Conforting Music in times of War

[Master Zen]

Hola,

Being such dark times as these are, I was wondering if some of you have taken into listening certain particular songs or albums (and please don't mention "Killing an Arab" by the Cure).

Well, my two choices for albums have been "Sandinista!" by The Clash and "War" by U2. Both have some pretty good anti-war lyrics and the songs rock, even though they were written during the Cold War, I think the feelings behind them are applicable today.

Rancid's "Life Won't Wait" also comes to mind...

BTW

I wonder if pilots in the gulf still listen to "Rock The Casbah" before a sortie like they did in gulf war I.

[Zero]

REM - It;s the end of the world
U2 - Sunday bloody Sunday
Powerman 5000 - Superbeast


Funniest thing I remember out of WTC incident was shortly after everyone's shock wore off, my suitemate played out loud REM's song. While it was unrealistic, it was kinda appropriate.

[The Emperor Fabulous]

Fugazi - KYEO

[molly bloom]

Banderas: May This Be Your Last Sorrow

Brian Eno: Ambient 4: On Land

Various Artists: We Died in Hell, They Called It Passchendaele

Massive Attack: 100th Window

Iarla O Lionaird: I Could Read The Sky

Saint Etienne: Places to Visit

[Gibsie]

What's that song that goes, "It's the end of the world as we know it"?

It sucks anyway,

[Traianvs]

Music by Apocalyptica... It makes me think of approaching bombers about to destroy an entire city... (well that's what I associate it with anyway )

[Inverse Icarus]

Originally posted by Gibsie
What's that song that goes, "It's the end of the world as we know it"?

It sucks anyway,

thats REM ala calc's post.

Metallica - Dont Tread on Me
Metallica - Disposable Heroes
Outkast - Bombs over Baghdad
Powerman5k - Bombshell

[Master Zen]

Originally posted by Trajanus
Music by Apocalyptica... It makes me think of approaching bombers about to destroy an entire city... (well that's what I associate it with anyway )

That'd be Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" for me

Every time I hear it I pictures Stukas screaming down upon a refugee-clogged road

[Gibsie]

Originally posted by UberKruX
thats REM ala calc's post.

Me so solly.

[Traianvs]

Originally posted by Master Zen


That'd be Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" for me

Every time I hear it I pictures Stukas screaming down upon a refugee-clogged road

Yep you got a point there, but there is many different kinds of music that can have the same effect

[Master Zen]

I actually haven't heard Apocalyptica but just by the name I'm sure it does have the same effect

[DarthVeda]

Ssss-Aaaa-Ffff-Eeee-Tttt-Yyyy
Safety-Dance!

Ah we can dance if we want to, we can leave your friends behind
Cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance
Well they're are no friends of mine
I say, we can go where we want to, A place where they will never find
And we can act like we come from out of this world
Leave the real one far behind,
and we can dance

We can dance if we want to, we can leave your friends behind
Cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance
Well they're are no friends of mine
I say, we can go where we want to a place where they will never find
And we can act like we come from out of this world
Leave the real one far behind
and we can dance.

Francois!

Ah we can go when we want to the night is young and so am I
And we can dress real neat from our hats to our feet
and surprise 'em with the victory cry

I Say we can act if want to if we don't nobody will
And you can act real rude and totally removed
And i can act like an imbecile
I say we can dance, we can dance everything out control
We can dance, we can dance we're doing it wall to wall
We can dance, we can dance everybody look at your hands
We can dance, we can dance everybody takin' the chance
Safety dance
Oh well the safety dance
Ah yes the safety dance

Ssss-Aaaa-Ffff-Eeee-Tttt-Yyyy
Safety-Dance

We can dance if we want to, we've got all your life and mine
As long as we abuse it, never gonna lose it
Everything'll work out right
I say, we can dance if we want to we can leave your friends behind
Cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance
Well they're are no friends of mine
I say we can dance, we can dance everything out control
We can dance, we can dance we're doing it wall to wall
We can dance, we can dance everybody look at your hands
We can dance, we can dance everybody's takin' the chance
Oh Well the safety dance
ah yes the safety dance
Oh well the safety dance
Oh well the safety dance
Oh yes the safety dance
Oh the safety dance yeah
Oh it's the safety dance
It's the safety dance
Well it's the safety dance
Oh it's the safety dance
Oh it's the safety dance
Oh it's the safety dance
Oh it's the safety dance

[Master Zen]

I've always wondered that the hell that song's name was...

[Imran Siddiqui]

"Rock and Roll" by Led Zeppelin .

[Willem]

There's an old one from the Vietnam days written by John Prine making the rounds again I hear:

"Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore"

The next line goes:

"It's already overcrowded from your dirty little war."