Masters of War
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Masters Of War is a song by Bob Dylan, written in 1963 and released on the album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan.
There is a live version on Dylan's "Real Live" album which is electric. In his Hiroshima concert of 1994, Dylan played the first acoustic Masters Of War since 1963. Dylan also played the song in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on the night of the US Presidential election in 2004.
[edit] Dylan about the song
Dylan spoke to USA Today's Edna Gundersen about the song in late 2001, weeks after the September 11th attacks. The following is an excerpt from the article, presenting Dylan's remarks:
Masters of War, for instance, "is supposed to be a pacifistic song against war. It's not an anti-war song. It's speaking against what Eisenhower was calling a military industrial complex as he was making his exit from the presidency. That spirit was in the air, and I picked it up."
[edit] Covers
Pearl Jam covered this song in concert in Boston on May 24, 2006, Bob Dylan's birthday. They have covered it on numerous other occasions, including in a September 30, 2004 appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman. They also recorded the song for Dylan's 30th anniversary celebration in New York City in the early 1990s, dubbed Bobfest by Neil Young.
Roger Meddows-Taylor of Queen, covered the song on his 1984 solo album Strange Frontier.
Martin Simpson, the English-born blues/folk guitarist, singer and songwriter covered the song on his 1983 album Grinning in your Face.
D.O.A., the veteran Canadian punk band, covered the song on their 2004 album Live Free or Die.
Ratdog covered the song during a live show at The Orange Peel in Ashville, North Carolina in 2005.
Rx Bandits singer Matt Embree covered this song at a Sounds of Animals Fighting show.
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