Favourite military / war themed songs?

Negative Creep · May 18, 2007

Just wondering what tunes people like that have a military theme to them. There doesn't seem to be that many out there, and all the ones I can think of are decidedly anti war. Even if I may not agree 100%, it doesn't stop them from being poignant and moving. Personally, the first two are hard to listen to without a lump in the throat, especially as they are from bands who are known for faster or more upbeat work. Anyways, I'd list

Dropkick Murphys - The Green Fields of France
Motorhead - 1916
Iron Maiden - Paschendale and Aces High
Johnny Cash - The Ballad of Ira Hayes
Metallica - Disposable Heroes, For Whom the Bell Tolls and One (especially the S&M version)

any others?

pbfoot · May 18, 2007

Eric Burden and the Animals Sky Pilot
Bryan Adams Rememberance Day
Pink Floyd has tons
Prism Armageddon

syscom3 · May 18, 2007

Johnny Horton "Battle of New Orleans"

DerAdlerIstGelandet · May 19, 2007

Johnny Horton - Sink the Bismark
Metallica - Disposable Heros
Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls
Metallica - Fight Fire with Fire
Metallica - Disposable Heroes
Metallica - Blackened
Metallica - One
Sweet Savage/Metallica - Killing Time
Slayer - Chemical Warfare
Slayer - Angel of Death
Slayer - Ghosts of War
Slayer - Killing Fields
Slayer - Jihad
Megadeth - Chosen Ones
Megadeth - Set the Worlds A Fire
Megadeth - Holy Wars...The Punishment Due
Megadeth - Take No Prisoners
Megadeth - Symphony Of Destruction
Megadeth - Gears of War
Alice in Chains - Rooster
Iced Earth - Declaration Day
Iced Earth - Red Baron/Blue Max
Iced Earth - Valley Forge
Iced Earth - Waterloo
Iced Earth - The Devil To Pay
Iced Earth - Hold At All Costs
Iced Earth - High Water Mark
Iron Maiden - Run to the Hills
Iron Maiden - Where Eagles Dare
Iron Maiden - The Trooper
Iron Maiden - Aces High
Iron Maiden - Tailgunner
Iron Maiden - Run Silent Run Deep
Iron Maiden - These Colours Don't Run
Guns N Roses - Civil War
Motorhead - Bomber
Motorhead - Marching off to War
Motorhead - 1916
Motorhead - War for War
Motorhead - Dogs of War
Anthrax - Death From Above
Anthrax - Anthrax

I am sure I will think of some more.

Njaco · May 19, 2007

Al Stewart - "Road To Moscow"

and I loved the score for the movie "The Great Escape".

Sabbath - "War Pigs"

and .....

"Snoppy vs The Red Baron" 8)

DerAdlerIstGelandet · May 19, 2007

Njaco said:
"Snoppy vs The Red Baron" 8)

I have allways loved that one!

mkloby · May 19, 2007

Toby Keith - American Soldier
Toby Keith - Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue

trackend · May 20, 2007

"When this bloody war is over" 14-18 war soldiers song

Wildcat · May 20, 2007

I was only 19 - Redgum. Classic song in Australia

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7TXBuVUQJw

Njaco · May 20, 2007

almost forgot;

"Lucky Man" - ELP
"Generals and Majors" - XTC

Adler, so do I and I don't care who knows it! Good tune.

DerAdlerIstGelandet · May 20, 2007

I have it on vinyl and on my computer. I play it all the time. My wife likes it also and she had me burn a copy for her car.

Njaco · May 21, 2007

same here.

Vassili Zaitzev · Jun 7, 2007

Don't know if this fits but,

U2- Sunday Bloody Sunday

Gnomey · Jun 7, 2007

Edwin Starr - War
Guns 'n' Roses - Civil War
Iron Maiden - Run to the Hills
Iron Maiden - Where Eagles Dare
Iron Maiden - The Trooper
Iron Maiden - Aces High
Metallica - Disposable Heroes
Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls
Metallica - Fight Fire with Fire
Metallica - Disposable Heroes
Metallica - Blackened
Metallica - One

Emac44 · Jun 8, 2007

Well gentlemen and Ladies going to step away from modern music. And seeing this site is devoted to aircraft from WW2. Going to cast my vote as such

1 Glenn Miller
2 Tommy Dorsey
3 Nat King Cole
4 Vera Lyne
5 Noel Coward
6 Andrew's Sisters
7 And many more
I know they are not songs but the music from the above inspired a generations before ours. Our Parents our Grand Parents or Great Grand Parents. They went through a depression and fought a war and listened to the above preformers. And you know our Parents Grand Parents and Great Grand Parents they dreamt of times of betterment for themselves and their families. And you have to admit those preformers came out with great music. Easy listening music as well

Lucky13 · Jun 8, 2007

"When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (1863)

Emac44 · Jun 8, 2007

Lucky13 said:
"When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (1863)

Ok Lucky how about the music about Duke Wellington Called Hookey Boy from 1815 sung by British Troops about Wellington Kicking Boney's Arse prior to the Battle of Waterloo
Or the Soldiers of the Queen sung in 1899 during the Boer War. Or for that matter every bagpipe music and Jacobite song from Scotland. For example Johnny Cope sung after the battle or Preston Pans 1745

102first_hussars · Jun 9, 2007

Metallica Dont Tread On Me

mosquitoman · Jun 9, 2007

Pink Floyd- When The Tigers Broke Free

evangilder · Jun 9, 2007

Dire Straits- Man's Too Strong
Dire Straits- Iron Hand
CCR- Run Through the Jungle
Megadeth- Symphony of Destruction
Dope- Die MF Die

Who always pictures Apocalypse Now when they hear Wagner's "Flight of the Valkyries"

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