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Some anti-war songs lament aspects of wars, while others satirize war.Most promote peace in some form, while others sing out against specific armed conflicts. Still others depict the physical and psychological destruction that warfare causes to soldiers, innocent civilians, and humanity as a whole.
The advent of World War I (1914–1918) resulted in a great number of songs against the war in general, and specifically in America against the U.S.'s decision to enter the European war. One of the successful protest songs to capture the widespread American skepticism about joining in the European war was " I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier ...
The protest music that came out of the Vietnam War era was stimulated by the unfairness of the draft, the loss of American lives in Vietnam, and the unsupported expansion of war. The Vietnam War era (1955–1975) was a time of great controversy for the American public. Desperate to stop the spread of communism in South-East Asia, the United ...
Protest song. A protest song is a song that is associated with a movement for protest and social change and hence part of the broader category of topical songs (or songs connected to current events). It may be folk, classical, or commercial in genre. Among social movements that have an associated body of songs are the abolition movement ...
The cover by Love and Rockets could be interpreted as being in response to the hostilities between the US and USSR during the eighties. "Balls to the Wall". about human rights. "Bay of Pigs". Civil War. About the Bay of Pigs Invasion . "Be Not Always". The Jacksons. 1984 song from their Victory LP.
Starr's version of "War" was a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1970, and is not only the most successful and well-known record of his career, but it is also one of the most popular protest songs ever recorded. It was one of 161 songs on the no-play list issued by Clear Channel following the events of September 11, 2001. [2]
A new documentary celebrates the L.A. session musicians behind classic tracks by Carole King, Jackson Browne, Fleetwood Mac, Warren Zevon and countless more.
La La Peace Song. Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream. The Last Refugee. The Lebanon (song) Let Me Live. LiesLiesLies. List of anti-war songs. The Land of Vietnamese. Living with War.