Favorite anti-war songs (mainly from the Vietnam war era)

[Vincent Vega]

Oh, I made a mistake yesterday, it should be Marlene Dietrich, not Dittrich.

I also like Two Tribes of Frankie Goes To Hollywood. And their version of War.

 

[yolland]

^ Was never a fan of theirs, but I vividly remember the trippy video with Reagan boxing...God, who was it...Chernenko? Andropov?...one of those hapless nobodies who plugged the gap in between Brezhnev and Gorby...

Ah, Cold War days...

 

[karls77]

Son of a Bush by Public Enemy - great song!

Check out "Fight the Power" by Public Enemy too!

 

[Danospano]

Does The Rascals' "People Got to be Free" count as a anti-war song?

 

[Irvine511]

"Gods of War" by Def Leppard





(kidding! kidding! ... but the 11 year old in me still thinks it's pretty cool)

 

[fah]

Where Have All The Flowers Gone? - Peter, Paul & Mary

 

[U2democrat]

It's not really an anti war song, but Abraham, Martin and John is very touching too.

 

[Angela Harlem]

The Screaming Jets version of Eve of Destruction is fucking A.

 

[Tennis05]

"Fortunate son" and "who'll stop the rain" by CCR

 

[Sue DeNym]

Vietnam Song -- Country Joe and The Fish

I thought this was called the "Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag"? Either way, it's a cool song, all those war protest songs mentioned so far are cool.

So when are today's artists going to make songs protesting the Iraq war?

 

[indra]

I thought this was called the "Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag"? Either way, it's a cool song, all those war protest songs mentioned so far are cool.

Mostly likely that is the name.

I had to google the lyrics to find it and Vietnam Song is what popped up. Some of these songs I've heard for years and years, but never knew the actual name. Kinda like the roads I've driven on for decades but never knew their names.

 

[VertigoGal]

Blowin' in the Wind -- Bob Dylan

Not so specific about Vietnam, more of a general anti injustice song.

Alice's Restaurant -- Arlo Guthrie (very long and funny as hell, but one of my all time faves )

those were the two I was going to post!

i love alice's restaurant!

 

[indra]

those were the two I was going to post!

i love alice's restaurant!

I just downloaded it from iTunes and am listening to it now.