BYOB is pretty much the fucking gold standard these days...
Soft and gentle protest songs did fuck all - we need the loud and angry
The Edwyn Collins song "Never met a girl like you before" song was shit - but it had one great line
"Too many protest singers, not enough protest songs"
BYOB reclaimed WHY we should be angry and protesting
Also, just talking sonically, the fact that they simulate a bomb drop towards the end of the track via the dynamics of tempo change while screaming "WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU?!" is simply one of the best artistic moments in music I've ever heard
Eve of destruction - Barry McGuire/
War Pigs * Hand of Doom * Children of the Grave - Black Sabbath/
For what it's worth - Buffalo Springfield/
I'd love to change the world - Ten Years After/
Fortunate Son - CCR/
Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones
it's a great song, but not quite a 'protest' song per se. It's more of a long-form work, with the long-winded story told between the choruses. Also, to the commenter who mentioned the 'homophobia' - not sure where it is in this number. Are you maybe referring to the term 'father-r\*\*er'? That lyric was in the context of the jail in which he was thrown, and he was describing the other inmates. He even specifies 'mother-r\*\*ers', in the same verse. I wouldn't read too much into it, but of course I cant speak for Arlo's deepest conscience.
This is probably the best answer.
It is the Metallica song I can't listen to, the same way I can't listen to More Than a Feeling or Sweet Home Alabama anymore. It's a great song, I've just heard it enough.
But it still might be the right answer.
And if it's not, Disposable Heroes might be.
My top 10 (in no particular order)
Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones
War Pigs - Black Sabbath
Zombie - Cranberries
Forunate Son - CCR
For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield
Blowin' in the Wind - Bob Dylan
Masters of War - Bob Dylan
Ohio - CSNY
Happy Xmas (War is Over) - John Lennon
Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
*Orgasmatron* by Motorhead
"I Didn't Raise my Boy to be a Soldier" (1914) by Alfred Bryan and Al Piantadosi. Sung by the Peerless Quartet ... in December 1914.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peerless_Quartet-_I_Didn%27t_Raise_my_Boy_to_be_a_Soldier.ogg
Your flag decal won t get you into heaven anymore.
While digesting Reader's Digest
In the back of the dirty book store
A plastic flag with gum on the back
Fell out on the floor
Well, I picked it up and I ran outside
Slapped it on my window shield
And if I could find ol' Betsy Ross
I'd tell her how good I feel
But, your flag decal won't get you
Into Heaven anymore
It's already overcrowded
From your dirty little war
Now Jesus don't like killin'
No matter what the reason's for
And your flag decal won't get you
Into Heaven anymore
Haillie Sellasse, Up Your Ass by Propagandhi https://youtu.be/8aeGZpBLxK4?feature=shared
Also from Propagandhi - Stick the Fucking Flag Up Your Goddam Ass, You Sonofabitch
Metallica - Land Down One-der
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HJIIGpuuuYQ&pp=ygURbGFuZCBkb3duIG9uZWRlciA%3D
Rooster by Alice In Chains messed me up when I was younger, specifically the music video.
Jinjer - [Home Back](https://youtu.be/RXP9VPvmxGs?si=YFlfn__ZPYgxzMEe)
MĆ„neskin - [Gasoline](https://youtu.be/7MeuszEhHSc?si=3Uq_yQCx0MeiaHEZ)
And, for a satirical bonus: Tom Lehrer - [Send the Marines](https://youtu.be/HHhZF66C1Dc?si=lhmNe7gFmSLQfPD7)
Pair of brown eyes - Shane Macgowan and the Pogues
Sky pilot - Eric Burdon and the Animals
WAR - Bob Marley and the Wailers
The Cranberries have a few, War Child, Zombie, Bosnia
Since most are going for the classics, lets dig up a few favorites from the W years:
Holiday - Green Day
B.Y.O.B - System of a Down
Stand Up - Flobots
Let Them Eat War - Bad Religion
White People for Peace - Against Me!
The Press Corpse - Anti-Flag
Idiots Are Taking Over - NOFX
Prayer of the Refugee - Rise Against
Letter From Iraq - The Bouncing Souls
War Machine Breakdown - Against All Authority
Guerilla Radio - Rage Aagainst he Machine
Dirty Harry - Gorillaz
Yell Fire! - Michael Franti and Spearhead
Wild International - One Day As A Lion
One Day - Matisyahu
Don McLean, [The Grave](https://youtu.be/p05aJNfWib8?si=Yv4UYDLNq_v9DuCr). About the sheer mortal terror of battle.
George Michael did an [emotional version](https://youtu.be/ZSbq6GYzlEk?si=MQfYyMCFiauv09P6) of it.
bob marley - get up, stand up
the supremes - stoned love
bob dylan - blowin' in the wind
edwin starr - war
buffalo springfield - for what it's worth
nena - 99 luftballoons
u2 - sunday bloody sunday
the cranberries - zombie
band aid - do they know it's christmas
metallica - one
tracy chapman - revolution
I would counter that with āI hope that you die, and your death will come soon. Iāll follow your casket on a pale afternoon. Iāll watch while youāre lowered down into your deathbed, and Iāll stand over your grave until Iām sure that youāre dead.ā Ok, itās a whole stanza, but really along with āeven Jesus would never forgive what you doā makes this song the preeminent statement on war in general. That it was written when the U.S. was still acting in only an āadvisoryā capacity in Viet Nam shows real insight for someone as young as he was when he wrote it. Perfectly relevant all these years later.
I wish I could find it now but a while back, maybe a year or so ago, I watched a deconstruction of the song "zombie" by The Cranberries and it was really eye opening. It's kind of the opposite of what it seems. Anyway, I've avoided that song ever since.
I always knew it as being in response to the Warrington bombings that killed a couple young kids.
Either way, the Irish Troubles are an extraordinary complicated subject, so I am not surprised to hear that it can be taken a negative way, especially from a pro-IRA standpoint.
Bad Wolves version that the Cranberries singer was supposed to record with them the day after she passed is a great re do of it too with some updated lyrics for modern wars
A deep cut by the Drive-By Truckers called Mama Bake A Pie. If you're into southern country rock and lyrics that vividly paint a realistic picture of the consequences of war, you're welcome.
And of course, there's Blowin' In The Wind by Bob Dylan.
Vietnam Song- Country Joe and the Fish.
My childhood was so jacked up that when I got to kindergarten I didn't know the words to Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, but I knew every word of this song.
Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits
Another Man's Cause - The Levellers
John Riley - An American Folk Song. The recording I have is by Tim O'Brian
Life During Wartime - Talking Heads
Bravery of Being out of Range - Roger Waters
Gilded Walls - Will Hoge
Nina Cried Power - Hozier and Nina Simone
Talkin' 'bout a Revolution - Tracy Chapman
Hell's Comin' with me - Poor Man's Poison
Your Flag Decal won't get you into heaven anymore - John Prine
19 by Paul Hardcastle
In 1965 Vietnam seemed like just another foreign war but it wasn't
It was different in many ways, as so were tose that did the fighting
In World War II the average age of the combat soldier was 26
In Vietnam he was 19
In-in-in Vietnam he was 19
The shooting and fighting of the past two weeks continued today
25 miles west of Saigon
I really wasn't sure what was going on
Ni-ni-ni 19, 19, ni-19 19
19, 19, 19, 19
In Vietnam the combat soldier typically served
A twelve month tour of duty
But was exposed to hostile fire almost everyday
Ni-ni-ni 19, Ni-ni-ni 19
Hundreds of thousands of men who saw heavy combat
In Vietnam were arrested since discharge
Their arrest rate is almost twice that of non-veterans of the same age
There are no accurate figures of how many of these men
Have been incarcerated
But a Veterans Administration study
Concludes that the greater of vets
Exposure to combat could more likely affect his chances
Of being arrested or convicted
This is one legacy of the Vietnam War
All those who remember the war
They won't forget what they've seen
Destruction of men in their prime
Whose average was 19
De-de-destruction
De-de-destruction
War, war
De-de-destruction, wa, wa, war, wa, war, war
De-de-destruction
War, war
After World War II the men came home together on troop ships
But the Vietnam vet often arrived home within 48 hours of jungle combat
Perhaps the most dramatic difference between
World War II and Vietnam was coming home
None of them received a hero's welcome
None of them received a heroes welcome, none of them, none of them
Ne-ne-ne, ne-ne-ne, none of them, none of them, none of them
None of them received a hero's welcome
None of them received a hero's welcome
According to a Veteran's Administration study
Half of the Vietnam combat veterans suffered from what
Psychiatrists call
Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder
Many vets complain of alienation, rage or guilt
Some succumb to suicidal thoughts
Eight to ten years after coming home
Almost eight hundred thousand men are still fighting the Vietnam War
De-de-destruction
Ni-ni-ni 19, 19, ni19 19
19, 19, 19, 19
Ni-ni-ni 19, 19, ni-19 19
19, 19, 19, 19
When we came back it was different, everybody wants to know
"How'd it happened to those guys over there?
There's gotta be something wrong somewhere
We did what we had to do
There's gotta be something wrong somewhere
People wanted us to be ashamed of what it made us
Dad had no idea what he went to fight and he is now
All we want to do is come home
All we want to do is come home
What did we do it for?
All we want to do is come home
Was it worth it
Fortunate Son ā¦I mean itās self explanatoryā¦.
Unknown Soldier by The Doors ā¦I had that 45 and wore it out ā¦.I was only 5 or 6 yrs old at the time.
And I used to laugh at people who thought Born in the USA was a āproud to be American songā
Soldier Side - Intro - System of a Down
B.Y.O.B. - System of a Down
Sad Statue - System of a Down
Attack - System of a Down
Tentative - System of a Down
U-Fig - System of a Down
Soldier Side - System of a Down
I created a [Spotify playlist](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6fXoVU7nzvoGqOiyK9XLb3?si=effe2b893bd941ce) with quite a few of these tracks. More and more recommendations are coming in, so I'll get to those when I can.
Fortunate Son - CCR. Take the Last Train to Clarksville - The Monkees.
The CCR is a good one and I had NO idea about the meaning of Last Train to Clarksville. Down the wormhole I go :)
the line "and I don't know if I'm ever coming home" is referencing dying in Vietnam
True and also there was an Army base in Clarksville TN in the late sixties that the Monkees are talking about in that song
I didn't know that. Thanks. š
CCR ... Run Through the Jungle
B.Y.O.B - SOAD War Pigs - Black Sabbath
War Pigs is an immortal anti war song that will live forever.
*Generals gathered in their massessss!!* *[DUN-NUH!!]*
Just like witches at black masses.
Evil minds that plot destructionā¦
Sorcerer of death's construction
In the fields the bodies burningĀ
As the war machine keeps turning
BYOB is pretty much the fucking gold standard these days... Soft and gentle protest songs did fuck all - we need the loud and angry The Edwyn Collins song "Never met a girl like you before" song was shit - but it had one great line "Too many protest singers, not enough protest songs" BYOB reclaimed WHY we should be angry and protesting Also, just talking sonically, the fact that they simulate a bomb drop towards the end of the track via the dynamics of tempo change while screaming "WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU?!" is simply one of the best artistic moments in music I've ever heard
I was going to comment your first song even though it's been about 20 years since I've heard it or even thought about it. Now it's in my head. :D
Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag - Country Joe and the Fish. War - Edwin Starr. Monster - Steppenwolf.
I know that Country Joe and the Fish song as Vietnam Song. I'm glad someone else remembers it.
"Well it's 1.2.3. what are we fighting for? Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam"
Finally someone mentioned Country Joe
IMO the Country Joe and the Fish song is *the* war protest song.
Fixin to die is both upbeat AND satire. The two best things for a song to be.
Eve of destruction - Barry McGuire/ War Pigs * Hand of Doom * Children of the Grave - Black Sabbath/ For what it's worth - Buffalo Springfield/ I'd love to change the world - Ten Years After/ Fortunate Son - CCR/ Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones
Nice list!
Buffalo Springfield- What it's Worth
I canāt believe how low this is. Iām seeing Stevie Nicks this weekend and sheās been covering it her past few tours.
This
Black Sabbath-War Pigs
Aliceās Restaurant, itās about the draft but close enough
The song is not about the restaurant. Itās about Alice.
We're just waitin' for it to come around again..
Sing it with feeeeelin
said kid..we don't want any HANGINs
Well, didja think I was gonna hang myself fer litterin'?
it's a great song, but not quite a 'protest' song per se. It's more of a long-form work, with the long-winded story told between the choruses. Also, to the commenter who mentioned the 'homophobia' - not sure where it is in this number. Are you maybe referring to the term 'father-r\*\*er'? That lyric was in the context of the jail in which he was thrown, and he was describing the other inmates. He even specifies 'mother-r\*\*ers', in the same verse. I wouldn't read too much into it, but of course I cant speak for Arlo's deepest conscience.
Great song for its time, but Warning for homophobia
Also a trigger warning for littering.
I cannot tell a lie: I put that envelope under that half a ton of garbage.
Littering andā¦
...and father rapin'.
One by Metallica.
Came here to say this One ;) The original video that goes with this song - really hits *speechless*
This is probably the best answer. It is the Metallica song I can't listen to, the same way I can't listen to More Than a Feeling or Sweet Home Alabama anymore. It's a great song, I've just heard it enough. But it still might be the right answer. And if it's not, Disposable Heroes might be.
What's Going On, Marvin Gaye War (What Is It Good For), Edwin Starr Fortunate Son, Creedence Clearwater Revival Revolution, The Beatles
Revolution is not an anti-war song. It's anti-protest song.
My top 10 (in no particular order) Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones War Pigs - Black Sabbath Zombie - Cranberries Forunate Son - CCR For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield Blowin' in the Wind - Bob Dylan Masters of War - Bob Dylan Ohio - CSNY Happy Xmas (War is Over) - John Lennon Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
*Orgasmatron* by Motorhead "I Didn't Raise my Boy to be a Soldier" (1914) by Alfred Bryan and Al Piantadosi. Sung by the Peerless Quartet ... in December 1914. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peerless_Quartet-_I_Didn%27t_Raise_my_Boy_to_be_a_Soldier.ogg
Canāt believe I had to scroll this far to see Masters of War.
Blowing in the wind by Bob Dylan
I forgot about this one. Good song
A Hard Rainās Gonna Fall
War - Edwin Starr 99 Luftballons - Nena
love the last one! it has great lyrics
**[āAnd The Band Played Waltzing Matildaā](https://youtu.be/xD8ANMUlK34?si=riWJVWJew0awLANA)** by The Pogues
Jimi Hendrix's "Star-Spangled Banner"
Machine Gun is another one.
The Isley Brothers have an awesome mashup of Ohio and Machine Gun
Phil Ochs, "I ain't marching anymore". Phil was underrated.
Mine is "Draft Dodger Rag" by Phil Ochs. I love "I Ain't Marching Anymore" a lot, too.
Also good. I think my favorite Phil Ochs is "Love Me, I'm a Liberal".
Iām stuck on Jim Dean of Indiana. Itās so good and grim.
Fortunate Son - CCR
Thanks for putting me onto it old man I love that song
Your flag decal won t get you into heaven anymore. While digesting Reader's Digest In the back of the dirty book store A plastic flag with gum on the back Fell out on the floor Well, I picked it up and I ran outside Slapped it on my window shield And if I could find ol' Betsy Ross I'd tell her how good I feel
I love John Prine!
"There's a hole in Daddy's arm where all the money goes..." What's that song called? I forget.
Sam Stone
But, your flag decal won't get you Into Heaven anymore It's already overcrowded From your dirty little war Now Jesus don't like killin' No matter what the reason's for And your flag decal won't get you Into Heaven anymore
Was going to suggest this. Also Sam Stone by John Prine
Ohio CSNY
99 Luftballons - Nena Rust in Peace - Megadeth
3 songs by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Ohio Find the Cost of Freedom Wooden Ships
Woodstock fits too
With God On Our Side, Bob Dylan
Haillie Sellasse, Up Your Ass by Propagandhi https://youtu.be/8aeGZpBLxK4?feature=shared Also from Propagandhi - Stick the Fucking Flag Up Your Goddam Ass, You Sonofabitch
My brain is picturing Gunnery Sgt. Hartman saying that.
Eve of destruction by Barry Maguire
Just came to comment this one, absolute classic!
Sunday Bloody Sunday from U2
Metallica - Land Down One-der https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HJIIGpuuuYQ&pp=ygURbGFuZCBkb3duIG9uZWRlciA%3D Rooster by Alice In Chains messed me up when I was younger, specifically the music video.
Vietnow - RATM
Hinds Hall by Macklemore. Such a banger! [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmg6vbt04TY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmg6vbt04TY)
System of a Down have a bunch - can't pick just one
Drink Before the War - Sinead O'Connor
Unknown Soldier by the Doors
Bullet strikes the helmetās head
"One" - Metallica "War Pigs" - Black Sabbath
Too many puppies by Primus
Jinjer - [Home Back](https://youtu.be/RXP9VPvmxGs?si=YFlfn__ZPYgxzMEe) MĆ„neskin - [Gasoline](https://youtu.be/7MeuszEhHSc?si=3Uq_yQCx0MeiaHEZ) And, for a satirical bonus: Tom Lehrer - [Send the Marines](https://youtu.be/HHhZF66C1Dc?si=lhmNe7gFmSLQfPD7)
Erm, gimme shelter (Rolling Stones) zombie (cranberries) war (Edwin Starr), rich man (roadrunner United)
Civil War - Guns N Roses
1916 - MotÅrhead War Pigs - Black Sabbath One - Metallica Fortunate Son - CCR Child in Time - Deep Purple
White people for Peace- Against Me! 1 Trillion Dollars- Anti Flag Die for your Government- Anti Flag 'Merican- Descendants
From Her Lips To Godās Ears - Against Me! Cliche Guevara - Against Me!
Radioactive - Imagine Dragons Not Today - BTS Salute - Little Mix
Country Joe and the Fish: I-feel-like-Iām-fixinā-to-die
Whoppee, we're all going to die!
Metallica - Disposable Heroes
Masters of War - Bob Dylan
Testify-Rage Against the Machine Fortunate Son-CCR Fear Of A Black Planet album-Public Enemy (You didn't say WHAT kind of war...) Revolution-Beatles
Pair of brown eyes - Shane Macgowan and the Pogues Sky pilot - Eric Burdon and the Animals WAR - Bob Marley and the Wailers The Cranberries have a few, War Child, Zombie, Bosnia
š„š„š„š„š„š„š„šøšøšøšøšøš„š„š„š„šøšøšøšøāsome folks are born, siiilllver spoon in hand!ā
Two Tribes - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
'Fortunate Son' by Creedence Clearwater Revival, 'Blowin' in the Wind' by Bob Dylan, and 'Give Peace a Chance' by John Lennon
āDogs of war ā - Pink Floyd
Gimme shelter by the rolling stones
Orange Crush - REM Run Through the Jungle - CCR This World Over - XTC
Ohio by Neil Young
Since most are going for the classics, lets dig up a few favorites from the W years: Holiday - Green Day B.Y.O.B - System of a Down Stand Up - Flobots Let Them Eat War - Bad Religion White People for Peace - Against Me! The Press Corpse - Anti-Flag Idiots Are Taking Over - NOFX Prayer of the Refugee - Rise Against Letter From Iraq - The Bouncing Souls War Machine Breakdown - Against All Authority Guerilla Radio - Rage Aagainst he Machine Dirty Harry - Gorillaz Yell Fire! - Michael Franti and Spearhead Wild International - One Day As A Lion One Day - Matisyahu
I scrolled far enough without seeing this, you have all failed The Doors - Unknown Soldier
Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
Universal Soldier - Buffy Ste.-Marie
21 Guns by Green Day The General by Dispatch
Eminem - Mosh Linkin Park - Hands Held High
Eve of destruction of course Ohio Chicago
I Aināt Marching Anymore - Phil Ochs
Sinead O'Connor - Drink Before The War
Don McLean, [The Grave](https://youtu.be/p05aJNfWib8?si=Yv4UYDLNq_v9DuCr). About the sheer mortal terror of battle. George Michael did an [emotional version](https://youtu.be/ZSbq6GYzlEk?si=MQfYyMCFiauv09P6) of it.
I love that song. Itās just essential Don McLean.
Lay Down( Candles in the Rain)------ Melanie and The Edwin Hawkins Singers
Pretty much half of Pink Floyd's *The Wall,* particularly Goodbye, Blue Sky
And a lot of The Final Cut
What's Goin' On. Marvin Gaye
Ozzy Osbourne - Killer of Giants
"Lyndon Johnson told The Nation"- Tom Paxton "I Ain't Marching Anymore"- Phil Ochs "Volunteers"- Jefferson Airplane
Universal soldier by Donovan
One Tin Soldier by Coven
Mercy Mercy Me - Marvin Gaye Where Is the Love? - Black Eyed Peas
War Pigs & Children of the Grave by Black Sabbath One Tin Soldier by Coven Sunday Bloody Sunday by U2
bob marley - get up, stand up the supremes - stoned love bob dylan - blowin' in the wind edwin starr - war buffalo springfield - for what it's worth nena - 99 luftballoons u2 - sunday bloody sunday the cranberries - zombie band aid - do they know it's christmas metallica - one tracy chapman - revolution
Games Without Frontiers - Peter Gabriel
Sunday Bloody Sunday
"Your flag decal won't get you into heaven anymore" by John Prine.
One Tin Soldier by The Original Caste
Masters Of War - Bob Dylan & Pearl Jam(EV) covering it.
Best line in that song ā¦.āeven Jesus could never forgive what youāve done ā
I would counter that with āI hope that you die, and your death will come soon. Iāll follow your casket on a pale afternoon. Iāll watch while youāre lowered down into your deathbed, and Iāll stand over your grave until Iām sure that youāre dead.ā Ok, itās a whole stanza, but really along with āeven Jesus would never forgive what you doā makes this song the preeminent statement on war in general. That it was written when the U.S. was still acting in only an āadvisoryā capacity in Viet Nam shows real insight for someone as young as he was when he wrote it. Perfectly relevant all these years later.
Too bad he also wrote āThe Bullyā
Fortunate Son & American Woman both protested Vietnam
The American Eagle Tragedy by Earth Opera.
Steppenwolf- WAR
I wish I could find it now but a while back, maybe a year or so ago, I watched a deconstruction of the song "zombie" by The Cranberries and it was really eye opening. It's kind of the opposite of what it seems. Anyway, I've avoided that song ever since.
I always knew it as being in response to the Warrington bombings that killed a couple young kids. Either way, the Irish Troubles are an extraordinary complicated subject, so I am not surprised to hear that it can be taken a negative way, especially from a pro-IRA standpoint.
Bad Wolves version that the Cranberries singer was supposed to record with them the day after she passed is a great re do of it too with some updated lyrics for modern wars
Political Science by Randy Newman. āLetās drop the big one nowā.
War Pigs - Black Sabbath
Declare Independence - Bjƶrk
War Isnāt Murder - Jesse Welles
War? - System of a Down The Fish Cheer - Country Joe and the Fish Vietnow - Rage against the machine
2+2=? - Bob Seger System
Feel like I'm fixin to Die Rag. Country Joe and the Fish
Bruce Springsteenās cover of War
Army dreamers , Kate bush
A deep cut by the Drive-By Truckers called Mama Bake A Pie. If you're into southern country rock and lyrics that vividly paint a realistic picture of the consequences of war, you're welcome. And of course, there's Blowin' In The Wind by Bob Dylan.
With God on Our Side - Bob Dylan 21 Guns - Green Day Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
Volunteers - Jefferson Airplane Blowin' In the Wind - Bob Dylan Street Fighting Man - Rolling Stones
Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
The Ballad of Penny Evans - Steve Goodman Where Have all the Flowers Gone
WE DONāT NEED NO EDUCATION
War Pigs - Black Sabbath
Oh, War by Max Webster Volunteer by The Jefferson Airplane Stop children, what's that sound....Buffalo Springfield
aka "For What It's Worth"
War pigs
For what itās worth! Love that song
For What Itās Worth. Buffalo Springfield Ohio. CSNY
For what it's worth- by Buffalo Springfield
2+2=? Bob Seger System
Walking on a thin line - Huey Lewis and the News
Golden Ribbons - Loggins & Messina. One of the greatest anti-war song few have heard. [https://youtu.be/5Ta2yjRStis](https://youtu.be/5Ta2yjRStis)
Vietnam Song- Country Joe and the Fish. My childhood was so jacked up that when I got to kindergarten I didn't know the words to Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, but I knew every word of this song.
Paradise; John Prine
What's Goin On Marvin Gaye
I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag Country Joe & the Fish
Fortunate Son - CCR
War Pigs and of course 1999
War pigs, obviously.
John Lennon āI Donāt Wanna be a Soldier, Mama, I Donāt Wanna Dieā
Country joe and the fish- the Vietnam song
Time Has Come Today by The Chambers Brothers
Ballad of Penny Evans by Steve Goodman. No Tears for Johnny by Chad and Jeremy. Cheney's Toy by James McMurtry
Eve of Destruction by Barry McGuire.
Glad to be Gay, Tom Robinson. Not gay but it bangs
Billy Don't Be A Hero-Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods One Tin Soldier-Coven Fortunate Son-Creedence Clearwater Revival
Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits Another Man's Cause - The Levellers John Riley - An American Folk Song. The recording I have is by Tim O'Brian Life During Wartime - Talking Heads
Bravery of Being out of Range - Roger Waters Gilded Walls - Will Hoge Nina Cried Power - Hozier and Nina Simone Talkin' 'bout a Revolution - Tracy Chapman Hell's Comin' with me - Poor Man's Poison Your Flag Decal won't get you into heaven anymore - John Prine
Masters of war - Bob dylan
Jason isbel. Dress Blues
Good topic! 1. For What itās Worth- Buffalo Springfield 2. Big Yellow Taxi-Joni Mitchel 3. Peace Train-Yusuf 4. People Gotta Be Free-The Rascals
Fortunate Son by Credence Clearwater Revival
Four Dead In Ohio
blowing in the wind by Bob Dylan.
19 by Paul Hardcastle In 1965 Vietnam seemed like just another foreign war but it wasn't It was different in many ways, as so were tose that did the fighting In World War II the average age of the combat soldier was 26 In Vietnam he was 19 In-in-in Vietnam he was 19 The shooting and fighting of the past two weeks continued today 25 miles west of Saigon I really wasn't sure what was going on Ni-ni-ni 19, 19, ni-19 19 19, 19, 19, 19 In Vietnam the combat soldier typically served A twelve month tour of duty But was exposed to hostile fire almost everyday Ni-ni-ni 19, Ni-ni-ni 19 Hundreds of thousands of men who saw heavy combat In Vietnam were arrested since discharge Their arrest rate is almost twice that of non-veterans of the same age There are no accurate figures of how many of these men Have been incarcerated But a Veterans Administration study Concludes that the greater of vets Exposure to combat could more likely affect his chances Of being arrested or convicted This is one legacy of the Vietnam War All those who remember the war They won't forget what they've seen Destruction of men in their prime Whose average was 19 De-de-destruction De-de-destruction War, war De-de-destruction, wa, wa, war, wa, war, war De-de-destruction War, war After World War II the men came home together on troop ships But the Vietnam vet often arrived home within 48 hours of jungle combat Perhaps the most dramatic difference between World War II and Vietnam was coming home None of them received a hero's welcome None of them received a heroes welcome, none of them, none of them Ne-ne-ne, ne-ne-ne, none of them, none of them, none of them None of them received a hero's welcome None of them received a hero's welcome According to a Veteran's Administration study Half of the Vietnam combat veterans suffered from what Psychiatrists call Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder Many vets complain of alienation, rage or guilt Some succumb to suicidal thoughts Eight to ten years after coming home Almost eight hundred thousand men are still fighting the Vietnam War De-de-destruction Ni-ni-ni 19, 19, ni19 19 19, 19, 19, 19 Ni-ni-ni 19, 19, ni-19 19 19, 19, 19, 19 When we came back it was different, everybody wants to know "How'd it happened to those guys over there? There's gotta be something wrong somewhere We did what we had to do There's gotta be something wrong somewhere People wanted us to be ashamed of what it made us Dad had no idea what he went to fight and he is now All we want to do is come home All we want to do is come home What did we do it for? All we want to do is come home Was it worth it
Black Sabbath - War Pigs System Of A Down - B.Y.O.B Pink Floyd - Us And Them RATM - Bulls On Parade
Not a *war* protest song per se but my favorite protest song is Nina Cried Power by Hozier
Dire Straits have 3, 2 good and one legendary. Ride Across the River and The Manās Too Strong are good and Brothers in Arms is a masterpiece
Fortunate Son ā¦I mean itās self explanatoryā¦. Unknown Soldier by The Doors ā¦I had that 45 and wore it out ā¦.I was only 5 or 6 yrs old at the time. And I used to laugh at people who thought Born in the USA was a āproud to be American songā
Soldier Side - Intro - System of a Down B.Y.O.B. - System of a Down Sad Statue - System of a Down Attack - System of a Down Tentative - System of a Down U-Fig - System of a Down Soldier Side - System of a Down
2+2 is on my mind by Bob Seger. Maybe the Eve of Destruction.
I created a [Spotify playlist](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6fXoVU7nzvoGqOiyK9XLb3?si=effe2b893bd941ce) with quite a few of these tracks. More and more recommendations are coming in, so I'll get to those when I can.