If you’re like me and listen to NPR on the drive home from work, you probably heard the piece about anti-war songs yesterday (sorry, it’s in crappy realaudio format). I really liked Yo La Tengo’s version of the Sun Ra song, Nuclear War. Something about the children’s chorus singing along to phrases such as “It’s a motherfucker” and “You gonna lose your ass” makes it simultaneously funny, eerie and poignant. I can’t think of a better anti-war song.
If you don’t believe me, listen for yourself.