Songs About War, Peace, and Protest

Songs of War, Peace, and Protest

I decided to list these songs by Title not by War.

A

All These Things I’ve Done- The Killers

Ask- The Smiths

B

Belfast Child- Simple Minds

Bring the Boys Back Home- Pink Floyd

Because All Men are Brothers- Peter, Paul, and Mary

Blowin in the Wind- Bob Dylan

Brothers in Arms- Dire Straits

Battle Hymn of the Republic

Battle of Little Big Horn-Porter Wagoner

Battle of Waterloo- Running Wild

Battle of Bull Run- Johnny Horton

Battle of New Orleans- Johnny Horton

Billy Don’t Be A Hero- Bo Donaldson

Ballad of the Green Berets- Sgt Barry Sadler

C

Citizen/Soldier- Three Doors Down

The Call Up- The Clash

China White- Scorpions

Civil War- Guns N Roses

D

Dear Uncle Sam- Loretta Lynn

Draft Dodger Rag- Phil Ochs

Doctor My Eyes – Jackson Browne

Don’t Take Your Guns To Town-Johnny Cash

The Drums of War- Jackson Brown

E

Everlasting Peace- Crash Test Dummies

Enola Gay- OMD

English Civil War- The Clash

Eve of Destruction- Barry Maguire

F

50,000 Names- George Jones

The Flowers of Guatemala- REM

For What It’s Worth- Buffalo Springfield

Fortunate Son- CCR

1812 Overture-Tchaikovsky

G

Get Together- Youngbloods

The Ghosts of Flanders-Seelenlicht

The Green Fields of France- Dropkick Murphies

Good Night Saigon – Billy Joel

Give Peace A Chance- Beatles

I

Imagine- John Lennon

The I Feel Like I’m Fixin To Die Rag- Country Joe Macdonald and The Fish

I’d Like to Teach the World To Sing- The New Seekers

J

Johnny Reb- Johnny Horton

Joshua Fought the Battle Of Jericho

L

Land of Confusion- Genesis

The Longest Day- Iron Maiden

Love Train- Ojays

M

Mercenary Song- Steve Earle

Miss Sarajevo- The Passengers

Masters of War- Bob Dylan

M.I.A- Avenged Sevenfold

N

1917- Linda Rondstadt

1936- Sin Dios

99 Luftballons- Nena

19- Paul Hardcastle

O

One Day- Matisyahu

Orange Crush- REM

One- Metallica

Ohio- Crosby Stills Nash and Young

P

Peace Song- Ricky Skaggs

Peace,A Beginning- King Crimson

The Price of Oil- Billy Bragg

Put a Little Love In Your Heart- Jackie De Shannon

Peace- Bobby McFerrin

Peace in Our Time- Elvis Costello and the Attractions

The Post War Dream- Pink Floyd

Peace Train- Cat Stevens

Peace Sells- Megadeth

R

Radio Free Europe- REM

S

Suicide is Painless- Johnny Mandel (theme to M*A*S*H)

Saigon Bride- Joan Baez

Still in Saigon- Charlie Daniels Band

Star Spangled Banner

Sunday Bloody Sunday- U2

T

This Is The Army, Mr Jones- Irving Berlin

Turn Turn Turn- The Byrds

21 Guns- Green Day

The Times They Are A Changing- Bob Dylan

Tie A Yellow Ribbon – Tony Orlando

Thermopylae- Whtie Summer

U

Universal Soldier- Buffy St Marie

The Unknown Soldier- the Doors

V

Vietnam- Phil Ochs

W

We Want Peace- Lenny Kravitz

Winds of Change- Scorpions

When Ya Get Drafted- The Dead Kennedys

Waist Deep in the Big Muddy- Pete Seeger

When The Children Cry- White Lion

What’s Going On? – Marvin Gaye

What’s So Funny About Peace Love and Understanding?- Elvis Costello

Where Have All The Flowers Gone?- Pete Seeger

War Pigs- Black Sabbath

War- Edwin Starr

　

Z

Zombie- the Cranberries