Andrew from Birmingham, United StatesWhat's war good for? Good-for-nothing? You tell 'em, Edwin!! I despise the very thought of tension between nations.Kent from Lodi, CaWas the backing band on this Rose Royce of "Car Wash" fame?.I love 'em! "The Last Stop", in particular, was once my all-time favorite song. Matthew from Milford, MaSee also - "The Last Stop" by Dave Matthews.Too fuzzy and the electric guitars are too loud. Bruce from Long Branch, NjSpringsteen does a cover of this from his boxed set.Matt from Anderson, ScWhat's it good for? How about the birth of the greatest nation in the world?.
But I wish nations/militaries did not pick fights w/ one another. The colonists were well justified in defending themselves & their rights I don't oppose defense. I count it the fault of the team of King George, mind you. It's declined since then, has it not? I say in no way that I'm opposed to the American Revolution, because King George III taxed w/o representation, but I still think war at that time was stupid. Drew from B'ham, AlIt *was* the greatest nation in the world.It causes nothing but suffering for all involved. Marty from Milwaukee, WiI agree with you completely, Andrew from Birmingham.The original charted version was by Edwin Starr and on August 23rd, 1970 it reached #1 (for 3 weeks) on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart. Was the last of eight straight Top 10 records by the Boss. It reached #4 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn December 21st 1986, "War" by Bruce Springsteen peaked at #8 (for 2 weeks) on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart it had entered the chart on November 16th at position #45 and spent 11 weeks on the Top 100.Starr, born Charles Edwin Hatcher, passed away on April 2nd, 2003 at the age of 61. Was his next release following his #1 Top 100 hit, "War".īetween 19 he had eighteen records on the R&B Singles chart seven made the Top 10 with "War" being his highest charting record, it reached #3. It reached #3 on Billboard's R&B Singles chart. Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn this day in 1970 and spent 8 weeks on the Top 100.“There was nobody better on stage, and he was the nicest man you could ever wish to meet. Suzi Quatro, a ‘70s rock star who had known Starr since she was a teenager in Detroit, praised him Wednesday. In 1995, he was featured on a Walt Disney children’s workout album “Mousercise.” He participated in an award-winning British Broadcasting Corp. Starr moved to England in the 1980s and spent much of his time touring Europe on the oldies circuit. He left Motown in 1975, recording for small labels in Britain and the United States, and found success in disco with the hits “Contact” and “H.A.P.P.Y. Starr began working on film soundtracks, recording the music for “Hell Up in Harlem” in 1973. It just happened to coincide with the war in Vietnam.” “It was about the neighborhood wars and the racial wars that were going on inside America at the time. “The song was never about the Vietnam War,” he told the weekly British newspaper the Voice in 2001. Over the years, however, Starr said the real meaning of the song had been lost. The song was later covered by Bruce Springsteen. The recording earned Starr a Grammy for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. “War” entered Billboard’s Hot 100 on July 11, 1970, at No. According to the “Billboard Book of Number One Hits” by Fred Bronson, the song received huge support from college students around the country, encouraging its release as a single.Īccording to Bronson, Whitfield asked Starr if he wanted to record the song, and Starr said yes.
Written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong, the song first appeared on an album by the Temptations. 1 hit in 1970 during a time of unrest in America over the Vietnam War. His early hits included “Agent Double-O Soul” and “Stop Her on Sight (S.O.S).”īut Starr’s biggest success came with “War,” a No. After his discharge, he toured for two years with the Bill Doggett Combo before being offered a solo deal in 1965.
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