What is in your opinion the best anti-war song ? Not just 60's era, but overall?

Answer 1

UNIVERSAL SOLDIER
By Buffy Sainte-Marie

He's five feet two and he's six feet four
He fights with missiles and with spears
He's all of 31 and he's only 17
He's been a soldier for a thousand years

He's a Catholic, a Hindu, an athiest, a Jain,
a Buddhist and a Baptist and a Jew
and he knows he shouldn't kill
and he knows he always will
kill you for me my friend and me for you

And he's fighting for Canada,
he's fighting for France,
he's fighting for the USA,
and he's fighting for the Russians
and he's fighting for Japan,
and he thinks we'll put an end to war this way

And he's fighting for Democracy
and fighting for the Reds
He says it's for the peace of all
He's the one who must decide
who's to live and who's to die
and he never sees the writing on the walls

But without him how would Hitler have
condemned him at Dachau
Without him Caesar would have stood alone
He's the one who gives his body
as a weapon to a war
and without him all this killing can't go on

He's the universal soldier and he
really is to blame
His orders come from far away no more
They come from him, and you, and me
and brothers can't you see
this is not the way we put an end to war

Answer 2

Black Saboth has some good ant-war theme songs War Pigs, Pink Floyd Dogs of War, War! What is it Good For? Absolutely Nothin! The Firm with Jimmy Page Why Can't We Live in Peace?

Answer 3

Bobby Darin's song, 'Simple Song of Freedom' is real good. The lyrics alone don't convey the emotion, you have to listen to the melody also.

Also, Burt Bacharach wrote a song called 'Lost Horizon' for the movie of the same name. It was not written as an anti-war song, but you decide:

Have you ever dreamed of a place
Far away from it all
Where the air you breathe is soft and clean
And children play in fields of green
And the sound of guns
Doesn¹t pound in your ears

Have you ever dreamed of a place
Far away from it all
Where the winter winds will never blow
And living things have room to grow
And the sound of guns
Doesn¹t pound in your ears anymore.

Many miles from yesterday before you reach tomorrow
Where the time is always just today
There¹s a lost horizon, waiting to be found.
There¹s a lost horizon
Where the sound of guns
Doesn¹t pound in your ears
anymore.

Answer 4

1.War...Edwin Starr
2.Still In Saigon...Charlie Daniels
3.For What Its Worth...Buffalo Springfield
4.Eve Of Destruction...Barry McGuire
5.Fortunate Son...Creedence Clearwater Revival

Answer 5

Land of Confusion by Phil Collins

Answer 6

Possibly Billy Joel's 'Goodnight Saigon'

Answer 7

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan

Answer 8

Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

Answer 9

This is easy....

ONE TIN SOLDIER

and

EVE OF DESTRUCTION.

For the guy above who answered GIVE PEACE A CHANCE--it WAS good when it was used as the closing song in the film, THE TRIAL OF BILLY JACK.

Answer 10

Cranberries-Zombie.