Anti-War Songs - The horrors of war and promoting peace

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August 05, 2009

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Earlier today Radiohead unveiled their poignant tribute song to Harry Patch - the last surviving British army World War 1 veteran – who recently died aged 111. In honour of this, Gigwise takes a look at more songs from over the decades that have dealt with the atrocities of war.

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Paul Hardcastle: '19' – Featuring a vocal sample of US television presenter Peter Thomas speaking about post-traumatic stress disorder, the famous anti-war track slams America's involvement in the Vietnam War. The title comes from the statistic that 38% of US soldiers killed in the war were aged just 19 or 20. Recorded in 1985, a decade after the end of the Vietnam War, the song astonishingly hit the top spot in 13 countries.

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