| Bayushiseni | 05 May 2011 12:20 p.m. PST |
What is the best song about war, the conquests of war, the horrors of war? Can you name some, any, many? For me we have: YouTube link And also: YouTube link And what have you got? |
| Red3actual | 05 May 2011 12:30 p.m. PST |
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| Klibanophoros | 05 May 2011 12:33 p.m. PST |
The Night They Drove Ole Dixie Down by The Band |
| Prince Rupert of the Rhine | 05 May 2011 12:40 p.m. PST |
The trooper by Iron Maiden You'll take my life but I'll take yours too
You'll fire your musket but I'll run you through
So when you're waiting for the next attack
You'd better stand there's no turning back The bugle sounds as the charge begins
But on this battlefield no one wins
The smell of acrid smoke and horses breath
As you plunge into a certain death The horse he sweats with fear we break to run
The mighty roar of the Russian guns
And as we race towards the human wall
The screams of pain as my comrades fall We hurdle bodies that lay on the ground
And as the Russians fire another round
We get so near yet so far away
We won't live to fight another day We get so close near enough to fight
When a Russian gets me in his sights
He pulls the trigger and I feel the blow
A burst of rounds takes my horse below And as I lay there gazing at the sky
My body's numb and my throat is dry
And as I lay forgotten and alone
Without a tear I draw my parting groan |
| jlstuht | 05 May 2011 12:44 p.m. PST |
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| Doc Ord | 05 May 2011 12:47 p.m. PST |
Marching through Georgia. |
| Norman D Landings | 05 May 2011 12:48 p.m. PST |
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 Stosstruppen  | 05 May 2011 12:52 p.m. PST |
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| ComradeCommissar | 05 May 2011 12:53 p.m. PST |
Another for Maiden's The Trooper. Also: the horrors of war YouTube link |
| Bayushiseni | 05 May 2011 1:09 p.m. PST |
Dah! I can't see some of these videos in Portugal. |
| Mooseworks8 | 05 May 2011 1:14 p.m. PST |
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| mad monkey 1 | 05 May 2011 1:18 p.m. PST |
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| cloudcaptain | 05 May 2011 1:19 p.m. PST |
"The Rising of the Moon" YouTube link I like the Clancy Brothers version most m'self. For something more modern…Bullet with a Name On It by Nonpoint: YouTube link Love the footage of the fast boat minigunner "just a gettin' it". |
| MajorB | 05 May 2011 1:24 p.m. PST |
Don't know about "best" , but certainly moving: "Nineteen"
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| arthur1815 | 05 May 2011 1:42 p.m. PST |
Depends how you define "War Song", but for Tommy Atkins' characteristic black humour I don't think one can beat the Great War parody
'If you were the only Boche in the trench,
And I had the only bomb' |
| 21eRegt | 05 May 2011 1:58 p.m. PST |
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| Angel Barracks | 05 May 2011 2:04 p.m. PST |
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 The Virtual Armchair General  | 05 May 2011 2:10 p.m. PST |
Of course there's not a single "best," but for we Colonial Gamers, "Soldiers of The Queen" does it nicely. Look up on YouTube Edward Woodward's handsome version sung over the closing credits of "Breaker Morant." 'Nuff said! TVAG |
| Given up for good | 05 May 2011 2:30 p.m. PST |
Only one choice in my book – a whole CD full cdbaby.com/cd/dodeka8 If I was forced to go for a single one off here I would go for Jacques Chretien: Bright, bright the sun that morning rose,
Upon each weaponed wall,
But when the sun set in the west,
Those walls were leveled all.
Then soft and white the moon arose,
On streets and roofs unstained,
But when that moon was down once more,
No street or roof remained.
No more is there a Rochmont town,
No more are Rochmont's men.
But stands a Dorsai monument,
To Colonel Jacques Chrétien.
Shai Dorsai!
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| Grand Dragon | 05 May 2011 2:47 p.m. PST |
' The Trooper ' by Iron Maiden
' One ' by Metallica
' The Wire ' by Runrig
' Forgotten Sons ' by Marillion
' Born in the USA ' by Bruce Springsteen
' Rooster ' by Alice In Chains
' The Green Fields Of France ' by Dropkick Murphys
' English Civil War ' by The Clash
' Billy's Bones ' by The Pogues
' Medley ( Recruiting Sergeant/Rocky Road to Dublin/Galway Races) ' by the Pogues
' Goodbye Blue Sky ' by Pink Floyd
' Unknown Soldier ' by The Doors |
| Grand Dragon | 05 May 2011 3:01 p.m. PST |
' Veteran of the Psychic Wars ' was mentioned above , but BOC have a better one – ' Me262 ' YouTube link also this one makes me cry : YouTube link |
| John D Salt | 05 May 2011 3:08 p.m. PST |
Home, lads, home. All the best, John. |
| Char B1 bis | 05 May 2011 3:44 p.m. PST |
" Run Through the Jungle " Creedence Clearwater Revival. |
| rdjktjrfdj | 05 May 2011 3:50 p.m. PST |
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| Wizard Whateley | 05 May 2011 4:10 p.m. PST |
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| Katzbalger | 05 May 2011 4:23 p.m. PST |
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| John the OFM | 05 May 2011 4:27 p.m. PST |
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| John the OFM | 05 May 2011 4:29 p.m. PST |
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chuck05  | 05 May 2011 4:31 p.m. PST |
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| Mike G | 05 May 2011 4:44 p.m. PST |
Die Moorsoldaten (The Moor Soldiers) Not necessarily a "war song, but the suffering under the Nazis YouTube link Mike |
| John the OFM | 05 May 2011 4:50 p.m. PST |
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| pzivh43 | 05 May 2011 4:57 p.m. PST |
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| Jay Arnold | 05 May 2011 5:06 p.m. PST |
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| edmuel2000 | 05 May 2011 6:00 p.m. PST |
Al Stewart, "Roads to Moscow" and "On The Border." Definitely deserve honorable mention… And then, of course… Can't go wrong with Zevon and "Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner" |
| 21eRegt | 05 May 2011 6:20 p.m. PST |
That version of Men of Harlech just comes from Hollywood. No record of it before the movie. The real versions are quite stirring in their own right. |
| Ryan T | 05 May 2011 6:49 p.m. PST |
Corb Lund – I Wanna Be In the Cavalry YouTube link Corb Lund – I Wanna Be In The Cavalry (Reprise) YouTube link Corb Lund – Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier! YouTube link Listened to this CD repeatedly driving through the night to Little Wars in 2008. |
 Der Alte Fritz | 05 May 2011 7:02 p.m. PST |
" Run Through the Jungle " Creedence Clearwater Revival. Fortunate Son would be a better choice if you are going with the CCR tunes. "Sink the Bismarck" by Johnny Horton was a good one. |
| SECURITY MINISTER CRITTER | 05 May 2011 7:42 p.m. PST |
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| GreatScot72 | 05 May 2011 8:26 p.m. PST |
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| apathostic | 05 May 2011 8:34 p.m. PST |
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| GoGators | 05 May 2011 8:42 p.m. PST |
Men of Harlech
Battle Cry of Freedom
Marching Through Georgia Anti war
All Quiet on the Potomac |
| gfawcett | 05 May 2011 8:47 p.m. PST |
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| Major Mike | 05 May 2011 9:00 p.m. PST |
"So Long Mom, I'm off to Drop the Bomb" by Tom Lerher "Gunners Dream" by Pink Floyd "The F Troop" song from the TV Show. |
| gfawcett | 05 May 2011 9:07 p.m. PST |
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 enfant perdus | 05 May 2011 11:12 p.m. PST |
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| Vis Bellica | 05 May 2011 11:59 p.m. PST |
Can't believe no-one has mentioned "Two Little Boys" by Rolf Harris. Altogether now: did yer think I would leave yer lyin' there when there's room on me horse for two… |
| Wargamer Blue | 06 May 2011 2:20 a.m. PST |
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| stenicplus | 06 May 2011 3:15 a.m. PST |
I always liked this one although more of an anti-war song… The Men They Couldn't Hang with Green Fieldds of France YouTube link |
| Klibanophoros | 06 May 2011 3:41 a.m. PST |
I'll put this one back up this time with a link
The Band 'The Night They Drove Ole Dixie Down'
YouTube link |
| Bayushiseni | 06 May 2011 3:58 a.m. PST |
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