Edwin Starr lived out his life in my hometown of Nottingham England.He often put on Motown shows,and was a local celebrity.His grave is at Wilford Hill cemetary in Nottingham and is visited by loads of people who want to pay their respects to the great man.
Such a gorgeous voice! And I love this song. I was born in 1961 so I remember this song from 1970….I’m a few years too young to be a Hippie, but always got behind the counterculture message, and proud that it carried on through hard rock and heavy metal, the music I love. This song came out in 1970. And yes, it was about Vietnam. FYI: World War II - 1939 to 1945. The Vietnam War - 1955 to 1975. And for context, whereas WWII involved pretty much every country on the planet, the Vietnam War was South Vietnam & The United States against North Vietnam, mainland China and Russia. A lot of young American men who didn’t condone the Vietnam war crossed the border into my country, Canada to avoid the draft.
I was a kid when this came out and my older sister’s friends were getting drafted to fight in Vietnam. Dancing to this in my bedroom brought all kinds of emotions and funkiness. Still rings true to this day! 😽🎶
“Although one wonders if "War and Peace" would have been as highly acclaimed as it was if it was published under its original name "War: What Is It Good For?"
I was an American soldier in Vietnam, this song was written in 1969 when over 200 American young men were dying every week in Vietnam year after year, it is about the Brothers, the Bloods fighting and dying in the war in Vietnam. This "War" song says it all, " War what is it good for? Absolutely nothing." Watch my recently posted RUclips Video: "War" Edwin Starr Vietnam.
@@MugnifyRTS I believe you. Many have only heard it by Jackie Chan In Rush Hour. Either way, it's O.K. You can give an opinion of what you think. Many of the songs people react to can be heard over the PA at the grocery store.
"War" was a number one hit for Edwin Starr in 1970 and a number eight hit for Bruce Springsteen in 1986. Edwin Star wrote the song in protest of the War in Vietnam. At its peak in the mid to late sixties there were 500,000 American soldiers sent there to fight. Nixon secretly bombed Cambodia later in the war and that destabilized that country leading to a genocide where 2 million people were murdered. So, ultimately, nothing good about war. And anybody who tells you there is a spiritual war that needs fighting on the material plane is flat out lying to you in the worst imaginable way. Springsteen covered the song in protest to American involvement in the civil wars in El Salvador and Nicaragua, as well as to push back against misinterpretations and political abuses of his song "Born in the USA". The people doing the indoctrination these days are the people who make the biggest fuss about indoctrination. They do that because they think it will disguise their intentions. These are the same people who use fear mongering around blatant falsehoods to scare people into going along with the violence they want to be free to inflict on their victims. These are the people who seek to use the military against asylum seekers and other peasants at the border, people who had the misfortune of being born to the wrong parents in the wrong country and so on, wrong in the eyes of their persecutors to be clear. I say all that because they're using the same tricks today they used back in the eighties to justify more and more war, predominantly the drug war, which became a pretest for mass incarceration and other forms of oppression here in the US.
Man, you really nailed it! It’s wild how the same old tricks keep showing up. Let’s just hope more people start listening to the message behind the music!
I'm Canadian. In the 70s I personally knew 2 American guys who did not want to go to Vietnam. One moved to Alberta and worked for a living. Built a life, paid taxes, married and had 2 children. Maintained a good relationship with his family in Chicago. The other one deserted from the Marines. He was scum. The Marines would not have wanted him back. The difference between a "draft dodger" and a deserter.
Vietnam was very unpopular as far as wars go. It was illegal. We were lied to for our reasons being there. We didn't treat our veterans well. It was a draft and no one wanted to go because of this. Getting your draft "number" in the mail was a frightening day. 😢
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Edwin Starr lived out his life in my hometown of Nottingham England.He often put on Motown shows,and was a local celebrity.His grave is at Wilford Hill cemetary in Nottingham and is visited by loads of people who want to pay their respects to the great man.
it was directed at the Vietnam war, but transends to all conflicts
My husband is a Vietnam vet and totally agrees with this song.
@@melissatuel862 i am also a Vietnam vet and your husband is right..thank him for his service brother in arms..
Such a gorgeous voice! And I love this song. I was born in 1961 so I remember this song from 1970….I’m a few years too young to be a Hippie, but always got behind the counterculture message, and proud that it carried on through hard rock and heavy metal, the music I love. This song came out in 1970.
And yes, it was about Vietnam. FYI: World War II - 1939 to 1945. The Vietnam War - 1955 to 1975. And for context, whereas WWII involved pretty much every country on the planet, the Vietnam War was South Vietnam & The United States against North Vietnam, mainland China and Russia.
A lot of young American men who didn’t condone the Vietnam war crossed the border into my country, Canada to avoid the draft.
I was a kid when this came out and my older sister’s friends were getting drafted to fight in Vietnam. Dancing to this in my bedroom brought all kinds of emotions and funkiness. Still rings true to this day! 😽🎶
I wish this was the favorite song from all the laders of the world. 🎶❤️🎶❤️
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“Although one wonders if "War and Peace" would have been as highly acclaimed as it was if it was published under its original name "War: What Is It Good For?"
One of the best songs with this regard. Appreciations for sharing. =)
Thanks for listening
It's during the Vietnam War It brings back so many emotions of that time to me. Check out Ken Burns documentary on the Vietnam War. It's very good.
My Mom was willing to move to Canada so she didn’t have to send her son!☮️💙
Vietnam...i remember when my dad left and when he came back. It was an intense time.
You bringing up the boy meets world scene gave me a full on flashback of Cory belting it out 😂
I was an American soldier in Vietnam, this song was written in 1969 when over 200 American young men were dying every week in Vietnam year after year, it is about the Brothers, the Bloods fighting and dying in the war in Vietnam. This "War" song says it all, " War what is it good for? Absolutely nothing." Watch my recently posted RUclips Video: "War" Edwin Starr Vietnam.
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I'm just as entertained when people play songs, they admit to knowing, as not. It's a review and in this case, there's actually less confusion.
Honestly, I've never heard the whole song in its entirety before this reaction.
@@MugnifyRTS I believe you. Many have only heard it by Jackie Chan In Rush Hour. Either way, it's O.K. You can give an opinion of what you think. Many of the songs people react to can be heard over the PA at the grocery store.
VN Many burned the draft cards and went to Canada. Some didn't register for the draft.
"War" was a number one hit for Edwin Starr in 1970 and a number eight hit for Bruce Springsteen in 1986. Edwin Star wrote the song in protest of the War in Vietnam. At its peak in the mid to late sixties there were 500,000 American soldiers sent there to fight. Nixon secretly bombed Cambodia later in the war and that destabilized that country leading to a genocide where 2 million people were murdered. So, ultimately, nothing good about war. And anybody who tells you there is a spiritual war that needs fighting on the material plane is flat out lying to you in the worst imaginable way. Springsteen covered the song in protest to American involvement in the civil wars in El Salvador and Nicaragua, as well as to push back against misinterpretations and political abuses of his song "Born in the USA". The people doing the indoctrination these days are the people who make the biggest fuss about indoctrination. They do that because they think it will disguise their intentions. These are the same people who use fear mongering around blatant falsehoods to scare people into going along with the violence they want to be free to inflict on their victims. These are the people who seek to use the military against asylum seekers and other peasants at the border, people who had the misfortune of being born to the wrong parents in the wrong country and so on, wrong in the eyes of their persecutors to be clear. I say all that because they're using the same tricks today they used back in the eighties to justify more and more war, predominantly the drug war, which became a pretest for mass incarceration and other forms of oppression here in the US.
Man, you really nailed it! It’s wild how the same old tricks keep showing up. Let’s just hope more people start listening to the message behind the music!
People should solve problems without war
Snippets you mean you get.
I'm Canadian. In the 70s I personally knew 2 American guys who did not want to go to Vietnam. One moved to Alberta and worked for a living. Built a life, paid taxes, married and had 2 children. Maintained a good relationship with his family in Chicago.
The other one deserted from the Marines. He was scum. The Marines would not have wanted him back.
The difference between a "draft dodger" and a deserter.
Vietnam was very unpopular as far as wars go. It was illegal. We were lied to for our reasons being there. We didn't treat our veterans well. It was a draft and no one wanted to go because of this. Getting your draft "number" in the mail was a frightening day. 😢
Vietnam War
Viêt Nam.
Vietnam war.