bobby Dylan."

By: weapons-grade pandemonium

weapons-grade pandemonium — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 08:15:11 -0800

How could you make a list like that and leave out Waste Deep in the Big Muddy? posted by Mayor Curley Waste deep is a helluva lot deeper now than it was back then.

By: Poolio

Poolio — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 08:21:54 -0800

That's cool, ninebelow... I didn't take it as a knock.

By: octothorpe

octothorpe — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 08:31:10 -0800

weapons-grade pandemonium: " Waste deep is a helluva lot deeper now than it was back then." And the big fool is even more foolish.

By: SteveFlamingo

SteveFlamingo — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 08:36:18 -0800

Seems something's missing today... posted by sourwookie at 9:29 AM on August 8 [+] [!] You just have to look a little harder, but there are some good tracks out there. Defiance Ohio's album The Great Depression has some decent anti-war tracks on it, and it's available for free on the internet archive. The first track, Petty Problems is a personal favorite. And MC Frontalot's song "Special Delivery" from his old ass demo is another great song as well. He has a newer version of the song, but I prefer the original. Anyone else got some modern anti-war tracks?

By: sleepy pete

sleepy pete — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 08:39:56 -0800

Seems something's missing today... I'm guessing you mean protest music? With just a perfunctory view of what I could find at work this morning, I'll add to the ones already here with this piece from PopMatters, an Independent Lens page listing the sites for The Not in My Name Project and Protest-Records.com (blocked at work for some reason), and John Vanderslice's last two albums have been about the war and its fallout. There are hundreds more I can think of right now, but I figure you've got a good start. That nobody-does-it-like-they-used-to baby boomer shit is tired. on preview: There's SteveFlamingo's as well.

By: Huplescat

Huplescat — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 08:44:19 -0800

Previously in the blue: a compilation of over 2000 current protest songs, via Neil Young.

By: Postroad

Postroad — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 08:46:15 -0800

If the game is to add to the list, the http://www.jwsrockgarden.com/jw02vvaw.htm and search about here http://www.lacarte.org/songs/anti-war/

By: absalom

absalom — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 08:46:42 -0800

Decemberists' "16 Military Wives"? Eminim's "Mosh"? Moxy Fruvous' "Gulf War Song" is about Gulf War I, but still applicable. All of Neil Young's most recent album? In fact, here is a McPaper Article about it.

By: sleepy pete

sleepy pete — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 08:47:03 -0800

Also, nice post Poolio.

By: absalom

absalom — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 08:47:19 -0800

McPaper Article

By: EarBucket

EarBucket — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 08:55:27 -0800

"Bring 'Em Home," by Pete Seeger. Updated by Bruce Springsteen.

By: RavinDave

RavinDave — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 08:57:10 -0800

"Nights in White Satin"

By: Relay

Relay — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 08:59:04 -0800

Hey, any excuse to watch Grace Slick ...

By: Chinese Jet Pilot

Chinese Jet Pilot — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:00:31 -0800

How come I'm not hearing any anti-war songs on the radio in the Iraq era? Some of the songs on the list were mainstream hits. Of course, the Dixie Chicks took a lot of heat, and I guess we can't expect much from today's pop stars. I think this is a sign that the recording industry is too cozy with government.

By: schlaager

schlaager — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:01:58 -0800

Us and Them is not an anti-war song, just to clear things up.

By: SteveFlamingo

SteveFlamingo — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:15:28 -0800

Two more songs came to mind while working: Zach De La Roca and DJ Shadow put together "March of Death" a while ago. I still wish they were able to do an entire album together, as I think it's a pretty interesting sound they've come up with. Erik Petersen, of Mischief Brew is a self proclaimed local rebel rouser in Philadelphia. He put together some great anti-war songs with "Farewell Good Fellows" (live recording from the Internet Archive) being an excellent selection.

By: PeterMcDermott

PeterMcDermott — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:20:00 -0800

Neil Young is the man. Keep on Rockin in the Free World! Hope I die before I grow old.

By: Relay

Relay — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:20:17 -0800

Why is there no music like this today? Simple, one generation got old, one generation got sold.

By: Creosote

Creosote — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:28:31 -0800

For sheer confrontationality (if that's a word), it's hard to beat David Peel's "Up Against the Wall". In case you've never heard it, the entire lyrics consist of "Up against the wall, m*****f*****s!" repeated in a variety of intonations, all angry. Though not about Vietnam in any overt way, it wouldn't exist if the Vietnam War hadn't.

By: digaman

digaman — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:28:46 -0800

I wish I could find a free downloadable file of Allen Ginsberg and Philip Glass's collaborative setting for Ginsberg's "Wichita Vortex Sutra," his best Vietnam-era poem, and a lovely piece of music by Glass. I've been the voice of Ginsberg in a public performance of this work, and it was an extremely powerful experience. The only available YouTube links seem to be to the piano music only without the poem, but you can buy the album linked above at Amazon or on iTunes. I'm not a Glass fanatic, but it's a beautiful piece. But here's a free MP3 of Ginsberg reading the poem solo at the Knitting Factory in 1995 [direct eSpew link], a couple of years before he died. The poet sounds tired at first, but his performance really picks up at about 2:47. I lift my voice aloud, make Mantra of American language now, I here declare the end of the War!

By: George_Spiggott

George_Spiggott — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:38:50 -0800

Billy Don't Be A Hero? You put that one in as a joke, right?

By: amyms

amyms — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:42:03 -0800

Thanks for the post, Poolio, and to everyone who added to it. I love these songs and the spirit behind them. I wish today's protest songs were more mainstream (and I don't mean that in a "they don't make em like they used to" way, but in an "I wish more people would listen to them and really hear their message" way).

By: Poolio

Poolio — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:43:30 -0800

Billy Don't Be A Hero? You put that one in as a joke, right? it's an anti-war song from the Vietnam era... albeit about a different era's war.

By: quin

quin — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:57:42 -0800

I love the song Ball of Confusion, and that despite the fact that it was written forty some years ago, almost all the lyrics are as relevant today as they were back then. Anthrax did a reasonably good cover of it as well.

By: Fuzzy Monster

Fuzzy Monster — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:04:45 -0800

What, no Ballad of the Green Berets? posted by mr_crash_davis at 6:14 AM on August 8 Here you go, mr_crash_davis. I actually meant to include that. posted by Poolio at 6:17 AM on August 8 Now you're joking for sure. "Ballad of The Green Berets" by Sgt. Barry Sadler was the most popular pro-war song of the Vietnam era.

By: liam

liam — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:04:54 -0800

Joan Baez had many peace and antiwar songs - many of them Dylan covers. Couldn't find a version from the 60s but she is still singing Where Have All the Flowers Gone. Marlene Dietrich sings it in 1963 and 1972. (Just to be clear, it's by Pete Seeger).

By: Poolio

Poolio — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:07:37 -0800

Now you're joking for sure. Yes... I was joking about that. I assume that mr_crash_davis was too.

By: Joeforking

Joeforking — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:20:59 -0800

What is it good for?

By: Joeforking

Joeforking — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:22:42 -0800

Shit, missed that in the list. Sorry.

By: Fuzzy Monster

Fuzzy Monster — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:24:23 -0800

Whew! *wipes forehead* Nice to know I'm not crazy. I figured crash was joking as well. Good post, Poolio.

By: sourwookie

sourwookie — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:24:35 -0800

Thanks SteveFlamingo. I knew some existed, but I wonder why they aren't a more ubiquitous part of the zeitgeist. Those Vietnam era songs were everywhere. Love And Rockets also covered Ball Of Confusion.

By: Poolio

Poolio — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:30:40 -0800

BTW... thanks to everyone who's said "nice post" (or variations thereof)... glad you liked it.

By: Ian A.T.

Ian A.T. — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:42:42 -0800

Anyone who skipped Pyramid Termite's link to "2+2=?" just because it involved Bob Seger should give it another try. It's such a blistering song, and it's just begging to be rediscovered.

By: Debaser626

Debaser626 — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:46:05 -0800

What? I can't believe this hasn't been deleted yet! I mean, c'mon, a 23 Link YouTube Post?! At least TRY, Poolio! Jeez.... seriously, thanks, I haven't heard Eve of Destruction in awhile. I love that song!

By: SteveFlamingo

SteveFlamingo — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:46:42 -0800

sour, As with most everything in the world the lack of todays anti-war songs taking root in the zeitgeist is probably due to a number of factors. If I had to guess though, I imagine it has something to do with the anti-war movement having little to no success in actually persuading any kind of change in the country. This doesn't help inspire people to go out and write songs because they feel defeated. And it certainly doesn't make the record companies think there's good money in the genre either, so they're not going to give any attention to anyone who might be doing it anyway.

By: George_Spiggott

George_Spiggott — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:51:44 -0800

Steve, probably the biggest difference is the lack of a draft. I'm pretty sure that if we had one there'd be a metric assload of antiwar songs being cranked out.

By: pyramid termite

pyramid termite — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:08:42 -0800

Anyone who skipped Pyramid Termite's link to "2+2=?" just because it involved Bob Seger should give it another try. it's funny - i didn't notice this when i posted it, but the blog it's on belongs to a guy in queens calling himself jonmc small world and now another bonus anti-war track - last train to clarksville by the monkees no, i'm serious

By: Clay201

Clay201 — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:43:55 -0800

My favorite version of "One Tin Soldier." Watching this is a little like funnelling a big pitcher of gooey hippie syrup, but I like it anyway.

By: Debaser626

Debaser626 — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:35:56 -0800

Clay201, My fave

By: A189Nut

A189Nut — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:31:17 -0800

Waste Deep? Isn't it Waist?

By: Twang

Twang — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:39:12 -0800

I'll toss in a couple more: Edwin Starr - "Stop the War" ('71). Richard Harris - "The yard went on forever" ('68). Fugs - Kill for Peace ('66) Laura Nyro - Save the Country ('71)

By: Benny Andajetz

Benny Andajetz — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:13:20 -0800

These are all cherished songs from my youth. (Too bad they were necessary.) I'm especially pleased that John Prine is included; he is a rare and underappreciated artist. I'll add one more to the mix: Donovan - Universal Soldier

By: Benny Andajetz

Benny Andajetz — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:16:13 -0800

Sorry, madamjujujive - I missed your link above.

By: languagehat

languagehat — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:48:53 -0800

Great post, great thread—thanks, Poolio! And I'm glad someone else remembers Delia Gartrell.

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:34:55 -0800

Why is there no music like this today? There are lots of people wrting anti-war songs today. There's a couple of thousand of them at Neil Young's Living With War Today. (I know Huplescat linked to it upthread, too, but one more time can't hurt...) My own humble effort (Iraqi war-era anti-war song) can be heard right here at our very own Mefi Music. It's called "Undefined"

By: Kensational

Kensational — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:57:52 -0800

I dont think I've seen here one that was profound to me as a child, Pete Seeger's Waist Deep in the Big Muddy. The Wiki page.

By: seamallowance

seamallowance — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:53:43 -0800

Don't forget the Music Row Democrats that put out a bunch of very tasty current antiwar songs.

By: Kirth Gerson

Kirth Gerson — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:06:47 -0800

Kensational, Here Here Here and Here

By: BinGregory

BinGregory — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:36:43 -0800

Anti-Vietnam Soul Songs The Isley Brothers cover of Ohio should be on that list! Better than Neil Young's version, imho.

By: augustweed

augustweed — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:48:21 -0800

"Protest is futile. Nothing seems to get through. What's to become of our world? who knows what to do?" Time for an anti-war Mefi music project?

By: routergirl

routergirl — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 20:15:27 -0800

What about Country Joe & The Fish with Whoopie, We're All Gonna Die? (grrr, no link handy)

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:17:40 -0800

routergirl, the song you're referring to is linked to in the FPP, by the OP. It's called "I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag", and it originally appeared on this record.

By: pyramid termite

pyramid termite — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:19:26 -0800

routergirl - that's no 9 "i feel like i'm fixing to die rag"

By: Benny Andajetz

Benny Andajetz — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 06:10:45 -0800

I musta been sleeping yesterday, because I forgot what I think is the best anti-war song of the era : Wooden Ships.

By: routergirl

routergirl — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:54:37 -0800

Oops. I posted too quickly. Must read posts before commenting. /sheepish

By: JohnO

JohnO — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:57:56 -0800

I was listening to Radio Saigon while flying a combat assault into the Michelin Rubber Plantation near Dau Tieng in 1972 when Edwin Starr came on during final approach, singing "War!, Yea! Good God, Y'a'll, What is it Good for, Absolutely Nothing!" M-60's were chattering, rockets blazing, aholes puckering...

By: augustweed

augustweed — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 20:19:59 -0800

Right-on poolio! You made it onto www.whatreallyhappened.com

By: Poolio

Poolio — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:10:44 -0800

Right-on poolio! You made it onto www.whatreallyhappened.com Cool... I also got my first YouTube channel subscribers.

By: Poolio

Poolio — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:12:35 -0800

In case anyone hasn't heard about it yet, Pearl Jam is claiming that AT&T censored some anti-Bush lyrics from their live Lollapalooza webcast.

By: Poolio

Poolio — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:17:01 -0800

I musta been sleeping yesterday, because I forgot what I think is the best anti-war song of the era : Wooden Ships . Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane) playing 'Wooden Ships' with CSN.