Anti-war song

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An anti-war song is a musical composition perceived (by the public or critics) as having an anti-war theme on its lyrics. Some show the negative aspects of war, while others satirizes war.

Some songs that are often perceived as being anti-war are:

• "99 Luftballons" and "99 Red Balloons" – Nena
• "A Walk in the Light Green" – Redgum
• "Alice's Restaurant" – Arlo Guthrie
• "All the Young Fascists" – Shihad
• "And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" – Eric Bogle
• "B.Y.O.B. (Bring Your Own Bombs)" – System of a Down
• "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World is Today)" – The Temptations
• "Billy Don't Be a Hero" – Paper Lace (also recorded by Bo Donaldson)
• "Bin Laden" – Immortal Technique
• "Blowin' in the Wind" – Bob Dylan
• "Bomb Iraq" – Raging Grannies
• "Boom!" – System of a Down
• "Born in the USA" – Bruce Springsteen
• "Bullet the Blue Sky" – U2
• "Civil War" – Guns N' Roses
• "Dirty Harry" – Gorillaz
• "Do the Evolution" – Pearl Jam
• "The End" – The Doors
• "Eve of Destruction" – P.F. Sloan (also recorded by Barry McGuire and The Turtles)
• "Forver Young" – Alphaville
• "Fortunate Son" – Creedence Clearwater Revival
• "Free Four" – Pink Floyd
• "Give Peace a Chance" – John Lennon & Yoko Ono
• "Hammer to Fall" – Queen
• "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" – John Lennon & Yoko Ono
• "Harvest for the World" – The Isley Brothers
• "Heal the World" – Michael Jackson
• "Holiday" – Green Day
• "I Ain't Marching Anymore" – Phil Ochs
• "I Don't Want To Be A Hero" – Johnny Hates Jazz
• "I Should Be Proud" – Martha and the Vandellas
• "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" – Manic Street Preachers
• "Imagine" – John Lennon
• "In Our Garden" – Naomi Shemer
• "Masters of War" – Bob Dylan
• "Ratziti Sheteda" – Uzi Hitman
• "Sky Pilot" – Eric Burdon and The Animals
• "Stoned Love" – The Supremes
• "Turn! Turn! Turn!" – The Byrds
• "War" – The Temptations (also recorded by Edwin Starr and later by Bruce Springsteen)
• "War" – Bob Marley
• "War?" – System of a Down
• "War Pigs" by Black Sabbath (covered by The Dresden Dolls)
• "Where is the Love?" – The Black Eyed Peas
• "Yes Sir, I Will" – Crass
• "Zombie" – The Cranberries

[edit] See also

• Protest song

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