![]() ![]() A follow up to his #1 "War," the jammin' "Stop the War Now," which many fluffed off as a copy cat, is actually its own brand of poison. Producer Norman Whitfield had the explosive singer hitting incredible notes in the studio. Listen to the B-side of “War,” titled “He Who Picks a Rose”ġ970 my last year in college, war in vietnam raging, personally hating the war, facing the draft, country was divided, my father a republican supported the war, and me going into army reserves, and I were divided…edwin’s song was major artistic/political statement during that time…soundtrack for that time…I felt if I was drafted, I would die in Vietnam…when I heard Springsteen’s story re his dad re Army on The River from LIVE 1975-85, it blew me away….It's amazing that Edwin Starr had any voice at all after recording these songs. “War” lasted three weeks in the top spot, before being supplanted by another Motown hit, Diana Ross’ “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.” 29, replacing the soft-rocker “Make It With You” by Bread. Released on June 10, 1970, with a B-side titled “He Who Picks a Rose,” the single entered the Billboard Hot 100 at #72 on July 11 and reached #1 on Aug. Starr’s decision to pick up the tune paid off big-time. Throughout, Starr bolsters the lyric with chanted exhortations, among them, “Say it, say it, say it, good God, y’all,” always returning to the main theme of war being good for “absolutely nothing.” (War), Friend only to the undertaker, awwww In each new verse, the singer spells out the reasons to back up his claim, such as this one: The recording begins with a military-style drum roll that leads to Starr’s horn-punctuated chant of the “What is it good for?” chorus. Listen to the Temptations’ version of “War” Instead, the label decided, another artist on the group’s roster would re-cut the song. The album track had generated a fair amount of interest, especially among college students involved in the protest movement, but Motown was reluctant to associate the Temptations with a politically infused lyric. Written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong (the latter of “Money” fame), “War” had already been recorded and released by the Temptations on their Psychedelic Shack album of 1970. There wasn’t much interest in a new version of that one, but with “War” in 1970, Starr hit gold. You not only keep rooting the walker on-even though you’ve known the happy ending forever-but you probably sing along with him as he makes his way there.įollowing the record’s chart run, Edwin Starr was next heard from via the minor chart single “Oh, How Happy,” his own version of a gospel-tinged tune he’d co-written and which had been a hit in 1966 by the Shades of Blue. “Twenty-Five Miles” is one of those likable numbers that never gets old. Judas Priest to Replace Ozzy Osbourne at Power Trip Festival.Aretha Franklin’s Handwritten Will, Found Under a Couch Cushion, is Valid.Joan Baez Documentary, ‘I Am A Noise,’ Coming.The Doors to Release ‘Live at the Matrix 1967: Original Masters’ Set.The Rolling Stones’ 2022 Return to Hyde Park.Jefferson Starship in the ’70s: How They Were Born and Nearly Died in 4 Short Years.Live Nation Sets Summer’s Live Ticket Offer.Billy Joel Shares Next Date of End of Madison Square Garden Residency.Grateful Dead’s ‘Here Comes Sunshine 1973’ Delivers Classic Concerts: Review.Early Byrds: Conversations with McGuinn, Crosby & Hillman.Tom Waits’ Middle Era Albums Get Reissues. ![]() Elvis’ ‘Aloha From Hawaii’ Concert Gets 50th Anniversary Edition.Sam Cutler, Tour Manager for Stones, Dead, Dies at 80.
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