War song

A war song is a musical composition that relates to war, or a society's attitudes towards war. They may be pro-war, anti-war, or simply a description of everyday life during war times.

It is possible to classify these songs by historical, conflict: "First World War songs", "Second World War songs", "Vietnam War songs", and so on. There is also a miscellaneous category of recruiting songs, anti-pacifist songs, complaints about mess rations, excessive drilling and so on. Many national anthems are either a call to arms, or a celebration of military victories and past glories. There were a handful of anti-war songs before 1939, but this category has grown enormously since the start of the Vietnam War. On the other hand, new songs that are pro-war are becoming less common. Some national anthems have been adapted to be purely instrumental, or less bellicose in sentiment.

Haka

Nobody knows when the Maori first saw fit to compose the combination song and dance known as the Haka. The haka is generally composed by a chief, or high-ranking warrior to build up the spirits of warriors and their tribe, whilst striking fear into the enemy. The most famous Haka was composed by Te Rauparaha, the chief of Ngati Toa, a tribe based in the lower North Island. Te Rauparaha was known to Maori and early Europeans as "The Maori Napoleon, and his Haka, Ka Mate, was a dance and ode to both the living and the dead. It is still in use today, and is regularly performed by international sports teams from New Zealand, including the All Blacks rugby union team.

War (disambiguation)

War is a large-scale armed conflict and the term is used as a metaphor for non-military conflicts.

War or WAR may also refer to:

Places

  • War, West Virginia
  • War Creek, a stream in West Virginia
  • West Antarctic Rift
  • Warwickshire county in England, standard code
  • Music

    Performers

  • War (band), an American 1970s funk band
  • War (Swedish band), a black metal band also known as Total War
  • Albums

  • War (Bolt Thrower album)
  • War (Born from Pain album)
  • War (U2 album)
  • War (War album), by the American band
  • W.A.R. (We Are Renegades), by American hip hop artist Pharoahe Monch
  • Songs

  • "War" (Bob Marley song)
  • "War" (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony song)
  • "War" (Edwin Starr song)
  • "War?", a song from the album System of a Down by the band of the same name
  • "War", by Bathory from Bathory
  • "War", by Burzum from Burzum
  • "War", by Devin Townsend from Infinity
  • "War", by Good Charlotte from Greatest Remixes
  • "War", by James Horner from Avatar: Music from the Motion Picture
  • "War", by Jay Sean from All or Nothing
  • "War", by Joe Satriani from The Extremist
  • War song (disambiguation)

    A war song is a musical composition that relates to war.

    War song may also refer to:

  • "War Song", a song by Neil Young
  • "A War Song", a poem by C. Flavell Hayward, set to music by Edward Elgar in 1884
  • Warsong, a 1991 video game
  • See also

  • War (disambiguation), for songs with the title "War"
  • Podcasts:

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    War Song

    by: Dropping Daylight

    The heat here makes me want to leave,
    Take a shot to ease the burn.
    Ash the parchment memories,
    20 seconds till I turn.
    We've come this far,
    Not backing down.
    Can't stop it now.
    We'll fight ourselves another war.
    And I'm not leaving
    With out admitting all our sins.
    One last thought before I die,
    Define our need to fight.
    Beyond the curtain masquerade,
    There's lead left buried with the names.
    If we knew we weren't coming back,
    Would all the answers be the same?
    We've come this far,
    Not backing down.
    Can't stop it now.
    We'll fight ourselves another war.
    And I'm not leaving
    With out admitting all our sins.
    One last thought before I die,
    Define our need to fight.
    We've come this far
    Not backing down.
    Can't stop it now, can't stop it now.
    We've come this far,
    Not backing down.
    We've come this far,
    Not backing down.
    And I'm not leaving
    With out admitting all our sins.
    One last thought before I die,




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