Hvem synger war what is it good for?
Edwin Starr
War (The Temptations song)
"War" er en soul-sang fra modkulturens tid, skrevet af Norman Whitfield og Barrett Strong til Motown-selskabet i 1969. Whitfield producerede først sangen - en åbenlys protest mod Vietnamkrigen - med The Temptations som de oprindelige sangere. Efter at Motown begyndte at modtage gentagne anmodninger om at udgive "War" som single, genindspillede Whitfield sangen med Edwin Starr som vokalist, hvorefter selskabet besluttede at holde Temptations' version tilbage fra singleudgivelsen for ikke at støde deres mere konservative fans fra sig. Starrs version af "War" blev et hit nummer et på Billboard Hot 100-listen i 1970 og er ikke blot den mest succesfulde og kendte plade i hans karriere, men også en af de mest populære protestsange, der nogensinde er blevet indspillet. Den var en af 161 sange på Clear Channel's no-play-liste efter den 11. september 2001.
Edwin Starr
War (The Temptations song)
"War" is a counterculture-era soul song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for the Motown label in 1969. Whitfield first produced the song – an obvious anti-Vietnam War protest – with The Temptations as the original vocalists. After Motown began receiving repeated requests to release "War" as a single, Whitfield re-recorded the song with Edwin Starr as the vocalist, with the label deciding to withhold the Temptations' version from single release so as not to alienate their more conservative fans. Starr's version of "War" was a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1970, and is not only the most successful and well-known record of his career, but it is also one of the most popular protest songs ever recorded. It was one of 161 songs on the Clear Channel no-play list after September 11, 2001.
War (The Temptations song)