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Lets hear your favourite 'Songs of war' in any country, and any century.

I will start one about the American Civil War from that great American country singer Mel Tillis.

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The former BBC theme tune "Lillibullero". Old tune with Scots origins, the most popular lyrics date from the

Williamite Wars of 1689-91 which arose from the Glorious Revolution.

Great tune and very rousing.

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The former BBC theme tune "Lillibullero". Old tune with Scots origins, the most popular lyrics date from the

Williamite Wars of 1689-91 which arose from the Glorious Revolution.

Great tune and very rousing.

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A great song that stirs up a lot of mixed emotions for those who lived through those times. Bobby Sands, the dirty protest- were they murderers or political prisoners? And he stood for Parliament, and won as a prisoner on H block.

There are not many countries where you can stand for election as a prisoner.

I'm English and we have to admit we behaved abominably to the Irish for hundreds of years, especially during the time of the Great Famine.

Ireland's such a beautiful country, war is over.

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And the band played Waltzing Matilda

Yes, I always liked the Clancy brothers and Tommy Makem, sadly none of them are with us anymore.

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well, I tend to like comedy so:

Yes I know this one very well, used to always play it with the band back in Scotland.

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A great song that stirs up a lot of mixed emotions for those who lived through those times. Bobby Sands, the dirty protest- were they murderers or political prisoners? And he stood for Parliament, and won as a prisoner on H block.

There are not many countries where you can stand for election as a prisoner.

I'm English and we have to admit we behaved abominably to the Irish for hundreds of years, especially during the time of the Great Famine.

Ireland's such a beautiful country, war is over.

Great band, especially David Crosby, what beautiful harmonies.

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A great song that stirs up a lot of mixed emotions for those who lived through those times. Bobby Sands, the dirty protest- were they murderers or political prisoners? And he stood for Parliament, and won as a prisoner on H block.

There are not many countries where you can stand for election as a prisoner.

I'm English and we have to admit we behaved abominably to the Irish for hundreds of years, especially during the time of the Great Famine.

Ireland's such a beautiful country, war is over.

Great band, especially David Crosby, what beautiful harmonies.

Great post bannork, and everything you have said is so true.

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well, I tend to like comedy so:

Yes I know this one very well, used to always play it with the band back in Scotland.

the crowd musta been in stitches

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well, I tend to like comedy so:

Yes I know this one very well, used to always play it with the band back in Scotland.

the crowd musta been in stitches

Why is that?

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well, I tend to like comedy so:

Yes I know this one very well, used to always play it with the band back in Scotland.

the crowd musta been in stitches

Why is that?

its such an hilarious song! lol

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AYJAYDEE. I think it's a great song. We performed it on British television.

it's the most simplistic, childish, smarmy, puerile POS ever recorded! lol. it was always a close cal whether we would laugh or puke evrytime it came on!

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AYJAYDEE. I think it's a great song. We performed it on British television.

it's the most simplistic, childish, smarmy, puerile POS ever recorded! lol. it was always a close cal whether we would laugh or puke evrytime it came on!

You obviously haven't listened to Elton John or Michael Jackson.

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that song had nothing to do with the war. it concerned police vs kids on sunset strip

hmm, it was an anti-war song in my neck of the woods back in the 60's when I was a kid, but whatever...

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