Thatchers Playlist


Monday, November 17, 2008

Compare and Contrast War Songs

There are many songs of war. War is a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air. You can use war in many ways. The best songs that i think have a big impact on war is One by metallica and U2 Sunday Bloody Sunday. These two songs impacted me the most and showed me how much war really means.
One by metallica details the hell on earth of a wounded soldier who is left nearly immobile as well as deaf, dumb, and blind, but unable to die. "Landmine has taken my sight Taken my speech Taken my hearing Taken my arms Taken my legs Taken my soul Left me with life in hell." This show you this soldier suffered and wanted to die. The difference between this song and U2 is that U2 visualizes whats going on. Doesnt stay on one person an focuses on him or her. "Broken bottles under childrens feetBodies strewn across the dead end street." This shows whats going on during this war.In conclusion we all need peace no war. But that never happens someone always has a grudge and reacts with viloence. I say that violoence makes the problem worse then it has to go.