best anti-war anthem?

[UpsideDownFlag]

I think that the honor goes to 'War Pigs' by Black Sabbath.

[tarkus]

1. "One" by Metallica is pretty great, or many Roger Waters songs NM

[Catshrink]

2. The one by Country Joe and the Fish

Come on all of you big strong men
Uncle Sam needs your help again
He's got himself in a terrible jam
Way down yonder in Vietnam
So put down yer books, pick up a gun
We're gonna have a whole lot of fun.

And it's one, two, three, what are we fightin' for?
Don't ask me 'cuz I don't give a damn,
Next stop is Vietnam,

I'm drawing a blank on the rest....

[mitchtv]

3. I'll stick with Dylan

blowin in the wind,& masters of war.

[derby378]

17. You forgot WITH GOD ON OUR SIDE

A true masterpiece.

[auburngrad82]

26. Agreed, Masters of War

I get chills listening to it.

[tuvor]

4. War by D.O.A.

Yeah, I know, but I'm too young to remember the original. (And too old for just about everything else!) Besides, they played the song at one of the Vancouver anti-Iraq-attack rallies and kicked ass.

Also, don't forget The Call Up by the Clash.

[HEyHEY]

13. WAr or world war three?

[tuvor]

23. The cover of the Edwin Starr song.

Came out in about 1983 or 1984 on an EP I believe was called "War on 45".

[AverageJoe]

5. Sam Stone by John Prine

Sam Stone came home,
To his wife and family
After serving in the conflict overseas.
And the time that he served,
Had shattered all his nerves,
And left a little shrapnel in his knee.
But the morphine eased the pain,
And the grass grew round his brain,
And gave him all the confidence he lacked,
With a Purple Heart and a monkey on his back.

Chorus:
There's a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes,
Jesus Christ died for nothin' I suppose.
Little pitchers have big ears,
Don't stop to count the years,
Sweet songs never last too long on broken radios.
Mmm....

Sam Stone's welcome home
Didn't last too long.
He went to work when he'd spent his last dime
And Sammy took to stealing
When he got that empty feeling
For a hundred dollar habit without overtime.
And the gold rolled through his veins
Like a thousand railroad trains,
And eased his mind in the hours that he chose,
While the kids ran around wearin' other peoples' clothes...

Repeat Chorus:

Sam Stone was alone
When he popped his last balloon
Climbing walls while sitting in a chair
Well, he played his last request
While the room smelled just like death
With an overdose hovering in the air
But life had lost its fun
And there was nothing to be done
But trade his house that he bought on the G, I. Bill
For a flag draped casket on a local heroes' hill

Repeat Chorus

[LiberteToujours]

6. A tie for me

Between Buffalo Springfield - For What it's Worth, and CCR - Fortunate Son.

[Mojambo]

7. "Is there anybody here?"

Is there anybody here who'd like to change his clothes into a uniform
Is there anybody here who thinks they're only serving on a raging storm
Is there anybody here with glory in their eyes
loyal to the end, whose duty is to die

I wanna see him
I wanna wish him luck
I wanna shake his hand, wanna call his name
Put a medal on the man.

Is there anybody here who'd like to wrap a flag around an early grave
Is there anybody here who thinks they're standing taller on a battle wave
Is there anybody here like to do his part
soldier to the world and a hero to his heart

I wanna see him
I wanna wish him luck
I wanna shake his hand, wanna call his name
Put a medal on the man

Is there anybody here proud of the parade
who'd like to give a cheer and show they're not afraid
I'd like like to ask him what he's trying to defend
Oh I'd like to ask him what he thinks he's gonna win

Is there anybody here who thinks that following the orders takes away the blame
Is there anybody here who wouldn't mind a murder by another name
Is there anybody here whose pride is on the line
with the honor of the brave and the courage of the blind

I wanna see him
I wanna wish him luck
I wanna shake his hand, wanna call his name
Put a medal on the man

Is there anybody here so proud of the parade
who'd like to give a cheer and show they're not afraid
I'd like to ask him what he's trying to defend
I'd like to ask him what he thinks he's gonna win
Is there anybody here who thinks that following the orders takes away the blame
Is there anybody here who wouldn't mind a murder by another name
Is there anybody here whose pride is on the line
with the honor of the brave and the courage of the blind

I wanna see him
I wanna wish him luck
I wanna shake his hand, ganna call his name
Put a medal on the man
Medal on the man

or "I ain't marchin' anymore"

Oh I marched to the battle of New Orleans
At the end of the early British war
The young land started growing
The young blood started flowing
But I ain't marchin' anymore

For I've killed my share of Indians
In a thousand different fights
I was there at the Little Big Horn
I heard many men lying
I saw many more dying
But I ain't marchin' anymore

It's always the old to lead us to the war
It's always the young to fall
Now look at all we've won with the sabre and the gun
Tell me is it worth it all

For I stole California from the Mexican land
Fought in the bloody Civil War
Yes I even killed my brother
And so many others
And I ain't marchin' anymore

For I marched to the battles of the German trench
In a war that was bound to end all wars
Oh I must have killed a million men
And now they want me back again
But I ain't marchin' anymore

(chorus)

For I flew the final mission in the Japanese sky
Set off the mighty mushroom roar
When I saw the cities burning
I knew that I was learning
That I ain't marchin' anymore

Now the labor leader's screamin' when they close the missile plants,
United Fruit screams at the Cuban shore,
Call it "Peace" or call it "Treason,"
Call it "Love" or call it "Reason,"
But I ain't marchin' any more.

[CO Liberal]

8. "War (What Is It Good For?) By Edwin Starr

Absolutely NOTHING!!!!!

Say it again......

(The original title of "War & Peace", for all you "Seinfeld" fans....)

[onenote]

9. your flag decal won't get you into heaven anymore

Another great John Prine song.

Also: Universal Soldier (Donovan); I ain't marchin' anymore (Phil Ochs); Feel Like I'm Fixin to Die Rag (Country Joe); With God on Our Side (Dylan)

so many ....

onenote

[kokomo]

10. "Four Dead in Ohio" Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young

For those who were marching for peace, this song was most chilling.

Tin soldiers and Nixon coming,
We're finally on our own.
This summer I hear the drumming,
Four dead in Ohio.

[fishnfla]

11. How 'bout something new: Steve Earle

The old stuff is so old> The revolution starts now!

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

12. Universal Soldier...Donovan or Buffy Sainte Marie

[qnr]

20. Yeah, Universal Soldier is a good one...

qnr goes into Donovan mode, singing "Sunshine Superman" and "Atlantis" to himself.

Waaaaaay down.... below the ocean.... where, I wanna be, she made me....

[ScreamingMeemie]

14. Six White Horses by Waylon...and Galveston by Glen Campbell.

:hi:

[HEyHEY]

15. Obvious - but Eve of destruction

[derby378]

16. LET'S HAVE A WAR by Fear

Sometimes the best anti-war songs are disguised as war anthems. Try listening to this song and see if it doesn't conjure up images of Iraq for you.

This one's for the Fear fans...you'll understand:

O'er the land of the free....
And the homos.....TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

[ofrfxsk]

18. Sunday Bloody Sunday

[qnr]

19. Not my favorite, but didn't want it forgotten:

One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack)

by Lambert-Potter, sung by Coven

Listen, children, to a story
That was written long ago,
'Bout a kingdom on a mountain
And the valley-folk below.

On the mountain was a treasure
Buried deep beneath the stone,
And the valley-people swore
They'd have it for their very own.

Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
Go ahead and cheat a friend.
Do it in the name of Heaven,
You can justify it in the end.
There won't be any trumpets blowing
Come the judgement day,
On the bloody morning after....
One tin soldier rides away.

So the people of the valley
Sent a message up the hill,
Asking for the buried treasure,
Tons of gold for which they'd kill.

Came an answer from the kingdom,
"With our brothers we will share
All the secrets of our mountain,
All the riches buried there."

Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
Go ahead and cheat a friend.
Do it in the name of Heaven,
You can justify it in the end.
There won't be any trumpets blowing
Come the judgement day,
On the bloody morning after....
One tin soldier rides away.

Now the valley cried with anger,
"Mount your horses! Draw your sword!"
And they killed the mountain-people,
So they won their just reward.

Now they stood beside the treasure,
On the mountain, dark and red.
Turned the stone and looked beneath it...
"Peace on Earth" was all it said.

Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
Go ahead and cheat a friend.
Do it in the name of Heaven,
You can justify it in the end.
There won't be any trumpets blowing
Come the judgement day,
On the bloody morning after....
One tin soldier rides away.

Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
Go ahead and cheat a friend.
Do it in the name of Heaven,
You can justify it in the end.
There won't be any trumpets blowing
Come the judgement day,
On the bloody morning after....
One tin soldier rides away.

[vinnievin777]

21. Megalomaniac by Incubus

Lives in the Balance by Jackson Browne

There are lots more but that's two I can think of


Vinnie Vin
http://www.vinnievin.com

[Nightowl_2004]

22. Fortunate Son

Not my personal choice but I thought it should be included.

[ND_Democrat]

24. Give Peace a Chance, and...

Happy X-Mas (War is Over)

"All we are saying, is give peace a chance"

[jdots]

25. For what it's worth and come together now 1967 era

By buffalo springfield and i forgot the other band it went like come on people now- time to get together right now the sick thing is these were played on the radio during Nam try to find something on clear channel that isn't about tits & beer.

[Throckmorton]

27. One Dead Pogey

Sung to the tune of "One Tin Soldier"

[EstimatedProphet]

28. One Tin Soldier

Listen, children, to a story
That was written long ago,
'Bout a kingdom on a mountain
And the valley-folk below.

On the mountain was a treasure
Buried deep beneath the stone,
And the valley-people swore
They'd have it for their very own.

Go ahead and hurt your neighbor,
Go ahead and cheat a friend.
Do it in the name of Heaven,
You can justify it in the end.
There won't be any trumpets blowing
Come the judgement day,
On the bloody morning after....
One tin soldier rides away.

So the people of the valley
Sent a message up the hill,
Asking for the buried treasure,
Tons of gold for which they'd kill.

Came an answer from the kingdom,
"With our brothers we will share
All the secrets of our mountain,
All the riches buried there."

Now the valley cried with anger,
"Mount your horses! Draw your sword!"
And they killed the mountain-people,
So they won their just reward.

Now they stood beside the treasure,
On the mountain, dark and red.
Turned the stone and looked beneath it...
"Peace on Earth" was all it said.

Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
Go ahead and cheat a friend.
Do it in the name of Heaven,
You can justify it in the end.
There won't be any trumpets blowing
Come the judgement day,
On the bloody morning after....
One tin soldier rides away.

On edit: somebody beat me to it

[Richardo]

29. "Tin Soldier" by Mighty Mighty Bosstones...

NOT "One Tin Soldier".

[JimmyJazz]

30. The Call Up - the Clash - it's actually an anti-conscription song...

It's up to you not to heed the call-up
'N' you must not act the way you were brought up
Who knows the reasons why you have grown up?
Who knows the plans or why they were drawn up?

It's up to you not to heed the call-up
I don't wanna die!
It's up to you not to hear the call-up
I don't wanna kill!

For he who will die
Is he who will kill

Maybe I wanna see the wheatfields
Over Kiev and down to the sea

All the young people down the ages
They gladly marched off to die
Proud city fathers used to watch them
Tears in their eyes

There is a rose that I want to live for
Although, God knows, I may not have met her
There is a dance an' I should be with her
There is a town - unlike any other

It's up to you not to hear the call-up
'N' you must not act the way you were brought up
Who give you work an' why should you do it?
At fifty five minutes past eleven
There is a rose...
Yeah!