all lines such as "generals order their soldiers to kill" and "a soldier cleans and polishes a gun" are sung extremely minor.
Also this line, even without it's minor key, must serve as evidence. "And to fight for a cause they've long ago forgotten". HE is stating that the soldiers are fighting for a cause they've forgotten. THey are not fighting for the cause, they are fighting because they gotta.
An anti-war message doesn't make someone genius, there were plenty of people who don't want to fight in any war. The song is still great but there have been objectors to every war in our history all the way back to the American Revolution; not wanting to take part in war doesn't make one a genius.
An anti-war message doesn't make someone genius, there were plenty of people who don't want to fight in any war. The song is still great but there have been objectors to every war in our history all the way back to the American Revolution; not wanting to take part in war doesn't make one a genius.
PROOF OF ANTI WAR
all lines such as "generals order their soldiers to kill" and "a soldier cleans and polishes a gun" are sung extremely minor.
Also this line, even without it's minor key, must serve as evidence. "And to fight for a cause they've long ago forgotten". HE is stating that the soldiers are fighting for a cause they've forgotten. THey are not fighting for the cause, they are fighting because they gotta.
Paul Simon=genius.
An anti-war message doesn't make someone genius, there were plenty of people who don't want to fight in any war. The song is still great but there have been objectors to every war in our history all the way back to the American Revolution; not wanting to take part in war doesn't make one a genius.
An anti-war message doesn't make someone genius, there were plenty of people who don't want to fight in any war. The song is still great but there have been objectors to every war in our history all the way back to the American Revolution; not wanting to take part in war doesn't make one a genius.