Black Sabbath – War Pigs
In 1970, while recording their second album, Paranoid, British rock band Black Sabbath were working on a song called “Walpurgis”, which was basically a musical horror story, much like the song “Black Sabbath” on their first album. However, the band was getting tired of being accused of witchcraft and dabbling in the occult, and didn’t [...]
The Guess Who – American Woman | No Time
Canadian band The Guess Who‘s 1970 song “American Woman” is often cited as an anti-American criticism of U.S. war policies, especially the draft. The American Woman being referred to could be a metaphor for the U.S. or the Statue of Liberty. The song can be seen as a rejection of the U.S., with lines like [...]
Edwin Starr – “War” and “Stop the War Now”
Edwin Starr‘s July 1970 single, “War“, Amazon.com Widgetsis a remarkably powerful performance of Vietnam War Music, expressing firm, impassioned and uncompromising opposition to the war. The well known chorus “War … What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!” repeats with gusto throughout the song, with the word “War” followed with exclamations like “good God, y’all!”, [...]
Jimi Hendrix – Machine Gun
Jimi Hendrix’s “Machine Gun” is a lengthy piece of anti Vietnam War music on the “Band Of Gypsys” live album, recorded on New Year’s Day 1970, released on March 25th 1970. No studio recording of the song exists, although there are a variety of recordings of live jams of the song, each of which is [...]