Re: Your Favourite War Songs.
 

I think I'm going to throw a poem into the mix. After all, as the man said: "Arma virumque cano.":D Not really a wander ... a mere mixing of the muses.:D

Blighters by Siegfried Sassoon

Re: Your Favourite War Songs.
 

Not so much a favourite more an example of how politicians are prepared to waste the youth of their nations:-

Paul Hardcastle - Nineteen - YouTube

This one, Camouflage, this to me just shows how gung ho propaganda can be hidden in a popular song.

Stan Ridgway - Camouflage - YouTube


Yes, I do consider myself anti-war, but not anti-servicemen, a force that should only be used when there honestly is no alternative.

:o

Re: Your Favourite War Songs.
 

I wouldn't say great minds think alike but I was going to post the Paul Hardcastle next...but here is another one...war seems to be a part of life regardless of your(or anyones) opinion! ;)

Jimi Hendrix "Machine Gun" - YouTube

Re: Your Favourite War Songs.
 

I'll follow your lead Eric - Rupert Brooke, The Soldier

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"We've Gotta Get out of This Place", The Animals

Re: Your Favourite War Songs.
 

I once gave some thought to the question: Why was there so much poetry that came out of WWl, and so little from WWll? The only one that comes to mind is Randall Jarrell's "The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner."

Paul Fussell's "The Great War and Modern Memory" provides some "answers", if answers there are. I found the chapter, "Oh What a Literary War" particularly interesting.

Funny the things we think about as we wait, and wait, and wait, and wait for Spring;)

Re: Your Favourite War Songs.
 

here is mine...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvr72uTd7kc

Re: Your Favourite War Songs.
 

Couple more: Status Quo
Status Quo "In The Army Now (2010)" (official video) - YouTube

n the Jam...

The Jam - Setting Sons - Little Boy Soldiers - YouTube

Re: Your Favourite War Songs.
 

The pride and passion of the uninformed ordinary bloke, led by a mad government..

Panzerlied. Battle of the Bulge. - YouTube

And the complete futility viewed by an ordinary bloke, led by a mad government..

The End - The Doors - YouTube

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WASTE

Waste of Muscle, waste of brain,
Waste of Patience, waste of Pain,
Waste of Manhood, waste of Health,
Waste of Beauty, waste of Wealth,
Waste of Blood, and waste of Tears,
Waste of Youth’s most precious years,
Waste of ways the Saints have trod,
Waste of Glory, waste of God – War!

This hard-hitting poem was published by the Rev. Geoffrey Studdert-Kennedy in 1919. Born of Dublin and Monaghan stock, he was rather better known as 'Woodbine Willie'.

Re: Your Favourite War Songs.
 

The Soldier - The Sacrifice of the British Army in Ulster - YouTube - "The Soldier" A pretty heart rending song, somewhat haunting. I remember this from my time.
Not sure how to post a clip from Youtube, perhaps someone will guide me?

Re: Your Favourite War Songs.
 

Copy and paste the YouTube address (situated at the top of the page,when you've found the song you want on YouTube) into the address tab that opens when you click the 'world with a link icon' in your reply.
Hope this helped :)

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Country Joe & the Fish -- Vietnam song - YouTube

A song from Woodstock.