Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Don´t Let the Bastards Get You Down

We need more anti-war songs like this one---even calling out the phony war on terrorism.

What a backdrop,empty musician seats and instruments and only one man singing a current anti-war song.

The great Kris Kristofferson:

     -RW

4 comments:

  1. Murs - The Science is a brilliant anti-state song

    https://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

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  2. 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.

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  3. One of my favorites from 1968:

    “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

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