Happy Memorial Day!

"Is that Freedom Rock? Turn it up!" Six songs for the troops--past and present.

Jimmy Cliff - Viet Nam

It was just the next day
his mother got a Telegram
It was addressed from Vietnam.
Now mistress Brown she lives in the U.S.A
And this is what she wrote and said:
"Don't be alarmed,"
She told me the telegram said,
"But mistress Brown
Your son is dead!"
And it came from:
Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam


The Clash - The Call Up

It's up to you not to heed the call-up
And you must not act the way you were brought up
Who knows the reasons why you have grown up?
Who knows the plans or why they were drawn up?
It's up to you not to heed the call-up
I don't wanna die!
It's up to you not to hear the call-up
I don't wanna kill!


Stiff Little Fingers - Tin Soldier

Tin soldier
He signed away his name
Tin soldier
No chance for cash or fame
Tin soldier
Now he knows the truth
Tin soldier
He signed away his youth


New Order - Love Vigilantes

When I walked through the door
My wife she lay upon the floor
And with tears her eyes were sore
I did not know why
Then I looked into her hand
And I saw the telegram
That said that I was a brave, brave man
But that I was dead


Black Sabbath - War Pigs

Generals gathered in their masses
Just like witches at black masses
Evil minds that plot destruction
Sorcerers of deaths construction
In the fields the bodies burning
As the war machine keeps turning
Death and hatred to mankind
Poisoning their brainwashed minds, oh lord yeah!


Bouncing Souls - Letter from Iraq

They lost another friend today.
It's getting rough over there.
They say the whole things fucked.
I wish the boys were back.
At least I know they're still alive.
Another letter from Iraq.