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Another anti - war song. This one's by UK. heavy metal band 'Black Sabbath." I like the lyrics, as they relate to the current foreign policy and war issues. These anti - war song lyrics, in general don't seem to go out of date. Remaining relative to ongoing war history, past, present and possibly future! Which is a tragic thought and social comment on the current political mentality, mankind and the fragile state of humanity. :shock:



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War Pigs (song)
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"War Pigs"

Song by Black Sabbath
from the album 'Paranoid'
Released 1970
Genre Heavy Metal
Length 7:57
Label Vertigo (UK) Warner Bros. Records (US)
'Paranoid' track listing
"War Pigs"
(1) "Paranoid"
(2)
"War Pigs" is an anti-war song by British heavy metal rockers Black Sabbath from their 1970 album, Paranoid. The song talks about war and the absurdities of those who make war without regard to the powerless people who are sent to die. It's sometimes called a protest song.

It is the opening track on Paranoid, Black Sabbath's best selling album. It can also be found on every live and compilation album by the band along with "Paranoid" itself and "Iron Man". The intro to War Pigs has it's own name: "Luke's Wall". [1]

Originally intended to be the title-track, the name of the album was changed to Paranoid, as Black Sabbath's record company feared a backlash by supporters of the Vietnam War. It is one of Black Sabbath's most popular songs, and is still played on Classic Rock stations regularly. The riff, as with most Sabbath songs, is powerful and memorable, as are the eerie verses, which feature Osbourne singing alone (using a melody cribbed from their earlier "Behind The Wall Of Sleep") and punctuated at every line by a guitar lick.

The song has been covered by the band Sacred Reich on the EP [{Surf Nicaragua]] and their live EP Alive at the Dynamo, PIG on the Prime Evil EP and Faith No More whose cover was featured on their 1989 album The Real Thing. It has also been performed live by The Dresden Dolls in 2004 to 2006, at times with female vocalists such as Cat Power and Peaches. Gov't Mule covered 'War Pigs' on their 1999 album, Live With A Little Help From Our Friends. The song was also covered by Reef on their Waster single. Additionally, the alternative band Cake has been known to cover the song during live shows every now and then. A studio recorded version of the song appears on the band's website as an intro.

"It's about the sad shape that our world is in." (Ronnie James Dio, 1992).

"War Pigs" is featured as a playable track in the video game, Guitar Hero II.

British born rapper Kano sampled the guitar parts for his song 'I Don't Know Why' from his album Home Sweet Home.

The song was covered by The Flaming Lips as the closer for most of their shows for their tour supporting the album At War With The Mystics. Images of dead bodies and politicians (namely George W. Bush, *beep* Cheney and Condoleezza Rice) were displayed on a screen behind the band as they played.

The song is also set to appear on Cake's forthcoming album "Rarities." The song was also available to download free (for e-mail News Letter subscribers). The song is 4:06 skipping the 3:00 bridge and introduction. Instead of the prison-siren sound-effects of the original, CAKE uses air raid sirens. The outro solo is played entirely on trumpet. The song is also covered by New Orleans based funk/brass band Bonerama on their Live from New York CD.


[edit] References
^ Black Sabbath ONLINE, Paranoid Album
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Black Sabbath's War Pigs

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Generals gathered in their masses,
just like witches at black masses.
Evil minds that plot destruction,
sorcerers of death's 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!

Politicians hide themselves away.
They only started the war.
Why should they go out to fight?
They leave that role to the poor, yeah.

Time will tell on their power minds,
making war just for fun.
Treating people just like pawns in chess,
wait till their judgement day comes, yeah.

Now in darkness world stops turning,
ashes where the bodies burning.
No more War Pigs have the power,
Hand of God has struck the hour.
Day of judgement, God is calling,
on their knees the war pigs crawling.
Begging mercies for their sins,
Satan, laughing, spreads his wings.
Oh lord, yeah!
--Black Sabbath, War Pigs


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Ozzy Osbourne's War Pigs
This is taken from the album The Ozzman Cometh (which was actually record with Black Sabbath. I personally think that the lyrics above are much more sophisticated.


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Witches gather at black masses
Bodies burning in red ashes
On the hill the church in ruin.
Is the scene of evil doings
It's a place for all black sinners
Watch them eating dead rats' inners.
I guess it's the same, whereever you may go
Oh lord yeah

Carry banners which denounce the lord
See me rocking in my grave
See them anoint my head with dead rat's blood
See them stick the stake through me
Oh

Don't hold me back cause I just gotta go
(Sat'n/They) got a hold of my soul now
Lords got my brain instinct with blood obscene
Look in my eyes I'm there enough
Yeah

On the scene a priest appears
Sinners falling at his knees
Satan sends out funeral pyre
Casts the priest into the fire
It's the place for all bad sinners.
Watch them eating dead rats' inners
I guess it's the same, whereever you may go
Oh lord yeah


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