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Starr's version of the song was used as the basis for a cover version by Ugly Rumours, a group formed by Tony Blair while at university. The song was released by the Stop the War Coalition and credited to Ugly Rumours, with the band being fronted by a lookalike of Blair. It peaked at number 21 on the UK Singles Chart in March 2007.
Some anti-war songs lament aspects of wars, while others patronize war.Most promote peace in some form, while others sing out against specific armed conflicts. Still others depict the physical and psychological destruction that warfare causes to soldiers, innocent civilians, and humanity as a whole.
"Draft Dodger Rag" is a satirical anti-war song by Phil Ochs, a U.S. protest singer from the 1960s known for being a harsh critic of the American military industrial complex. Originally released on his 1965 album, I Ain't Marching Anymore , "Draft Dodger Rag" quickly became an anthem of the anti-Vietnam War movement .
The song is about turning to whiskey to get over a bad breakup. Lyrics: “I'ma need some whiskey glasses/'Cause I don't wanna see the truth/She's probably making out on the couch right now/With ...
On the Strange Frontier album; the song was included on the Greenpeace Non-Toxic Video Hits VHS and Laserdisc compilation "Subterraneans" David Bowie "This Cold War With You" Floyd Tillman "The Tide Is Turning" Roger Waters "The "Fish" Cheer/I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag" Country Joe and the Fish: A protest song about the Vietnam War. "Them ...
"Highwire" is an anti-war song by English rock band the Rolling Stones, featured on their 1991 live album, Flashpoint. [3] Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, the song is one of the rare examples of the Stones taking on political issues—in this case, the fall-out from Persian Gulf War.
"Bayraktar" is a Ukrainian patriotic military propaganda [2] song released on 1 March 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Dedicated to the Baykar Bayraktar TB2 combat drone due to its successful deployment against Russian troops, the song is written by Ukrainian soldier Taras Borovok, and mocks both the Russian Armed Forces and the invasion itself.
2. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey. Year released: 1994 Streams: 1,481,871,437 Estimated royalties: $11,854,972 We all know this one. You either love it or you pretend to hate it ...