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

Featuring Radiohead, Metallica, U2 and John Lennon...

 

  • Manic Street Preachers: 'If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next' – The Welsh band's first UK number one dealt with perhaps surprising subject matter; the Spanish Civil War. Its name come from a Spanish Republican poster from the late 1930s which depicted a child killed by Nationalist bombs under the title “If you tolerate this your children will be next”. As well as The Clash's single 'Spanish Bombs', the track takes inspiration from George Orwell's first-hand account of the horrors of the war 'Homage To Catalonia'.
  • Manic Street Preachers: 'If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next' – The Welsh band's first UK number one dealt with perhaps surprising subject matter; the Spanish Civil War. Its name come from a Spanish Republican poster from the late 1930s which depicted a child killed by Nationalist bombs under the title “If you tolerate this your children will be next”. As well as The Clash's single 'Spanish Bombs', the track takes inspiration from George Orwell's first-hand account of the horrors of the war 'Homage To Catalonia'.

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Wednesday 5th August 2009 by

Tags: Metallica

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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