Amiri Baraka – “Somebody Blew Up America” (Live – 2009)
Recorded on Feb. 21, 2009 at The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, NY. Rob Brown accompanies him on sax…
The Dave Brubeck Quartet – “Take Five” (TV – 1961)
Taken from the Oct. 17, 1961 episode of Ralph J. Gleason’s TV show Jazz Casual…
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band – “War” (Live – 1985)
“Blind faith in your leaders — or in anything — will get you killed.”
War!
What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!
Say it again… war!
What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!
Come on
War is something that I despise
For it means destruction of innocent lives
Ten thousand bullets in a mother’s cry
When their son’s go out to fight to give their lives in a…
War!
What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!
Say it again… war!
What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!
War
It ain’t nothing but a heartbreaker
War
Friend only to the undertaker
War is the enemy of all mankind
The thought of war it just blows my mind
Handed down from generation to generation
Induction, destruction, who wants to die in a…
War!
What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!
Say it again… war!
What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!
War
It ain’t nothing but a heartbreaker
War
Friend only to an undertaker
War has shattered many young men’s dreams
Made them disabled bitter and mean
Life is too precious to be fighting wars each day
War can’t give life it can only take it away
War!
What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!
Say it again… war!
What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!
Peace, love and understanding it all
There must be some place for these things today
They say we must fight to keep our freedom
But Lord there’s gotta be another way that’s better than…
War!
What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!
Say it again… war!
What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!
Come on now
War!
What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!
Say it again… war!
What is it good for? Nothing!
I’m talkin’ about war!
