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A Couple Songs about the Horrror and Sadness of WW I (Original Post)
Leith
Nov 2018
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thucythucy
(8,097 posts)1. Here's another one:
It's from an entire album of songs about WWI, lyrics by Robert Service, music by Country Joe McDonald.
DFW
(54,448 posts)2. Here are the lyrics to No Man's Land (originally "The Green Fiedls of France")
DFW
(54,448 posts)3. Both songs in the OP were written by a Scot I once did a festival with.
His name is Eric Bogle. A LOT of people have covered his songs, but few recognize his name.
Leith
(7,813 posts)4. I Knew His Name, Mostly Because They Were the Best Songs on the Albums
He also wrote The Leaving of Nancy (I had the Fureys' album). All those songs bring a tear to my eye, partly because the arrangements and singers are so good for the message, even if they wouldn't be in anyone's top ten faves (especially Shane M).
struggle4progress
(118,379 posts)5. Es ist an der Zeit
Deep in the Champagne in midsummer green,
where red poppys bloom between gravestones,
the grass whispers and sways smoothlyin the wind, which sweeps gently over the graveyard.
On your cross, dead soldier, I can not find your name,
only numbers and someone painted the number 1916
and you werent even 19 years old.
Yes, also you have been told lies by them yet,
just like they still do it with us today.
struggle4progress
(118,379 posts)6. Willie McBride
meow2u3
(24,774 posts)7. Children's Crusade -Sting