Some of the greatest songs ever were protest / anti-war songs: Gordon Lightfoot’s “Summer Side Of Life," Creedence Clearwater Revival's “Fortunate Son,” Barry McGuire's “Eve Of Destruction,” Peter, Paul and Mary's “Blowin’ In The Wind," "Where Have All the Flowers Gone," and "If I had a Hammer," Buffalo Springfield's ” For What It’s Worth," John Lennon's Imagine,” Plastic Ono Band's "Give Peace a Chance," Tommy James's “Crystal Blue Persuasion," and "Sweet Cherry Wine," the Original Caste's "One Tin Soldier," Buffy Sainte-Marie's "Universal Soldier, the Byrds' Turn, Turn, Turn," U2's "Sunday, Bloody Sunday," the Beatles "Revolution," Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On," Bruce Hornsby's "The Way It Is," Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA," Pete Seeger's "We Shall Overcome," Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's "Ohio," the Bells' "Fly Little White Dove" . . .
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