Top five anti-war songs
Dani Minehart
Issue date: 5/6/09 Section: The Edge
Messages enforcing peace across the world are everywhere, but many times are overlooked. There are many songs that are dedicated to spreading the word of peace, love and unity, but these are the top five:
"Give Peace A Chance" by John Lennon
"Everybody's talkin' 'bout Bagism, Shagism, Dragism, Madism, Ragism, Tagism. This-ism, that-ism, ism ism ism. All we are saying is give peace a chance. All we are saying is give peace a chance."
The song is simple and straight- forward, but has inspired many to pass on the memo. The lyrics continue by telling that "everyone" is talking about a revolution, evolution, the United Nations and so on. While these are factors that could help change the world into a more peaceful place, Lennon clears up any confusion and gets to the
bottom line: give peace a chance.
Some terms used in the song are puzzling to the common listener. Bagism is a term that Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, created during their peace campaigns in the late '60s. The intention of the word was to mock stereotyping and prejudice by wearing a bag over one's entire body.
"Where Is The Love?" by the Black Eyed Peas
"What's wrong with the world, mama? People living like they ain't got no mamas. I think the whole world's addicted to the drama, only attracted to things that'll bring the trauma. Overseas, yeah, we try to stop terrorism, but we still got terrorists here living."
This popular hit came out in 2003 with one important question: where is the love? It spread meaningful expressions of peace to the contemporary listener and hit home for many. It questions the strength of love and peace if there are still countries dropping bombs and people killing each other, but illustrates the real problem with society. The lyrics show that humanity is selfish and that our society is fixated on putting more money in its pocket, passing this principle down to future
generations.
"Peace Train" by Cat Stevens
"Give Peace A Chance" by John Lennon
"Everybody's talkin' 'bout Bagism, Shagism, Dragism, Madism, Ragism, Tagism. This-ism, that-ism, ism ism ism. All we are saying is give peace a chance. All we are saying is give peace a chance."
The song is simple and straight- forward, but has inspired many to pass on the memo. The lyrics continue by telling that "everyone" is talking about a revolution, evolution, the United Nations and so on. While these are factors that could help change the world into a more peaceful place, Lennon clears up any confusion and gets to the
bottom line: give peace a chance.
Some terms used in the song are puzzling to the common listener. Bagism is a term that Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, created during their peace campaigns in the late '60s. The intention of the word was to mock stereotyping and prejudice by wearing a bag over one's entire body.
"Where Is The Love?" by the Black Eyed Peas
"What's wrong with the world, mama? People living like they ain't got no mamas. I think the whole world's addicted to the drama, only attracted to things that'll bring the trauma. Overseas, yeah, we try to stop terrorism, but we still got terrorists here living."
This popular hit came out in 2003 with one important question: where is the love? It spread meaningful expressions of peace to the contemporary listener and hit home for many. It questions the strength of love and peace if there are still countries dropping bombs and people killing each other, but illustrates the real problem with society. The lyrics show that humanity is selfish and that our society is fixated on putting more money in its pocket, passing this principle down to future
generations.
"Peace Train" by Cat Stevens
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Brian Hayes
posted 5/06/09 @ 1:47 PM CST
"War" by Edwin Starr
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