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Janice · 01-29-2006, 11:21 PM

For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield

Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Abraham, Martin and John - Dion

What's Going On - Marvin Gaye

War - Edwin Starr

Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA

snl 70s show fan · 01-29-2006, 11:30 PM

give peace a chance by john lennon

ABlairican Pie · 01-30-2006, 12:10 AM

War Pigs--Black Sabbath

Two Minutes to Midnight--Iron Maiden

War Ensemble--Slayer

Holy Wars...The Punishment Due--Megadeth

Laid to Rest--Lamb of God

Big Bottom--Spinal Tap

Okay, that last one was a joke. It was *social*, but in a completely different context.

ABlairican Pie · 01-30-2006, 12:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Janice

For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield

Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Abraham, Martin and John - Dion

What's Going On - Marvin Gaye

War - Edwin Starr

Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA

I LOVE "Ohio". This was written in response to the killings at Kent State College when National Guardsmen open-fired on protesting students:

Ohio

Tin soldiers and Nixon's comin'.
We're finally on our own.
This summer I hear the drummin'.
Four dead in Ohio.

Gotta get down to it.
Soldiers are gunning us down.
Should have been done long ago.
What if you knew her and
Found her dead on the ground?
How can you run when you know?

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na.
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na.
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na.
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na.

Gotta get down to it.
Soldiers are cutting us down.
Should have been done long ago.
What if you knew her and
Found her dead on the ground?
How can you run when you know?

Tin soldiers and Nixon's comin'.
We're finally on our own.
This summer I hear the drummin'.
Four dead in Ohio.
Four dead in Ohio.
Four dead in Ohio.
Four dead in Ohio.
Four dead in Ohio.
Four dead in Ohio.
Four dead in Ohio.
Four dead in Ohio.
Four dead in Ohio.

Brad Russ · 01-30-2006, 12:25 AM

The Cranberries - The icicle melts

When
When will the icicle melt,
And when
When will the picture show end

I should not have read the paper today
Cause a child, child he was taken away

There's a place for the baby that cried
And there's a time for the mother who cried
And she will hold him in her arms sometime
Cause nine months is too long

How could you hurt a child
Now does this make you satisfied
I don't know what's
happening to people today
When a child, he was taken away

There's a place for the baby that died
There's a time for the mother who cried
And she will hold him in
her arms sometime
Cause nine months is too long

There's a place for the baby that died
There's a time for the mother who cried
And you will hold him in
your arms sometime
Cause nine months is too long

Brad Russ · 01-30-2006, 12:52 PM

Fight The Power - Public Enemy (government, race, class)
Mr Wendall - Arrested Development (homelessness)
Fortunate Son - CCR (war)
Tracy Chapman -Talkin Bout A Revolution (race, and class)
Across The Lines - Tracy Chapman (race)
Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits (war)

Lexx82 · 01-30-2006, 03:59 PM

immortal technique-the 4th branch
immortal technique-the cause of death
sabac-speak militant
pumpkinhead-grenades
non phixion-suicide bomb

Janice Johnson · 01-30-2006, 05:22 PM

Janet Jackson has some!

Rhythm Nation
State of The World
The Knowledge
Livin In A World They Didn't Make
New Agenda

Fonzarelli · 01-30-2006, 10:24 PM

Neil Young- Rockin' in the free world
Donovan- The universal soldier
Rod McKuen- Soldiers who wanna be heroes
Bruce Springsteen- Born in the USA
Loudon Wainwright III- Hard day on the planet
Black Eyed Peas- Where is the love (not *everything* they make is rubbish

)
P.O.D.- Youth of the nation

2Pac- Changes:

"Instead a war on poverty
They have a war ond rugs so the police can bother me"

Very clever text in this song. Just when I thought, because of all the negative rap about big cars, guns and biatches, when rap never meant anything, I heard that song.

A lot of Bob Dylan's songs:
The times they are a changin'
Like a rolling stone
Hurricane

And a lot of the songs from my favorite Dutch artist, but since you don't know him I won't bother you with him.

Lexx82 · 01-31-2006, 02:32 AM

Murdering devils that wear police officer suits
Revolutionaries standing on street corners and stoops
I'm the reason the FBI killed JFK
The reason they have metal detectors at JFK
The reason that the Constitution no longer protects us
They don't even need a reason anymore to arrest us
Living in a state of Martial Law
Learn the arts of war
Arm yourself, marching forth into the monster's jaws
America eats its young, swallow raw
Falling through the doorway of death
Never know what we dying for

(Chorus)

[Ill Bill]
I seen spoiled kids murder they parents with shotguns
Poor kids from the hood sellin they mom's drugs
A lost generation of fools
Without a clear destination
No guidance, no rules, no education
And the older generation's no better
Matter of fact they worse
They oughta know better
These greedy mother****ers trade blood for oil
An American graveyard on another man's soil
Makes no sense
The Roman Empire in the present tense
Murder for corporations that they represent
Whether Democrat or Republican
The same scumbag government
Where scumbag brains are running ****

some parts from ILL BILL "American history X"

MissZero · 01-31-2006, 04:50 PM

changes-tupac

Number 9 Dream · 01-31-2006, 07:47 PM

"Revolution"-- The Beatles

"Imagine"-- John Lennon

"Gimme Some Truth"-- John Lennon

"Turn! Turn! Turn!"-- The Byrds

Janice · 02-01-2006, 02:29 AM

Eve Of Destruction - Barry McGuire

EmoJoe · 02-01-2006, 05:44 PM

My Grown Up Christmas List

tv star collector · 02-01-2006, 07:18 PM

Instant Karma - John Lennon
Nobody Told Me - John Lennon
Pleasant Valley Sunday - The Monkees
End of the Innocence - Don Henley
No Man's Land - Billy Joel
Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue (The Angry American) - Toby Keith
Man in Black - Johnny Cash
What Is Truth - Johnny Cash
The First Stone - Paul McCartney

01-29-2006, 11:21 PM	#1
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	Songs with Social Meanings? For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Abraham, Martin and John - Dion What's Going On - Marvin Gaye War - Edwin Starr Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA

01-30-2006, 12:10 AM	#3
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01-30-2006, 12:25 AM	#5
Brad Russ Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 17, 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 10,085	The Cranberries - The icicle melts When When will the icicle melt, And when When will the picture show end I should not have read the paper today Cause a child, child he was taken away There's a place for the baby that cried And there's a time for the mother who cried And she will hold him in her arms sometime Cause nine months is too long How could you hurt a child Now does this make you satisfied I don't know what's happening to people today When a child, he was taken away There's a place for the baby that died There's a time for the mother who cried And she will hold him in her arms sometime Cause nine months is too long There's a place for the baby that died There's a time for the mother who cried And you will hold him in your arms sometime Cause nine months is too long
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01-30-2006, 12:52 PM	#6
Brad Russ Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 17, 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 10,085	Fight The Power - Public Enemy (government, race, class) Mr Wendall - Arrested Development (homelessness) Fortunate Son - CCR (war) Tracy Chapman -Talkin Bout A Revolution (race, and class) Across The Lines - Tracy Chapman (race) Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits (war)
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01-30-2006, 03:59 PM	#7
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01-29-2006, 11:30 PM	#2
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01-30-2006, 05:22 PM	#8
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01-30-2006, 10:24 PM	#9
Fonzarelli Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 19, 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,996	Neil Young- Rockin' in the free world Donovan- The universal soldier Rod McKuen- Soldiers who wanna be heroes Bruce Springsteen- Born in the USA Loudon Wainwright III- Hard day on the planet Black Eyed Peas- Where is the love (not everything they make is rubbish ) P.O.D.- Youth of the nation 2Pac- Changes: "Instead a war on poverty They have a war ond rugs so the police can bother me" Very clever text in this song. Just when I thought, because of all the negative rap about big cars, guns and biatches, when rap never meant anything, I heard that song. A lot of Bob Dylan's songs: The times they are a changin' Like a rolling stone Hurricane And a lot of the songs from my favorite Dutch artist, but since you don't know him I won't bother you with him.
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01-31-2006, 02:32 AM	#10
Lexx82 The Honeymooners #1 Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 23, 2006 Location: Jerz Posts: 262	Murdering devils that wear police officer suits Revolutionaries standing on street corners and stoops I'm the reason the FBI killed JFK The reason they have metal detectors at JFK The reason that the Constitution no longer protects us They don't even need a reason anymore to arrest us Living in a state of Martial Law Learn the arts of war Arm yourself, marching forth into the monster's jaws America eats its young, swallow raw Falling through the doorway of death Never know what we dying for (Chorus) [Ill Bill] I seen spoiled kids murder they parents with shotguns Poor kids from the hood sellin they mom's drugs A lost generation of fools Without a clear destination No guidance, no rules, no education And the older generation's no better Matter of fact they worse They oughta know better These greedy mother**ers trade blood for oil An American graveyard on another man's soil Makes no sense The Roman Empire in the present tense Murder for corporations that they represent Whether Democrat or Republican The same scumbag government Where scumbag brains are running ** some parts from ILL BILL "American history X"

01-31-2006, 04:50 PM	#11
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01-31-2006, 07:47 PM	#12
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02-01-2006, 02:29 AM	#13
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02-01-2006, 07:18 PM	#15
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