WAR/MILITARY MUSIC & VIDEOS

Wikipedia, about this next song.. :cool:

"Kosovo" is a parody of the Beach Boys hit song "Kokomo".[1] It was produced in 1999 by Seattle radio comedian/radio personality Bob Rivers. The song harshly criticizes US involvement in the Kosovo War:

In May, 2005, a group of Norwegian peacekeepers in Kosovo (calling themselves the "Shiptare Boys"[3]) parodied the music video for "Kokomo," using Rivers' song with their own hand-held video camera footage. In the parody, the soldiers imitate dance moves and scenes from the original music video in desolate war-torn areas around Kosovo. It was widely broadcast in the Balkans, prompting the Norwegian ambassador to formally apologize.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo_(song)

[ame]www.youtube.com/watch?v=smlrSYiYd_o[/ame]
 
Musical Convoy ~~ :p ~~ :wink:

A couple of U.S. Marines having fun with the music while cruisin' in a Humvee..

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65ZXPE6PTes"]Musical Convoy - YouTube[/ame]
 
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Musical Convoy
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[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGuWdikAy9s&list=UUk4AuO2LJcoLgrjOth2qyzw"]Musical Convoy 2 - YouTube[/ame]
 
Pink Floyd ~ 'The Gunner's Dream'~ Album-Echoes: The Best Of Pink Floyd
(1983)
The song tells the story and thoughts of a gunner as he falls to his death dreaming of a world without war.

Floating down through the clouds
Memories come rushing up to meet me now
In the space between the heavens
and in the corner of some foreign field
I had a dream
Good-bye Max
Good-bye Ma
After the service when you're walking slowly to the car
And the silver in her hair shines in the cold November air
You hear the tolling bell
And touch the silk in your lapel
And as the tear drops rise to meet the comfort of the band
You take her frail hand
And hold on to the dream
A place to stay
"Oi! A real one ..."
Enough to eat
Somewhere old heroes shuffle safely down the street
Where you can speak out loud
About your doubts and fears
And what's more no-one ever disappears
You never hear their standard issue kicking in your door
You can relax on both sides of the tracks
And maniacs don't blow holes in bandsmen by remote control
And everyone has recourse to the law
And no-one kills the children anymore
Night after night
Going round and round my brain
His dream is driving me insane
In the corner of some foreign field
The gunner sleeps tonight
What's done is done
We cannot just write off his final scene
Take heed of his dream
Take heed
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g73YPFDZuiw"]Pink Floyd - The Gunner's Dream (The Final Cut) - YouTube[/ame]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gunner's_Dream
 
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Hi Sarah
Great videos. :thumb:

That's what I love about the Army - goofy friends.
There is always someone who can make you laugh.
 
Thanks...and you're right, a little laughter never hurt anyone. .....I have another one to post but the music links aren't working. :sorry: Link available until I can replace.

Black Sabbath, 'War Pigs' from 1970 album 'Paranoid'

...A song about power and judgment in the end times.

Generals gathered in their masses
Just like witches at black masses

Sorcerer of deaths construction
In the field the bodies burnin'
As the war machine keeps turnin'

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGPD0ZBiMs0"]www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGPD0ZBiMs0[/ame]

wiki info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Pigs
 
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The Battle of Wizna was fought between September 7 and September 10, 1939, between the forces of Poland and Germany during the initial stages of Invasion of Poland. According to latest sources under 720 Poles defended a fortified line for three days against more than 40,000 Germans. Although defeat was inevitable, the Polish defence stalled the attacking forces for three days and postponed the encirclement of Independent Operational Group Narew fighting nearby. Eventually the tanks broke through the Polish line and eliminated all the bunkers one by one. The last bunker surrendered around midday on September 10.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wizna

[ame]www.youtube.com/watch?v=epeQwq-aYV0[/ame]
 
A song featured on the album "Body of War: Songs that Inspired An Iraq War Veteran"(2008)
An album curated by Iraq war veteran Tomas Young, it was released by Sire Records on March 18, 2008 — two days before the fifth anniversary of the United States’ invasion of Iraq .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_of_War:_Songs_that_Inspired_an_Iraq_War_Veteran


Rage Aainst the Machine ~ "Guerilla Radio" ~ Album:"The Battle Of Los Angeles" (1999)
Transmission third world war third round
A decade of the weapon of sound above ground
No shelter if you're lookin' for shade
I lick shots at the brutal charade
As the polls close like a casket
On truth devoured
A Silent play in the shadow of power
A spectacle monopolized
The camera's eyes on choice disquised


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0kJLW2EwMg"]www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0kJLW2EwMg[/ame]
 
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A few of the best scenes from a war comedy, "Good Morning Vietnam" (1988) written by Mitch Markowitz and directed by Barry Levinson.
The film's male lead, Robin Williams (7/21/1951 - 8/11/2014) ,was awarded a Golden Globe for best actor in a film.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Morning,_Vietnam


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Erf2iFHG44M"]www.youtube.com/watch?v=Erf2iFHG44M[/ame]


Thank you, Mr. Williams.
 
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Al Green singing the Bee Gees 1971 hit ~ "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?" is the soundtrack to the 2010 post apocalyptic film "The Book Of Eli" starring Denzel Washington, written by Gary Whitta and directed by the Hughes brothers.

Thirty years after apocalyptic war, Eli travels on foot along the west coast of the former United States. His mission is to carry the last remaining bible in the world to safety, as all but one were destroyed after nuclear war.


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODOy2dGMBhM"]www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODOy2dGMBhM[/ame]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_Eli

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Can_You_Mend_a_Broken_Heart
 
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I'll let the text in this next video speak for itself.... :?

[ame="www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_l4Ab5FRwM"]Five Finger Death Punch - Wrong Side Of Heaven - YouTube[/ame]
 
Lee Greenwood ~ God Bless The USA ~ 1984
A video tribute to the US military...

If tomorrow all the things were gone,
I'd worked for all my life.
And I had to start again,
with just my children and my wife.
I'd thank my lucky stars
to be livin' here today.
'Cause the flag still stands for freedom,
and they can't take that away.
And I'm proud to be an American,
where at least I know I'm free.
And I won't forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.
And I gladly stand up next to you,
and defend her still today.
'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land.
God bless the USA.
From the lakes of Minessota,
to the hills of Tennesse.
Across the plains of Texas,
from sea to shining sea.
From Detroit down to Houston,
from New York to LA
Well, there's pride in every American heart,
and it's time we stand and say
Well I'm proud to be an American,
where at least I know I'm free...

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZZf619DIpo"]www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZZf619DIpo[/ame]
 
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The Doors ~ "Unknown Soldier" ~ Album: Waiting On The Sun 1968,
...Jim Morrison's reaction to the Vietnam War

Wait until the war is over
And we're both a little older
The unknown soldier
Breakfast where the news is read
Television children fed
Unborn living, living dead
Bullet strikes the helmet's head
And it's all over for the unknown soldier

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ975hR64dc"]www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ975hR64dc[/ame]
 
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Disturbed's "Indestructable", from the album released in 2008.
A tribute to the US Military.

Another mission, the powers have called me away
to carry the colors again
My motivation, an oath I've sworn to defend
To win the honor of coming back home again
You will discover a war you're unable to win

I'll have you know
That I've become indestructible
Determination that is incorruptible
From the other side, a terror to behold
Every broken enemy will know
That their opponent had to be invincible

Another reason, another cause for me to fight
Another fuse uncovered now, for me to light
My dedication to all that I've sworn to protect
I carry out my orders without a regret

No hesitation when I am commanded to strike
You need to know that you're in for the fight of your life

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcsG3wm6uZ0"]www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcsG3wm6uZ0[/ame]
 
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"Knockin' On Heaven's Door", written by Bob Dylan and recorded by Guns N' Roses in 1987, set to various video clips of the war in Afghanistan in a tribute to Britain's Armed Forces.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY8qaxevH_o"]www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY8qaxevH_o[/ame]
 
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