Lara,+TJ,+Marc

Lara Pitkowsky, TJ Schneider, Marc Riscinti

**Vietnam War Protest Songs**  War Pigs by Black Sabbath Album: Paranoid  [|PICTURE CITED]

Generals gathered in their masses Just like witches at black masses Evil minds that plot destruction Sorcerers of death construction

In the fields the bodies burning As the war machine keeps turning Death and hatred to mankind Poisoning their brainwashed minds

Oh Lord yeah!

Politicians hide themselves away They only started the way Why don't the go out to fight? They leave that up to the poor

Time will tell on their power minds Making war just for fun Treating people just like pawns in chess Wait till their Judgment Day comes

Now in darkness world stops turning Ashes where the bodies burning No more War Pigs have the power Hand of God has struck the hour

Day of Judgment, God is calling On there knees the War Pigs crawling Begging mercy for their sins Satan laughing spreads his wings

Oh Lord yeah! [|War Pigs Lyrics Cited]  War Pigs was released as an anti-war song in 1971, right in the middle of the Vietnam War. It is ranked number two on Digital Dream Door's "100 Greatest Metal Songs" ([|War Pigs])

The lyrics are comparing politicians to witches. Black Sabbath is bashing the government and military for fighting a pointless war and they go on to explain how much the Vietnam War is hurting our country instead of helping it. Black Sabbath tells their opinion on how the people causing the war will lose power, the “War Pigs” will be taken down on //Judgment Day//.

War by Edwin Starr

War, huh, yeah What is it good for Absolutely nothing Uh-huh War, huh, yeah What is it good for Absolutely nothing Say it again, y'all

War, huh, good God What is it good for Absolutely nothing Listen to me

Ohhh, war, I despise Because it means destruction Of innocent lives

War means tears To thousands of mothers eyes When their sons go to fight And lose their lives

I said, war, huh Good God, y'all What is it good for Absolutely nothing Say it again

War, whoa, Lord What is it good for Absolutely nothing Listen to me

War, it ain't nothing But a heartbreaker War, friend only to the undertaker Ooooh, war It's an enemy to all mankind The point of war blows my mind War has caused unrest Within the younger generation Induction then destruction Who wants to die Aaaaah, war-huh Good God y'all What is it good for Absolutely nothing Say it, say it, say it War, huh What is it good for Absolutely nothing Listen to me

War, huh, yeah What is it good for Absolutely nothing Uh-huh War, huh, yeah What is it good for Absolutely nothing Say it again y'all War, huh, good God What is it good for Absolutely nothing Listen to me

War, it ain't nothing but a heartbreaker War, it's got one friend That's the undertaker Ooooh, war, has shattered Many a young mans dreams Made him disabled, bitter and mean Life is much to short and precious To spend fighting wars these days War can't give life It can only take it away

Ooooh, war, huh Good God y'all What is it good for Absolutely nothing Say it again

War, whoa, Lord What is it good for Absolutely nothing Listen to me

War, it ain't nothing but a heartbreaker War, friend only to the undertaker Peace, love and understanding Tell me, is there no place for them today They say we must fight to keep our freedom But Lord knows there's got to be a better way

Ooooooh, war, huh Good God y'all What is it good for You tell me Say it, say it, say it, say it

War, huh Good God y'all What is it good for Stand up and shout it Nothing [|War Lyrics] Upon its release in June 1970, Starr's "War" became a runaway hit, and held the #1 position on the Billboard Pop Singles chart for three weeks, in August and September 1970 [|War] Masters of War by Bob Dylan



Come you masters of war

You that build all the guns

You that build the death planes You that build all the bombs You that hide behind walls You that hide behind desks I just want you to know I can see through your masks.

You that never done nothin' But build to destroy You play with my world Like it's your little toy You put a gun in my hand And you hide from my eyes And you turn and run farther When the fast bullets fly.

Like Judas of old You lie and deceive A world war can be won You want me to believe But I see through your eyes And I see through your brain Like I see through the water That runs down my drain.

You fasten all the triggers For the others to fire Then you set back and watch When the death count gets higher You hide in your mansion' As young people's blood Flows out of their bodies And is buried in the mud.

You've thrown the worst fear That can ever be hurled Fear to bring children Into the world For threatening my baby Unborn and unnamed You ain't worth the blood That runs in your veins.

How much do I know To talk out of turn You might say that I'm young You might say I'm unlearned But there's one thing I know Though I'm younger than you That even Jesus would never Forgive what you do.

Let me ask you one question Is your money that good Will it buy you forgiveness Do you think that it could I think you will find When your death takes its toll All the money you made Will never buy back your soul.

And I hope that you die And your death'll come soon I will follow your casket In the pale afternoon And I'll watch while you're lowered Down to your deathbed <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 9.75pt; text-align: center;">And I'll stand over your grave Masters Of War Lyrics <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9.75pt; text-align: center;">The day before the 9/11 attacks, Bob Dylan spoke to USA Today's Edna Gundersen. Dylan said that this song "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. The spirit was in the air, and I picked it up." Masters of War This song, Masters of War, is based upon the government and how they are responsible for the war.

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**Works Cited:** "War Pigs." //Wikipedia//. N.p., 22 Sept. 2009. Web. 1 Oct. 2009. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Pigs>. "Masters of War." //Wikipedia.// N.p., Web.1 Oct. 2009. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masters_of_War>.