Thursday, December 5, 2013

WAR!

War is not a good thing. It's kind of obvious. HOWEVER, the music is great!

"War" is orignally written by Norman Whitfield for The Temptations. The Temptations had smooth vocals and delivered a anti-war message back in the 1970s. Motown Records hesitated in releasing "War" as a single and IN CAME EDWIN STARR. He had this quality of strength, dramatic and INTENSE sound to his voice.You might recognize his version of "War" from "Rush Hour" where Jackie Chan's character Lee attempted to sing it.There is also a Bruce Springsteen version that delivers even MORE POWER("PO PO PO PO PO POWER!"-Terry Crews). I favor Edwin Starr's War personally because I grew up listening  and loving Rush Hour.

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