Current Events: Ain't No Fortunate Son - Songs for Veterans, pt. 1

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It all started with radio deejays smartly arranging their sets to tell a story, educate or maximize the music's impact. Later, it was picked up by legions of amateur cassette-dubbing artists who specially tailored mixes for their friends, boyfriend or girlfriends (or that one person for whom they so deeply pined). Now, in the age of iTunes, the Playlist is the new mixtape. Paste carries on a proud tradition with this new blog.

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Josh Ritter - "Girl in the War"

"Paul said to Peter you got to rock yourself a little harder / Pretend the dove from above is a dragon and your feet are on fire / But I got a girl in the war, Paul / The only thing I know to do Is turn up the music and pray that she makes it through / Because the keys to the Kingdom got lost inside the Kingdom / And the angels fly around in there but we can't see them / I got a girl in the war, Paul / I know that they can hear me yell / If they can't find a way to help her they can go to Hell"

Talking Heads - "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)"

"Home is where I want to be / Pick me up and turn me 'round / I feel numb, born with a weak heart / I guess I must be having fun"

Edwin Starr - "War"

"War! I despise, 'cause it means the destruction of innocent lives / War means tears to thousands of mother's eyes, when their sons gone to fight and lose their lives ... War has shattered many a young man's dreams, made him disabled, bitter and mean"