I think my love for punk and metal can be attributed to this - among other things.
Because I love making lists,
My favourite anti-war songs are (in no particular order):
- I was Only Nineteen - Redgum;
- Khe Sanh - Cold Chisel;
- Happy Xmas (War is Over) - John Lennon and Yoko Ono;
- Suicide is Painless - Johnny Mandel
- And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda - Eric Bogle
- War - Edwin Starr (I was watching the Boston Legal ep concerning this song only a few nights ago!)
- Disposable Heroes - Metallica
- One - Metallica
- Paschendale - Iron Maiden
- Russians - Sting
- A Farewell to Arms - Machine Head
- Clenching the Fists of Dissent - Machine Head
- Franco Un-American - NOFX
- Hand that Feeds - NIN
- Most of Anti-Flag
- System of a Down had some excellent anti-war songs
- As did Bad Religion
- War Pigs - Black Sabbath
- Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen
And most recently, I've fallen in love with:
Hero of War - Rise Against
