Kristofferson's real liberal, but his life story is pretty cool. He was a Rhodes Scholar and a high ranking military pilot who was on the path to probably become an important member of the establishment. But he quit it all and decided to become a janitor in Nashville instead so he could pitch his songs to people like Johnny Cash, which caused his parents to disown him. In the end, his plan worked.
Murs - The Science is a brilliant anti-state song
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wsT2ifEZzQ
Muse - The United States of Eurasia is a great anti-war song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ok0expLH1o
Lupe Fiasco - Words I Never Said another good one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22l1sf5JZD0
That Lupe song is amazing.
DeleteKristofferson's real liberal, but his life story is pretty cool. He was a Rhodes Scholar and a high ranking military pilot who was on the path to probably become an important member of the establishment. But he quit it all and decided to become a janitor in Nashville instead so he could pitch his songs to people like Johnny Cash, which caused his parents to disown him. In the end, his plan worked.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorites from 1968:
ReplyDelete“The War” by Lee Michaels
How would you feel
If you had fight the war?
What would you do
If they called on you?
How would you feel
If you had fight the war?
What would you do
If they called on you?
How would you like
To shoot your brothers down?
Could you march on
If it had to be done?
How would you like
To have to wear a flag
Of a country
Promoting war?
How would you like
To join the killin’?
What would would you do
It's up to you
How would you like
To spend five years in jail
For refusing
To fight the war?
Or how would you like
To see a baby burn?
Could you march on
And kill one more?
Could you march on
And kill one more?
Could you kill
Hey yeah
Could you kill one more?
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Could you kill
Could you kill one more?
Won’t ya tell me me why, could ya kill, do ya kill?
Kill kill kill kill kill kill……….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPhr3dwLhb8