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Some anti-war songs lament aspects of wars, while others satirize 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.
"Lives in the Balance" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne, the title track of his 1986 album, Lives in the Balance. A live version is also found on Browne's Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1. The song is written in the key of G minor with a rate of 138 BPMs. The song has a dark theme and lyrically it is about, “A ...
"They Don’t Like the Government" (2000), Crazy [33] "They Don’t Make Them Like Me Anymore" (1991), Lord Pretender "They Put Me So" (2019) - Chalkdust [ 51 ] [ 33 ]
Pages in category "Political songs" The following 172 pages are in this category, out of 172 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Name Years active Continent Country Origin (city, state) Language Main concerns 99 Posse: 1991–2005, 2009–present Europe Italy Naples, Campania Italian
The connection between music and politics has been seen in many cultures. People in the past and present – especially politicians, politically-engaged musicians and listeners – hold that music can 'express' political ideas and ideologies, such as rejection of the establishment ('anti-establishment') or protest against state or private actions, including war through anti-war songs, but also ...
A protest song is a song that is associated with a movement for protest and social change and hence part of the broader category of topical songs (or songs connected to current events). It may be folk, classical, or commercial in genre.
The song was written as a protest against the U.S. government's actions in the Iraq War. Waits has also covered increasingly political subject matter since the advent of the Iraq war. In "The Day After Tomorrow", Waits adopts the persona of a soldier writing home that he is disillusioned with war and thankful to be leaving.