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If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
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The future teaches you to be alone
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inviata da Riccardo Venturi 14/8/2005 - 16:47
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Ballata
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Dal'album: Comunque contro
ballerò sopra i tuoi occhi
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inviata da adriana 14/8/2005 - 16:09
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Hold Out Your Hand
![Hold Out Your Hand](img/art/t108713.jpg)
[2000]
Da/From "The State"
This is about Concentration Camps/Death Camps during World War II. The "Human Mile" refers to the Jews who will never come back. (thanks, Jay - Reading, England)
(From "Songfacts")
Da/From "The State"
This is about Concentration Camps/Death Camps during World War II. The "Human Mile" refers to the Jews who will never come back. (thanks, Jay - Reading, England)
(From "Songfacts")
All men with stars upon the chest
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inviata da Riccardo Venturi 14/8/2005 - 15:46
Percorsi:
Campi di sterminio
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The Trooper
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[1983]
Da / From "Piece Of Mind"
This song is based on the Crimean War, which was fought by the Russians and the Ottoman Empire (England, France, and Sardinia). There are several mentions of the Russians such as, "The mighty roar of the Russian guns" and "When a Russian gets me in his sights." (thanks, Michael Olsen - West Hills, CA)
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As it mentions in the songfacts section this track is indeed about the Crimean War Between Russia and Britain.
- Steven, Penzance, England
(From "Songfacts")
Da / From "Piece Of Mind"
This song is based on the Crimean War, which was fought by the Russians and the Ottoman Empire (England, France, and Sardinia). There are several mentions of the Russians such as, "The mighty roar of the Russian guns" and "When a Russian gets me in his sights." (thanks, Michael Olsen - West Hills, CA)
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As it mentions in the songfacts section this track is indeed about the Crimean War Between Russia and Britain.
- Steven, Penzance, England
(From "Songfacts")
You’ll take my life but I’ll take yours too
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inviata da Riccardo Venturi 14/8/2005 - 15:30
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Tailgunner
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[1990]
Da / From "No Prayer For The Dying"
A sequel to Maiden's 1984 song Aces High It depicts the battle from another perspective. It was co-written by Bruce Dickinson and Steve Harris.
Contains the harshest profanity Iron Maiden has ever used in their song lyrics- the F-word.
Bruce Dickinson: "The title came from a porno movie about anal sex. Then I thought, well I can't write the lyrics about that, so I write it about real tailgunners. I had some words which began 'Trace your way back fifty years, to the glow of Dresden, blood and tears.' I know we shouldn't mention the war but it's about the attitude of bombing people. It was real death in the skies back then. But there aren't any tailgunners on planes anymore, it's all done by computers using missiles. At least it used to be man-on-man, but now it's machine-on-machine. Who uses bullets anymore?"
The first track off the album, it... (continua)
Da / From "No Prayer For The Dying"
A sequel to Maiden's 1984 song Aces High It depicts the battle from another perspective. It was co-written by Bruce Dickinson and Steve Harris.
Contains the harshest profanity Iron Maiden has ever used in their song lyrics- the F-word.
Bruce Dickinson: "The title came from a porno movie about anal sex. Then I thought, well I can't write the lyrics about that, so I write it about real tailgunners. I had some words which began 'Trace your way back fifty years, to the glow of Dresden, blood and tears.' I know we shouldn't mention the war but it's about the attitude of bombing people. It was real death in the skies back then. But there aren't any tailgunners on planes anymore, it's all done by computers using missiles. At least it used to be man-on-man, but now it's machine-on-machine. Who uses bullets anymore?"
The first track off the album, it... (continua)
Trace your way back
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The General
![The General](img/upl/dispatch-2.jpg)
[2000]
Da / From "Bang Bang"
This song tells a story about a brilliant and battle-torn young general who has a dream in which he realizes the futility of war. He then attempts to persuade his men that they do not have to participate in the battle, but that he would fulfill the job he had sworn to do. He wants them to leave and live a full life, but none of his men will leave him. (thanks, Jim - Pittsburgh, PA)
*
When I first heard this song, it was at a service project program call Sierra Service Project, where a counselor sang it for us while accompanying himself on guitar. It seemed then, and it still seems now, that this song is religious in nature. The whole song to me seems like an extended metaphor for Jesus, or some other "savior"-type person. for the sake of simplicity, let's just say its Jesus. It seems to me that you could make the connection between Jesus and the General... (continua)
Da / From "Bang Bang"
This song tells a story about a brilliant and battle-torn young general who has a dream in which he realizes the futility of war. He then attempts to persuade his men that they do not have to participate in the battle, but that he would fulfill the job he had sworn to do. He wants them to leave and live a full life, but none of his men will leave him. (thanks, Jim - Pittsburgh, PA)
*
When I first heard this song, it was at a service project program call Sierra Service Project, where a counselor sang it for us while accompanying himself on guitar. It seemed then, and it still seems now, that this song is religious in nature. The whole song to me seems like an extended metaphor for Jesus, or some other "savior"-type person. for the sake of simplicity, let's just say its Jesus. It seems to me that you could make the connection between Jesus and the General... (continua)
There was a decorated General with a heart of gold
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inviata da Riccardo Venturi 14/8/2005 - 15:22
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I Was Only Nineteen (A Walk In The Light Green)
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[1980]
Da / From "Real Aussies"
This is about the Vietnam War. The "Light Green" refers to the area on a map of Vietnam. Dark green was an area where there had been no defoliants ("Agent Orange," for instance) and where there was plenty of cover. Light green meant it had been cleared, but there were likely minefields and probably Vietnamese around (because it had been cleared).
The areas named in the first part of the song: Puckapunyal, Townsville, Shoal Water, Nui Dat and Vung Tau are all real places. Puckapunyal was a training center for army recruits. Townsville is a town in Queensland; Shoal Water was used for military training exercises, and Nui Dat and Vung Tau were Australian bases in Vietnam. The "SLR" is the Self Loading Rifle, the standard armament of Australian Infantry in Vietnam. "Greens" in the lyrics are simply camo uniforms. "Chinooks" are helicopters, or "Choppers,"... (continua)
Da / From "Real Aussies"
This is about the Vietnam War. The "Light Green" refers to the area on a map of Vietnam. Dark green was an area where there had been no defoliants ("Agent Orange," for instance) and where there was plenty of cover. Light green meant it had been cleared, but there were likely minefields and probably Vietnamese around (because it had been cleared).
The areas named in the first part of the song: Puckapunyal, Townsville, Shoal Water, Nui Dat and Vung Tau are all real places. Puckapunyal was a training center for army recruits. Townsville is a town in Queensland; Shoal Water was used for military training exercises, and Nui Dat and Vung Tau were Australian bases in Vietnam. The "SLR" is the Self Loading Rifle, the standard armament of Australian Infantry in Vietnam. "Greens" in the lyrics are simply camo uniforms. "Chinooks" are helicopters, or "Choppers,"... (continua)
Mum and Dad and Danny saw the passing out parade at Puckapunyal
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inviata da Riccardo Venturi 14/8/2005 - 15:15
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Blackened
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[1988]
Da / from "...And Justice for All"
This is about the end of the world in Nuclear War. It also deals with pollution, deforestation and other social problems. (thanks, Ryan - Ireland)
This song is based on assorted social/political matters. Including different reasons for death. Disease, Famine, Hunger, War, Addictions, etc. And actually, Hetfield came from a very religious family.
- Jess, Milford, PA
no it's not about the end of world war 1. it's about the way the end of the world is written in the bible.
- Aaron, Des Moines, IA
no it's not about the end of in nuclear war. it's about the way the end of the world is written in the bible.
- Aaron, Des Moines, IA
ok that first guy doesnt no what hes talkin about i doubt Metallica ever read the bible let alone right a song about it(besides creeping death) buts it is the end of the world and the first song of the best alumb ever
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Da / from "...And Justice for All"
This is about the end of the world in Nuclear War. It also deals with pollution, deforestation and other social problems. (thanks, Ryan - Ireland)
This song is based on assorted social/political matters. Including different reasons for death. Disease, Famine, Hunger, War, Addictions, etc. And actually, Hetfield came from a very religious family.
- Jess, Milford, PA
no it's not about the end of world war 1. it's about the way the end of the world is written in the bible.
- Aaron, Des Moines, IA
no it's not about the end of in nuclear war. it's about the way the end of the world is written in the bible.
- Aaron, Des Moines, IA
ok that first guy doesnt no what hes talkin about i doubt Metallica ever read the bible let alone right a song about it(besides creeping death) buts it is the end of the world and the first song of the best alumb ever
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Blackened Is the End
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inviata da Riccardo Venturi 14/8/2005 - 14:43
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Aces High
[1984]
From / da "Powerslave"
[The song] describes an air battle from the viewpoint of a flying ace. The lyrics and fast-paced style have made the song commonly associated with war, and it appeared in the 1986 film Incident at Channel Q, about a war between headbangers and conservative "straight people".
The first line is "There goes the siren that warns of the air raid." Lead singer Bruce Dickinson had earned the nickname "The Air Raid Siren" for his powerful, never-tiring vocals. He is also a licensed pilot, and since leaving the band in 1993, has flown many commercial flights.
Partially inspired by the 1976 war film of the same name starring Malcolm McDowell and Christopher Plummer.
The cover for the single was a close-up of Eddie (Iron Maiden's mascot) in a WWII jet. The back of the case showed the jet spiraling the ground, up in flames, smoke spewing from it. The B-side was "King... (continua)
From / da "Powerslave"
[The song] describes an air battle from the viewpoint of a flying ace. The lyrics and fast-paced style have made the song commonly associated with war, and it appeared in the 1986 film Incident at Channel Q, about a war between headbangers and conservative "straight people".
The first line is "There goes the siren that warns of the air raid." Lead singer Bruce Dickinson had earned the nickname "The Air Raid Siren" for his powerful, never-tiring vocals. He is also a licensed pilot, and since leaving the band in 1993, has flown many commercial flights.
Partially inspired by the 1976 war film of the same name starring Malcolm McDowell and Christopher Plummer.
The cover for the single was a close-up of Eddie (Iron Maiden's mascot) in a WWII jet. The back of the case showed the jet spiraling the ground, up in flames, smoke spewing from it. The B-side was "King... (continua)
There goes the siren that warns of the air raid
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inviata da Riccardo Venturi 14/8/2005 - 14:17
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Per tutti quei sorrisi
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1999
In tel vento sonà
La canzone parla della strage del 2 agosto 1980 alla stazione di Bologna e mi è stata segnalata direttamente da Guido Frezzato dei Marmaja, che ringrazio di cuore.
Vorrei dedicarla a Elia, il chitarrista dei Marmaja, scomparso il 18 giugno 2004.
Con nessun'altra parola, ma soltanto musica.
(Riccardo Venturi)
In tel vento sonà
La canzone parla della strage del 2 agosto 1980 alla stazione di Bologna e mi è stata segnalata direttamente da Guido Frezzato dei Marmaja, che ringrazio di cuore.
Vorrei dedicarla a Elia, il chitarrista dei Marmaja, scomparso il 18 giugno 2004.
Con nessun'altra parola, ma soltanto musica.
(Riccardo Venturi)
Uno partì di notte
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inviata da Riccardo Venturi 14/8/2005 - 00:26
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Piazza Fontana e altre Stragi di Stato, Treni
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Guantanamera
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Da Musiche dal Mondo (Fabbri Editori): Guajira Guantanamera
Vieja Trova Santiaguera (versione Joseíto Fernández)
Lo spirito rivive nel classico "Guajira Guantanamera" dei "Vieja Trova Santiaguera", un quintetto di anziani musicisti (eta media: settant'anni) proveniente da Santiago de Cuba e custode del repertorio basato su son, rumba e bolero.
La melodia di Guantanamera fu diffusa a Cuba nel 1932 da José Fernández Díaz, da tutti conosciuto come "Joseíto", il quale conduceva un notiziario alquanto originale dal titolo “El Suceso del Día” (Il fatto del giorno) alla radio CMQ de La Habana.
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Lo spirito rivive nel classico "Guajira Guantanamera" dei "Vieja Trova Santiaguera", un quintetto di anziani musicisti (eta media: settant'anni) proveniente da Santiago de Cuba e custode del repertorio basato su son, rumba e bolero.
La melodia di Guantanamera fu diffusa a Cuba nel 1932 da José Fernández Díaz, da tutti conosciuto come "Joseíto", il quale conduceva un notiziario alquanto originale dal titolo “El Suceso del Día” (Il fatto del giorno) alla radio CMQ de La Habana.
Si veda questa pagina
Guantanamera
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inviata da Emilio Tacchini 14/8/2005 - 00:01
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L'Internationale
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GRECO / GREEK
Trascrizione fonemica di Riccardo Venturi.
A phonemical transcription by Riccardo Venturi
12 agosto 2005 / August 12, 2005
Trascrizione fonemica di Riccardo Venturi.
A phonemical transcription by Riccardo Venturi
12 agosto 2005 / August 12, 2005
Questa e le seguenti trascrizioni e versioni sono date soltanto per le prime due strofe e il ritornello, vale a dire le parti effettivamente e generalmente cantate dell'Internazionale greca.
All the transcriptions and versions, including this one, are given only for the first two verses and the refrain, i.e. the parts of the Greek Internationale which are really and generally sung. [CCG/AWS Staff]
All the transcriptions and versions, including this one, are given only for the first two verses and the refrain, i.e. the parts of the Greek Internationale which are really and generally sung. [CCG/AWS Staff]
[iδjeθ’ηi:s]
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Lied der Seeräuber-Jenny
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LA FIANCEE DU PIRATE
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inviata da Riccardo Venturi 12/8/2005 - 23:25
Joao Menezes
![Joao Menezes](img/art/t2163327.jpg)
Joao Menezes è l'elettricista brasiliano ucciso a freddo da quattro uomini in borghese di Scotland Yard dopo gli attentati di Londra del 7 luglio 2005
Joao Menezes da chi scappavi
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inviata da adriana 12/8/2005 - 16:59
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Lettera al governatore della Libia
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La canzone fu scritta da Franco Battiato e arrangiata con lui dal fido Giusto Pio, ma nel 1981 e per l'album di canzoni interpretate (ed in parte anche scritte) da Giuni Russo intitolato "Energie". Fu reinterpretata da Battiato nell'album dal vivo "Giubbe rosse" del 1989
(Bartleby)
(Bartleby)
Presso una casa antica e bella
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inviata da Danuta Andrzejowa 12/8/2005 - 01:47
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Il re del mondo
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English Version by Franco Battiato, from "Echoes of Sufi Dances" [1985]
THE KING OF THE WORLD
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inviata da Riccardo Venturi 12/8/2005 - 01:42
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Clamori
![Clamori](img/upl/Clamori.jpg)
[1982]
Testo di Tommaso Tramonti (Henri Thomasson)
Musica di Franco Battiato
da "L'arca di Noè"
Testo di Tommaso Tramonti (Henri Thomasson)
Musica di Franco Battiato
da "L'arca di Noè"
Clamori nel mondo moribondo
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inviata da Danuta Andrzejowa 12/8/2005 - 01:36
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Saddamsaddam
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Da Ciulandari (1992)
Testo e musica di Davide Bernasconi
[Davide Van De Sfroos]
Testo e musica di Davide Bernasconi
[Davide Van De Sfroos]
Saddam Saddam Saddam
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inviata da Riccardo Venturi 11/8/2005 - 21:19
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La frontiera
![La frontiera](img/upl/manicomi.jpg)
[1995]
Testo e musica di Davide Bernasconi
[Davide Van De Sfroos]
Dall'album "Manicomi"
Testo e musica di Davide Bernasconi
[Davide Van De Sfroos]
Dall'album "Manicomi"
Asse, fante, sette, primiera,
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inviata da Riccardo Venturi 11/8/2005 - 19:47
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The Marines Have Landed On The Shores Of Santo Domingo
![The Marines Have Landed On The Shores Of Santo Domingo](img/thumb/c1812_130x140.jpeg?1329950074)
11 agosto 2005
I MARINES SONO SBARCATI A SANTO DOMINGO
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Here's To The State Of Richard Nixon
![Here's To The State Of Richard Nixon](img/upl/ochsphil.jpg)
[1974]
Testo e musica di Phil Ochs
Lyrics and Music by Phil Ochs
Mai pubblicata in album, ma solo in 45 giri, è una delle ultime canzoni scritte da Phil Ochs prima del tunnel finale della depressione che lo portò al suicidio due anni dopo. Si tratta di una riscrittura, o di una parodia, di una sua precedente canzone intitolata "Here's To The State Of Mississippi"; probabilmente, una delle più violente requisitorie contro Richard Nixon mai concepite.
E la cosa singolare, ma non troppo, è che basta sostituire "George W. Bush" a "Richard Nixon", senza cambiare una virgola (l'hanno anche fatto!).
Nella canzone si nomina il "reverendo" ultraconservatore Billy Graham, il cui seguito è stato larghissimo fino alla sua morte, avvenuta pochi mesi fa. Secondo unanimi giudizi, Billy Graham ha contribuito in modo decisivo alla rinascita della "nuova destra" ultrareligiosa americana. George W. Bush si è "convertito", su sua stessa ammissione, proprio ascoltando i suoi sermoni.
Testo e musica di Phil Ochs
Lyrics and Music by Phil Ochs
Mai pubblicata in album, ma solo in 45 giri, è una delle ultime canzoni scritte da Phil Ochs prima del tunnel finale della depressione che lo portò al suicidio due anni dopo. Si tratta di una riscrittura, o di una parodia, di una sua precedente canzone intitolata "Here's To The State Of Mississippi"; probabilmente, una delle più violente requisitorie contro Richard Nixon mai concepite.
E la cosa singolare, ma non troppo, è che basta sostituire "George W. Bush" a "Richard Nixon", senza cambiare una virgola (l'hanno anche fatto!).
Nella canzone si nomina il "reverendo" ultraconservatore Billy Graham, il cui seguito è stato larghissimo fino alla sua morte, avvenuta pochi mesi fa. Secondo unanimi giudizi, Billy Graham ha contribuito in modo decisivo alla rinascita della "nuova destra" ultrareligiosa americana. George W. Bush si è "convertito", su sua stessa ammissione, proprio ascoltando i suoi sermoni.
Here's to the State of Richard Nixon
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inviata da Riccardo Venturi 11/8/2005 - 16:55
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Is There Anybody Here?
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[1966]
Testo e musica di Phil Ochs
Lyris and Music by Phil Ochs
Album: "Phil Ochs in Concert"
Testo e musica di Phil Ochs
Lyris and Music by Phil Ochs
Album: "Phil Ochs in Concert"
Is there anybody here who'd like to change his clothes into a uniform,
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inviata da Riccardo Venturi 11/8/2005 - 11:45
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Knock On The Door
![Knock On The Door](img/upl/a386f0c3.jpg)
[1964]
Testo e musica di Phil Ochs
Lyrics and Music by Phil Ochs
Album: "All The News That's Fit To Sing"
Testo e musica di Phil Ochs
Lyrics and Music by Phil Ochs
Album: "All The News That's Fit To Sing"
On the LP this song was replaced with Bullets Of Mexico, which was included on the CD as an extra track. Although, some LP's apparently were not subject to replacement: someone from Australia reports buying a copy in 1965 like this, as does someone in the states (the latter was a mono LP).
Nell'album la canzone fu poi sostituita da Bullets Of Mexico (in seguito di nuovo inclusa nel CD remasterizzato come traccia extra). Alcune copie del LP originale non furono però interessate dalla sostituzione.
Nell'album la canzone fu poi sostituita da Bullets Of Mexico (in seguito di nuovo inclusa nel CD remasterizzato come traccia extra). Alcune copie del LP originale non furono però interessate dalla sostituzione.
In many a time, in many a land,
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inviata da Riccardo Venturi 11/8/2005 - 11:16
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Draft Dodger Rag
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Version française de Riccardo Venturi
11 agosto 2005 / 11 août 2005
11 agosto 2005 / 11 août 2005
RAG DU RÉFRACTAIRE
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The Creek
![The Creek](img/thumb/a1050_130x140.jpeg)
A song of longing and loss... the only real result of any war.
The Creek
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inviata da Dave Arthur 11/8/2005 - 04:28
Friendly Fire
When our fearless leader taunts the world with ill-considered words like "Bring it on!"
-- perhaps it would be wise for the rest of us to ponder the price that we all pay for violence.
-- perhaps it would be wise for the rest of us to ponder the price that we all pay for violence.
Friendly Fire
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inviata da David Arthur 11/8/2005 - 04:20
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Panfletico para don Samuel
![Panfletico para don Samuel](img/art/t649487.jpg)
Dall'album "AL PUEBLO LO QUE ES DE CESAR"
Yo no le digo Tio, Don Samuel
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inviata da adriana 10/8/2005 - 17:59
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Nessuno Tocchi Caino
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(2003)
Ruggeri canta questa canzone insieme ad Andrea Mirò. La canzone è al dialogo tra un boia e un condannato a morte che dopo poco dovrà scontare la propria pena. Il brano non è propriamente contro la guerra, ma resta a mio parere una forte testimonianza contro uno dei tanti atti di violenza e barbarie ingiustificate e che la gente tende a non riconoscere come tali.
Ruggeri canta questa canzone insieme ad Andrea Mirò. La canzone è al dialogo tra un boia e un condannato a morte che dopo poco dovrà scontare la propria pena. Il brano non è propriamente contro la guerra, ma resta a mio parere una forte testimonianza contro uno dei tanti atti di violenza e barbarie ingiustificate e che la gente tende a non riconoscere come tali.
Io sono l'uomo che non volevi
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inviata da Stefano 10/8/2005 - 14:58
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Pena di morte: omicidio del potere
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The Cannons Of Christianity
![The Cannons Of Christianity](img/upl/Papa_Paolo_VI_28196529.jpg)
[1965]
Testo e musica di Phil Ochs
Lyrics and Music by Phil Ochs
Album: "Phil Ochs in Concert"
Pubblicato su Broadside #59 Giugno 1965
There has been some debate about whether the word is "cannons" or "canons". In the "War is Over" song book, the former is used throughout and as the title.
Christian cannons have fired at my days
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inviata da Riccardo Venturi 10/8/2005 - 13:19
Percorsi:
Antiwar Anticlericale
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The Men Behind The Guns
![The Men Behind The Guns](img/upl/filippo.jpeg)
[1965]
Poesia di John Jerome Rooney [1866-1934]
Lyrics: Poem by John Jerome Rooney [1866-1934]
Musica di Phil Ochs
Music by Phil Ochs
Poesia di John Jerome Rooney [1866-1934]
Lyrics: Poem by John Jerome Rooney [1866-1934]
Musica di Phil Ochs
Music by Phil Ochs
LC has three holdings under "Rooney, John Jerome, 1866-1934." The _Collected Poems_, presumably including "Men Behind the Guns," was published in 1938: 137 pages of text, 21 of front matter, including "A glance at the life of John Jerome Rooney" (p. ix-xv). _Literary manuscripts, 1900-1934_ is summarised as "Autograph drafts (1900-1934) of the poems of John Jerome Rooney," and the biographical note says "Poet, jurist, and lawyer." Rare Book and Special Collections has what seems to be a pamphlet or handbill with "Men Behind the Guns," and the notes quote from the author's forward "First published in The New York sun (morning edition, May 18, 1898)".
Let's drink a toast to the admiral,
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inviata da Riccardo Venturi 10/8/2005 - 13:16
La pagina su Phil Ochs è in corso di ristrutturazione, con aggiunta di nuove canzoni, traduzioni e commenti.
Riccardo Venturi 10/8/2005 - 10:41
Where Are The People?
![Where Are The People?](img/thumb/a1050_130x140.jpeg)
this song does NOT use the tune of Where Have All the Flowers Gone. Not sure why they are saying it does. It's an original song with an original melody.
Nicky 10/8/2005 - 03:53
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21st Century Schizoid Man
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(including Mirrors)
da "In The Court of The Crimson King" (1969)
Lyrics by Pete Sinfield
Music by Fripp/McDonald/Lake/Giles
L'album che si apriva con questa canzone rappresenta per molti la nascita del movimeto progressive (i temi sono stati ripresi da tanti gruppi progressive, a cominciare dai Genesis) ma definirlo solo come pietra miliare è sicuramente riduttivo.
Il Re Cremisi, per chi non ne fosse a consocenza, altro non era che Federico II di Svevia, il primo uomo moderno, il nemico della Chiesa (non per niente fu proprio quest'ultima a trovargli quell'affettuoso soprannome dal sapore mefistofelico).
La fusione sinergica fra musica e testi (di Pete Sinfield, a proposito date un'occhiata al sito www.songsouponsea.com) raggiunge in questo disco dei livelli sublimi.
La contapposizione fra un passato di armonia e felicità perduta (ma non era tanto vero visti gli esperimenti che l'uomo... (continua)
da "In The Court of The Crimson King" (1969)
Lyrics by Pete Sinfield
Music by Fripp/McDonald/Lake/Giles
L'album che si apriva con questa canzone rappresenta per molti la nascita del movimeto progressive (i temi sono stati ripresi da tanti gruppi progressive, a cominciare dai Genesis) ma definirlo solo come pietra miliare è sicuramente riduttivo.
Il Re Cremisi, per chi non ne fosse a consocenza, altro non era che Federico II di Svevia, il primo uomo moderno, il nemico della Chiesa (non per niente fu proprio quest'ultima a trovargli quell'affettuoso soprannome dal sapore mefistofelico).
La fusione sinergica fra musica e testi (di Pete Sinfield, a proposito date un'occhiata al sito www.songsouponsea.com) raggiunge in questo disco dei livelli sublimi.
La contapposizione fra un passato di armonia e felicità perduta (ma non era tanto vero visti gli esperimenti che l'uomo... (continua)
Cat's foot iron claw
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inviata da Riccardo Venturi 10/8/2005 - 00:22
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The Thresher
![The Thresher](img/upl/filippo.jpeg)
[1964]
Testo e Musica di Phil Ochs
Lyrics and Music by Phil Ochs
Album: "All The News That's Fit To Sing"
Testo e Musica di Phil Ochs
Lyrics and Music by Phil Ochs
Album: "All The News That's Fit To Sing"
"On the morning of April 10, 1963, the USS Thresher (SSN 593) proceeded to conduct sea trials about 200 miles off the coast of Cape Cod. At 9:13 a.m., the USS Skylark (a surface vessel assigned to assist Thresher) received a signal, via underwater telephone, indicating that the submarine was experiencing minor difficulties, have positive up-angle, attempting to blow.
Shortly afterward, the Skylark received a series of garbled, undecipherable message fragments from the Thresher. At 9:18 a.m., the Skylark’s sonar picked up the sounds of the submarine breaking apart. All 129 hands were lost -- 112 military and 17 civilian technicians.
Text from (this page). For further info see the NOVA show Submarines, Secrets, and Spies for more Thresher and Scorpion (which departed and never returned) info."
(Da / from questa pagina / this page
Shortly afterward, the Skylark received a series of garbled, undecipherable message fragments from the Thresher. At 9:18 a.m., the Skylark’s sonar picked up the sounds of the submarine breaking apart. All 129 hands were lost -- 112 military and 17 civilian technicians.
Text from (this page). For further info see the NOVA show Submarines, Secrets, and Spies for more Thresher and Scorpion (which departed and never returned) info."
(Da / from questa pagina / this page
In Portsmouth town on the eastern shore
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inviata da Riccardo Venturi 9/8/2005 - 23:34
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White Boots Marching In A Yellow Land
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[1968]
Testo e Musica di Phil Ochs
Lyrics and Music by Phil Ochs
Album: From "Tape from California"
Testo e Musica di Phil Ochs
Lyrics and Music by Phil Ochs
Album: From "Tape from California"
The pilots playing poker in the cockpit of the plane
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inviata da Riccardo Venturi 9/8/2005 - 23:13
Percorsi:
Guerra in Vietnam: vista dagli USA
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I Dreamed I Saw Phil Ochs Last Night
![I Dreamed I Saw Phil Ochs Last Night](img/thumb/c2358_130x140.jpeg?1328477027)
9 agosto 2005
STANOTTE HO SOGNATO DI VEDERE PHIL OCHS
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9/8/2005 - 23:03
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L'estaca
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TEDESCO 1 [ Hein & Oss, 1984 / Prinzessin und Rebell, 2020]
GERMAN 1 [ Hein & Oss, 1984 / Prinzessin und Rebell, 2020]
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"Die Nova Cançó Catalana (»das neue katalanische Lied«), in den Zeiten der größten Unterdrückung der katalanischen Kultur entstanden, verbindet politische Aussage und musikalische Qualität mit Massenerfolg. Lluís Llach hielt z.B. in den Jahren 1975 bis 78 den Schallplatten-Verkaufs-Rekord in ganz Spanien. Die katalanischen Lieder rufen meist mehr oder weniger verschlüsselt zum Widerstand gegen das Franco-Regime auf oder äußern zumindest Kritik oder Spott. Aber schon allein auf katalanisch zu singen, bedeutete Widerstand. Andere bekannte Sänger und Dichter des Nova Canço sind Raimon, Joan Manuel Serrat, Pi de la Serra und Maria del Mar Bonet. Der bekannteste Sänger, der am häufigsten von Auftrittsverboten betroffen war, ist Lluís Llach. »L’estaca« wurde zur Hymne... (continua)
GERMAN 1 [ Hein & Oss, 1984 / Prinzessin und Rebell, 2020]
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"Die Nova Cançó Catalana (»das neue katalanische Lied«), in den Zeiten der größten Unterdrückung der katalanischen Kultur entstanden, verbindet politische Aussage und musikalische Qualität mit Massenerfolg. Lluís Llach hielt z.B. in den Jahren 1975 bis 78 den Schallplatten-Verkaufs-Rekord in ganz Spanien. Die katalanischen Lieder rufen meist mehr oder weniger verschlüsselt zum Widerstand gegen das Franco-Regime auf oder äußern zumindest Kritik oder Spott. Aber schon allein auf katalanisch zu singen, bedeutete Widerstand. Andere bekannte Sänger und Dichter des Nova Canço sind Raimon, Joan Manuel Serrat, Pi de la Serra und Maria del Mar Bonet. Der bekannteste Sänger, der am häufigsten von Auftrittsverboten betroffen war, ist Lluís Llach. »L’estaca« wurde zur Hymne... (continua)
Der Pfahl
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inviata da Riccardo Venturi 9/8/2005 - 22:19
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Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream
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TRAUM VON FRIEDEN
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inviata da Riccardo Venturi 9/8/2005 - 22:02
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I Ain't Marching Anymore
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Version française de Riccardo Venturi
9 agosto 2005 / 9 août 2005
9 agosto 2005 / 9 août 2005
J’ARRÊTE DE MARCHER
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9/8/2005 - 18:21
Oggi 9 agosto 2005 è il 60° anniversario della seconda bomba atomica sganciata su Nagasaki. Sessant'anni di terrore nucleare che vogliamo ricordare con uno speciale, nuovo percorso su Hiroshima e Nagasaki, contenente tutte le CCG dedicate a questo triste e cruciale evento nella storia dell'umanità. Il percorso contiene anche, in via straordinaria, la Dichiarazione di Pace per l'anno 2004 pronunciata dal sindaco di Hiroshima.
Riccardo Venturi 9/8/2005 - 10:08
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Blowin' in the Wind
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ROMENO / ROMANIAN [Adrian Păunescu / Pasărea Colibri]
Può darsi che, tra le decine e decine di cover di Blowin' in the Wind in decine e decine di lingue, quella del “supergroup” romeno Pasărea Colibri (“pasărea” è il romeno per “l'uccello”) sia la più bella, o quantomeno la più coinvolgente. La traduzione è di uno dei più grandi (e controversi) poeti romeni contemporanei, Adrian Păunescu (1943-2010). Il “supergroup” Pasărea Colibri si formò nel 1992 in maniera del tutto improvvisata nella città di Râmnicu Vâlcea, durante un concerto di Mircea Baniciu, ex membro della band Transsylvania Phoenix che aveva avuto un dissidio con il leader Nicu Covaci e si era allontanato. Al termine del concerto, l'attore e rockman Florian Pittiş, un vero e proprio idolo in Romania nonché ammiratore e traduttore di Bob Dylan, il musicista folk Mircea Vintila e il tastierista Vlady Cnejevici si unirono a Baniciu... (continua)
Può darsi che, tra le decine e decine di cover di Blowin' in the Wind in decine e decine di lingue, quella del “supergroup” romeno Pasărea Colibri (“pasărea” è il romeno per “l'uccello”) sia la più bella, o quantomeno la più coinvolgente. La traduzione è di uno dei più grandi (e controversi) poeti romeni contemporanei, Adrian Păunescu (1943-2010). Il “supergroup” Pasărea Colibri si formò nel 1992 in maniera del tutto improvvisata nella città di Râmnicu Vâlcea, durante un concerto di Mircea Baniciu, ex membro della band Transsylvania Phoenix che aveva avuto un dissidio con il leader Nicu Covaci e si era allontanato. Al termine del concerto, l'attore e rockman Florian Pittiş, un vero e proprio idolo in Romania nonché ammiratore e traduttore di Bob Dylan, il musicista folk Mircea Vintila e il tastierista Vlady Cnejevici si unirono a Baniciu... (continua)
VÂNARE DE VÂNT
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inviata da Riccardo Venturi 9/8/2005 - 08:54
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Galveston
![Galveston](img/upl/glen-campbell-galveston-capitol-3.jpg)
[1969]
Testo di / Lyrics by Jimmy Webb
Musica di / Music by Glen Campbell
This was written by songwriter Jimmy Webb, who also wrote Campbell's hits "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" and "Wichita Lineman." Webb also wrote "MacArthur Park," which was a hit for both Richard Harris and Donna Summer, and "Up-Up and Away," which was recorded by The Fifth Dimension.
Galveston is a city on the coast of Texas that attracts lots of hurricanes. Webb was on a beach in Galveston when he wrote this. He made up the story about a soldier in the Spanish-American war and the girl he left behind.
The Vietnam War was going on when Campbell released this. It was considered an antiwar song.
Song Facts
Testo di / Lyrics by Jimmy Webb
Musica di / Music by Glen Campbell
This was written by songwriter Jimmy Webb, who also wrote Campbell's hits "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" and "Wichita Lineman." Webb also wrote "MacArthur Park," which was a hit for both Richard Harris and Donna Summer, and "Up-Up and Away," which was recorded by The Fifth Dimension.
Galveston is a city on the coast of Texas that attracts lots of hurricanes. Webb was on a beach in Galveston when he wrote this. He made up the story about a soldier in the Spanish-American war and the girl he left behind.
The Vietnam War was going on when Campbell released this. It was considered an antiwar song.
Song Facts
Galveston, oh Galveston, I still hear your sea winds blowin'
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inviata da Riccardo Venturi 8/8/2005 - 22:30
Percorsi:
Canzoni d'amore contro la guerra
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Johnny Went To The War
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They´ll send him to the war-inspector
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inviata da Riccardo Venturi 8/8/2005 - 15:34
Hear the Missiles Go
If you miss the base, I'm on,
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inviata da Riccardo Venturi 8/8/2005 - 15:32
Civil War
Come on you raging soldiers wherever you may be
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inviata da Riccardo Venturi 8/8/2005 - 15:30
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Da / From " This Is My Truth, Tell Me Yours"
Commento di Giacomo:
The future teaches you to be alone
The present to be afraid and cold
La frase-monito per l'attuale generazione, che non puo' combattere una guerra.
'So if I can shoot rabbits
Then I can shoot fascists'
Molti sostengono che questa sia la frase pronunciata da un allevatore che ando' a combattere la guerra...
Bullets for your brain today
But we'll forget it all again
La guerra civile spagnola fu "presto" dimenticata dall'inizio della seconda guerra mondiale
Monuments put from pen to paper
Turns me into a gutless wonder
Gli eroi nazionali che compaiono sui giornali fanno sentire i giovani (di oggi) dei "codardi" (gutless)
And if you tolerate this
Then your children will be next
And if you tolerate this
Then your children will be next
Will... (continua)