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Some anti-war songs lament aspects of wars, while others patronize 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.
An instrumental version of the song was used as background music for CBS's Bicentennial Minutes segments. The HBO miniseries John Adams has a scene in episode 1 where a group of men sing this song together. There is a concert band piece called Chester Variations, arranged by Elliot Del Borgo. [1]
"My Country, 'Tis of Thee", also known as simply "America", is an American patriotic song, the lyrics of which were written by Samuel Francis Smith. [2] The song served as one of the de facto national anthems of the United States (along with songs like "Hail, Columbia") before the adoption of "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the official U.S. national anthem in 1931. [3]
Since these four chords are played as an ostinato, the band also used a vi–IV–I–V, usually from the song "Save Tonight" to the song "Torn". The band played the song in the key of D (E in the live performances on YouTube ), so the progression they used is D–A–Bm–G (E, B, C#m, A on the live performances).
The song's bridge mentions the names Enteng and Joey, which are nicknames for actors Vic Sotto and Joey de Leon, whom Paloma publicly accused of sexually assaulting her. [2] Writer Ely Buendia later clarified the meaning of the song in a podcast interview in 2021, stating that it is "all about getting piss-drunk" on Goldschläger ...
While inspired by some K-pop groups, BGYO emphasizes their Filipino identity as a strength, as evident in their music, songwriting, and style. [113] BGYO's debut song, "The Light", was a genre-bending that infuses urban, electronic, and R&B elements. It became popular among the younger generation as it speaks about empowerment, hope, and self-love.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war.
The song is a nostalgic tribute to Don McLean's "American Pie", featuring a reference to "Chevys and levees" in the first verse and the line "We were more than just a slice of American pie" in the chorus. It is performed in the key of B major with a tempo of 126 beats per minuete in common time. The song follows a chord progression of F ♯ /A ...