War has long inspired artists and musicians. That is especially true of the songs written in response to the Vietnam War.

These Vietnam-era protest songs are still remembered fondly, and they're still used in protest movements today.

In timing with the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, Smithsonian Folkways has released a new collection, Civil War Naval Songs: Period Ballads from the Union and Confederate Navies, and the Home ...

Music as a means of protest had its heyday in the 1960s. The American folk scene in particular had a predilection for denouncing foreign policy, showing support for civil rights and preaching anti ...

Last week the war song bottleneck appeared to be broken. Three were going great guns: > Lyricist Frank Loesser's Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition! (inspired by a Navy Chaplain's ...

War, as it turns out, is good for absolutely nothing when it comes to anti-war songs. At the risk of sounding like Bill O'Reilly (who, no doubt, listens only to Wagner), it's time to protest the ...

Perhaps ironically, the tragedy and courage of the Ukrainians puts me in mind of Russian songs about soldiers and soldiering. I can't think of any great ...

War, as it turns out, is good for absolutely nothing when it comes to anti-war songs. At the risk of sounding like Bill O'Reilly (who, no doubt, listens only to Wagner), it's time to protest the ...

Some anti-war songs require some reading between the lines to understand, and these four examples are absolute eye-openers.