Rage Against the Machine have many titles that could be picked for lists of the greatest protest songs. One of the most overtly antiwar tracks is “Bulls on Parade.” (1996).
Weapons not food, not homes, not shoes
Not need, just feed the war cannibal animal
I walk the corner to the rubble that used to be a library
Line up to the mind cemetery now
What we don’t know keeps the contracts alive and movin’
They don’t gotta burn the books they just remove ’em
While arms warehouses fill as quick as the cells
Rally ’round the family, pockets full of shells
Other “Songs of Peace” in this series:
- “Ohio” performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
- “Zombie” by The Cranberries
- “Hero of War” by Rise Against
- “Give Peace a Chance” by John Lennon
- “Sunday Bloody Sunday” by U2
- “One Love” by Bob Marley
- “War” performed by Edwin Starr
- “Imagine” by John Lennon
November is Peace Month at your School Library
Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School Library 