War Songs

I have no idea where this should fit so I'll put it here.
First of all what I mean by War songs are songs such as "The Trooper" by Iron Maiden which talk about a certain historical event.

I thought It might be a good idea to find some more War Songs and see how well they describe the scene (musically and lyrically). And also how accurate they are.

 

I was thinking of good old military music, but since you want modern:
Waltzing Matilda by The Pogues (album: Rum, sodomy & lash) Dealing with Gallipoli during WW1

But if you want a realy sad song this one is it:
The last great Russian/Soviet wartime song of ww2 as it was written in the last days of war in Europe (it was off course forbidden by Soviet officials - all great songs were )
Vragi sozhgli rodnuiu khatu.mp3 (Enemies burnt home house) by Mark Bernes (record of 1945)
Translated text in English and translitered Russian text
originalRussian text

Or if you want more graphic text (not like thet you dirty old bugger ) this one, became unofficial anthem of Soviet and now Russian tankmen:
"Na pole tanki grokhotali MP3" "Tanks were rumbling on the field" sountrack from "At the war is at the war" late 1960's

Translated text in English and translitered Russian text - entire with latest additions
in Russian

For these two one has to have some Slavic blood to realy apreciate them :smok:

 

Here's one of my favourites

Called The Devil To Pay by Iced Earth

it's the first part of a 3 song epic about the battle of Gettysburg, (each song represents one day of the battle)

In July 1863
A Nation Torn In Tragedy
A Trick of Fate, Two Great Armies Merge
Gods Of War At Gettysburg
Devastation Lies Ahead
50,000 Bodies Litter The Land
Hell Rages Three Full Days
The Reaper Sows, There�s The Devil To Pay

The Pressure�s On And The Reb�s Attack
The Yanks Must Hold, They Can�t Fall Back
Just Two Brigades, 2000 Strong
Against 20,000 They Can�t Hold Long

General Reynolds Makes His Way
Expect No Mercy From The Iron Brigade
Until He Shows They�re On Their Own
But Buford�s Men Have A Will Of Stone

Bayonets Gleam In The Morning Sun
Smoke And Fire Belching From Their Guns
Another Volley And Again They Strike
Thousands More Comin� Down The Chambersburg Pike

Chorus
This Tragedy And What It Brings
All The Devastation
*The Reaper Has His Way
Men Will Kill, Blood Will Spill
To Preserve The Nation
*There�s The Devil To Pay

South Of Town Down The Emmitsburg Road
The First Corps Are Starting To Show
For Buford�s Men, They�re Here Just In Time
The Desperate Need To Strengthen The Line

Bodies Dropping The Blue And The Grey
Muskets Fire And Cannon Blaze
The Union Fights Defending The Town
But They�re Outnumbered And Losing Ground

From The North And The West More Rebels Arrive
Thousands More And The Fight Multiplies
McPhearson�s Ridge And The Black Hats Strike
A Rebel Sharpshooter Takes Reynolds Life

Chorus
This Tragedy And What It Brings
All The Devastation
*The Reaper Has His Way
Men Will Kill, Blood Will Spill
To Preserve The Nation
*There�s The Devil To Pay

Attack! Attack! General Lee Gives Command
They�re Overwhelmed, The Situation Demands
The Federals Retreat And Rush Out Of Town
But They Have Fortified And Saved The High Ground

The Day Ends In Victory For The South
Lee�s As Convinced As God�s Will Is Profound
They Are Invincible And Their Cause Is Just
But Longstreet Is Cautious And Lacking In Trust

Across The Way The Union Digs In
The Round Tops, Cemetary Ridge And Out To Culps Hill
Their Lines Are Strong, No Denying They�ll Stay
When The Confederates Strike There�ll Be The Devil To Pay

Chorus
This Tragedy And What It Brings
All The Devastation
*The Reaper Has His Way
Men Will Kill, Blood Will Spill
To Preserve The Nation
*There�s The Devil To Pay

 

Paschendale, also by Iron Maiden(They're keen on writting songs about battles)

 

a lot of Sodom's stuff. here are the lyrics to M-16: http://www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/sodom/m16.html#1

 

Most metal bands are particular speed/battle metal bands such as Maiden, Iced Earth and DragonForce.

 

I don't think Dragonforce to refer to any real battle...

 

Being a Brit I shouldn't really say this but I've always liked the song The Battle Of New Orleans.

This is also a favourite of mine (no pun intended) -

IMAGINE ME IN THE MAGINOT LINE
(Gifford / Cliffe / George Formby)

George Formby


You should see me out in France wearing my tin hat
With shot and shell it's worse than – well it's even worse than that
Now imagine me in the Maginot Line
Sitting on a mine in the Maginot Line
Now it's turned out nice again
The Army life is fine
French girls make a fuss of me
I'm not French as you can see
But I know what they mean when they say "oui, oui"
Down on the Maginot Line

Now imagine me in the Maginot Line
Sitting on a mine in the Maginot Line
Now it's turned out nice again
The Army life is fine
The enemy we had to chase
But my gun got out of place
I went and shot the Colonel in the base
Down on the Maginot Line

(Ukulele Break)

Now imagine me in the Maginot Line
Sitting on a mine in the Maginot Line
Now it's turned out nice again
The Army life is fine
At night, myself to sleep I sing
To my old tin hat I cling
I have to use it now for everything
Down on the Maginot Line

Now imagine me in the Maginot Line
Sitting on a mine in the Maginot Line
Now it's turned out nice again
The Army life is fine
Suddenly a pain I felt
A doctor on my tummy knelt
He slapped a poultice underneath my belt
Right on the Maginot Line

(Ukulele Break)

Now imagine me in the Maginot Line
Sitting on a mine in the Maginot Line
Now it's turned out nice again
The Army life is fine
Hitler can't kid us a lot
His secret weapon's tommyrot
But you ought to see what the sergeant's got
Down on the Maginot Line,
Down on the Maginot Line.

 

Today i bought the new Iron Maiden album and it's main concept is war.

 

Battle of New Orleans is a good one. IIRC, the same fella (Johnny Horton?) also done Sink the Bismark.

 

Have you heard "Me262" from Blue Oyster Cult? I love that one!

 

Yep.

Plenty of BOC on my shelves.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005 ... nce&n=5174

Cool cover picture - note BOC symbol on plane. You should be able to listen to a snippet here but mine didn't work.

 

Yes, it's one of my favorites.

 

How about soundtracks?

I always liked Russian war songs and modern soundtracks....they tend to make me feel sad

 

"And when we find the Bismark boy, we're gonna shut 'er down!"

Yup, Johnny done both of 'em! Great to listen to!

 

Black Sabbath - War Pigs
Saxon - Crusader

 

Give me "The Trooper" of Iron Maiden. It describes the charge of the light brigade during the Crimerian War perfectly.

 

Can you give me any source in order to read about it? An internet website would be most preferable.
Thank you!

 

'USA by Day' is a well known one about the constant bombardment of axis forces and supply line by the Americans (by day) and RAF (by night)

Random question that came up last friday. Is vineger on your french fries originally a British thing?

 

88 since end of WW1.
Waltzing Matilda:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iyn1LexYZ5M

Pogues version is better but this.... OK just watch it.

Pogues concert 1985 Live (Matilda starts in minute 14:00)

Original lyric's by ERIC BOGLE