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Love, Peace and War songs, 1960's/1970's

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  • edited January 16
    No, I did not realize that song from The Boss was an anti-war ditty. Lyrics:
    https://genius.com/Bruce-springsteen-born-in-the-usa-lyrics
  • I hope this one fits. Just remembered it. From the Deja Vu album. CSN&Y. "Carry On."

    LYRICS:
    https://genius.com/Crosby-stills-nash-and-young-carry-on-lyrics
  • K. Hensley! Hard-driving sax! Thanks.
  • Being an older person; at times, I cringe when I hear partial songs from my younger days being moved through commercials on tv. I understand why certain song pieces are used for marketing of product 'x'. They want to trigger a good feeling in hopes the masses will want to purchase their product from a 'good vibe' sensibility.

    The below lyric may be 'perverted' to what could be a theme song or tv ad for the folks pushing 'ICE' upon on society. You may choose your own thoughts as to the lyric, while keeping 'ICE' in mind; and hearing the song in your mind.

    Apologies to Steppenwolf.


    Get your motor runnin'
    Head out on the highway
    Looking for adventure
    In whatever comes our way

    Yeah, darlin' gonna make it happen
    Take the world in a love embrace
    Fire all of your guns at once
    And explode into space

    I like smoke and lightnin'
    Heavy metal thunder
    Racing with the wind
    And the feeling that I'm under

    Yeah, darlin' gonna make it happen
    Take the world in a love embrace
    Fire all of your guns at once
    And explode into space

    Like a true nature's child
    We were born, born to be wild
    We can climb so high
    I never wanna die

    Born to be wild
    Born to be wild
  • Thought to potentially be the earliest use of "heavy metal", though not the musical genre, rather motorcycles.
  • I hate the overuse of great songs, particularly as sales tools. I really hate foreign cars being sold with American Rock and Roll.
  • motorcycles= 2-wheeled noise machines.

    First time those lyrics made sense to me. Thanks, catch.
    Love, Peace and War songs...

    Here's to human understanding, harmony, toleration and an egalitarian society.
    "Ripple." Missing Bob Weir.


  • Thank you everyone. Did anyone mention Masters of War?
  • edited January 16
    @larryB It hasn't been posted. Got it right here on the laptop. You may go first. I'm pillow time in 15 minutes.
  • edited January 17
    Thank you @larryB for the lead to this song.

    Reportedly written more towards the Cold War, nuclear buildup of the period. The song link is the album cover with scrolling lyric. Just below the image, one may select 'more' to view the entire lyric. This action 'will not' disable the music.

    Masters of War, Bob Dylan, 1963

    Side note: Bob Dylan famously refused to play "Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues" on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1963, walking off the set in protest when CBS censors insisted he change the satirical lyrics mocking the conservative John Birch Society. He was offered to perform another song, but Dylan insisted, "If I can't play my song, I'd rather not appear on the show".
    The Song: "Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues" was a talking-blues song satirizing the anti-communist paranoia and conspiracy theories surrounding the John Birch Society.

    The Incident: After auditioning the song for Ed Sullivan with no issues, CBS Standards & Practices executives blocked it during dress rehearsal due to potential defamation and the song's political content, fearing lawsuits.

    The Outcome: Dylan, refusing to compromise, left the show, gaining publicity and a reputation for standing by his artistic principles.

  • Good story. For me music is often about "the story".
  • edited January 18
    Listened to Brother in arms by Dire Strat this morning. The haunting lyric depicts the Falkland Island war.
    https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=dZXlQp0aKPU
  • That one from Dire Straits surely is haunting. Quite apt, ya?
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