5 anti-war songs that got in under the radar
At a time of intense public debate about whether Britain should go to war or not, here are five anti-war hits – songs that many people didn’t even realise were about war:
1. THE MONKEES – Last Train to Clarksville
Members of the Monkees later said the only way they could get their 1966 anti-Vietnam War hit to even get air time – never mind get to number 1 – was by making it sound like an upbeat love song. It’s actually about a young Vietnam conscript seeing his girlfriend for the last time before he gets sent off to be killed:
“And I don’t know If I’m ever coming home”
2. ROBERT WYATT/ELVIS COSTELLO – Shipbuilding
Costello’s anti-Falklands War song was relatively subtle in its anti-war polemic – but so much more powerful for it:
“Within weeks they’ll be re-opening the shipyards
And notifying the next of kin”
3. PRINCE – Money Don’t Matter 2 Night
The only song (I think) written in protest against the first Gulf War in 1990. And no – it’s not about gambling:
“So what if we’re controlling all the oil,
Is it worth a child dying for?”
4. REM – Orange Crush
The orange referred to in the title is not an orange-flavoured drink- but the infamous Agent Orange:
“High on the booze, In a tent
Paved with blood, Nine inch howl
Brave the night, Chopper comin’ in”
5. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – Born in the USA
Ronald Reagan thought it was a patriotic anthem, and many Americans still do. But shhh! The chorus is meant to be sarcastic:
“I had a brother at Khe Sahn
Fighting off the Viet Cong
They’re still there, he’s all gone”
Did I miss any? If so, please feel free to tell me in the comments below…
Source: https://tompride.wordpress.com/2015/11/29/5-anti-war-songs-that-got-in-under-the-radar/
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