Semper fi – John Gorka (1991) d1091
Some of the men who did surviveWere not the lucky onesWar is only good for thoseWho make and sell the guns
Lift every voice and sing – Melba Moore and friends (1990) d1090
Stony the road we trod,Bitter the chastening rod,Felt in the days when hope unborn had died; Yet with a steady beat,Have not our weary feetCome to the place for which our fathers sighed?We have come over a way that with tears has been watered,We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered,Out from […]
Please forgive us – 10,000 Maniacs (1989) d1089
But the bullets were bought by us, it was dollars that paid them.
People have the power – Patti Smith (1988) d1088
That the people have the powerTo redeem the work of foolsUpon the meek the graces showerIt’ s decreed the people rule
The people who grinned themselves to death – The Housemartins (1987) d1087
The people who grinned themselves to deathSmiled so much they failed to take a breathAnd even when their kids were starvingThey all thought the queen was charming
Lives in the balance – Jackson Browne (1986) d1086
I’ve been waiting for something to happenFor a week or a month or a yearWith the blood in the ink of the headlinesAnd the sound of the crowd in my earYou might ask what it takes to rememberWhen you know that you’ve seen it beforeWhere a government lies to a peopleAnd a country is drifting […]
Help save the youth of America – Billy Bragg (1985) d1085
And the fate of the great United StatesIs entwined in the fate of us all
Peace in our time – Elvis Costello & the Attractions (1984) d1084
They`re lighting a bonfire upon every hilltop in the landJust another tiny island invaded when he`s gotThe whole world in his handsAnd the Heavyweight Champion fights in theInternational propaganda Star WarsThere`s already one spaceman in the White HouseWhat do you want another one for?
Forgotten sons – Marillion (1983) d1083
Boys baptised in warsMorphine, chill scream, bad dreamServing as numbers on dogtags, flakrags, sandbags
Straight to hell – The Clash (1982) d1082
Can you really cough it up loud and strong?The immigrants, they wanna sing all night longIt could be anywhereMost likely could be any frontier any hemisphere
