Modern WW1 songs.

[shred]

After listening to Grahams song today I was wondering how many modern records are written abut the First World War. All suggestions appreciated.

I will kick this off with All Together Now by The Farm:

Remember boy that your forefather's died
Lost in millions for a country's pride
But they never mention the trenches of Belgium
When they stopped fighting and they were one

A spirit stronger than war was at work that night

December 1914 cold, clear and bright
Countries' borders were right out of sight
When they joined together and decided not to fight

All together now
All together now
All together now, in no man's land

[tonyrod]

pipes of peace - paul mccartney

and look out for one more from graham and the ratcatchers.
my , I,LL SHOW YOU THE WAY.

[broomy]

And the band played Waltzing Matilda


And this one, one of my favourite 'anti war' songs.

[ELAINE]

Dont start me off, talking about ' The Green Fields Of France '

I Luv It....

[broomy]

Seen the Fureys singing it twice------at the Bristol Hippodrome

First time i'd taken a particular girl out.
On my right was my future wife....on my left was 3 Irish nuns. i'm in between them.
Zip wide open!!!!!

[prospectroad]

One of my favourites, Mickey by Spear of Destiny (1985), features the lyrics:

Your grandaddy fought in the 14-18
your father too, in '44
Now little Mickey's gonna run away and find himself a war
Mickey's leaving home




Have a listen but please concentrate on the lyrics.

Cheers
Pete

[shred]

All great suggestions. Thanks to you all.

The only one I hadn't heard was Pete's, what a powerful and thought provoking song. Highly recommended.

[shred]

I was recently given a promo CD after attending a concert which contained two amazing tracks by a group I had never heard of, Pendragon. They released a new CD this year called "Passion" and I am addicted. One of the songs stands out:

This Green and Pleasant Land

Our country is cobbled lanes of London town
The valleys of Wales the Devon tides
Built on hard won freedom honour and pride

So it's crazy it seems
We've become helpless like babies again
Just waiting for someone or something
To bail us out at the slightest twinge of pain

My grandad Michael Barrett took shrapnel in the neck
Uncle Ken was a padre in Burma he returned a living wreck
Uncle John was a major and was stranded on the shoreline at Dunkirk

It's beyond my comprehension this kind of sacrifice
So many gave themselves up
And in the end so many would fall
It's not legal to say what I think anymore
Cos I don't believe in sharia law
But I can honestly say we've p****d it up the wall

Can we please stop all this madness before it's too late
No one takes responsibility and wants a free life on a plate
He can close the door switch off the light
Stick his head deep in the sand
The death throes of this green and pleasant land

Is this really where our passion goes?
Is this really where our energy flows?

I awoke on Christmas day
But Christmas is a word you can no longer say

Is this really where our passion goes?
Is this really where our energy flows?

The hospitals are just another business plan
Like justice and the law of the land
An old war hero dies of cold alone in his flat
While Brutish Gas and their shareholders are getting richer getting fat

Take only what you need and be on your way
Is this really where our passion goes?
Take only what you need and be on your way
Is this really where our energy flows?
Take only what you need and be on your way

Everybody hears but nobody listens
Empathy oh empathy
The robot people with robot answers
Invasion of the bodysnatchers is here finally
10:58 Wootton Bassett every tuesday that plane goes right over my head
Cos I can't get the drugs for cancer of the kidney my life is in the hands of
Something called Nice how nice

Is this really where our passion goes?
Take only what you need and be on your way
Is this really where our energy flows?
Take only what you need and be on your way

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[shred]

Thanks Ben,

I had forgot we had a thread already with regard to songs so I have moved it here.

[shred]

This one is about the Second World War by Pink Floyd, Roger Waters' is singing about the death of his father, Eric Fletcher Waters.

WATERS, ERIC FLETCHER
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Service No: 292975
Date of Death: 18/02/1944
Regiment/Service: Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 8th Bn.
Panel Reference: Panel 5.
Memorial: CASSINO MEMORIAL

[prospectroad]

May 20, 2012 18:59:11 GMT shred said:

This one is about the Second World War by Pink Floyd, Roger Waters' is singing about the death of his father, Eric Fletcher Waters.

WATERS, ERIC FLETCHER
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Service No: 292975
Date of Death: 18/02/1944
Regiment/Service: Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 8th Bn.
Panel Reference: Panel 5.
Memorial: CASSINO MEMORIAL

Garry introduced me to this song, the raw emotion is plain for all to hear and I'd challenge anyone with a heart to listen to it without feeling.

Garry, thanks for making people aware of this song (the album "The final Cut" is brilliant!)

Cheers
Pete

[slloyd]

Does anyone know this song?  How old is it and where does it come from?  And what about the artist?

Cheers.....

[shred]

Welcome to the forum slloyd.

Never heard this before, sounds very modern. To my ear something done in the last couple of years.

Maybe you can tell us more?

[slloyd]

This I found while looking for another song of the same name. As the song mentions 100 years I assume it is quite modern. Nothing more known of the song or the artist.  Thanks anyway..