Masters of War
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"Masters of War" is a stark, anti-war protest song by Bob Dylan that condemns the military-industrial complex and those who profit from conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Masters of War canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-war song
ⓘ
protest song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| album | The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | traditional folk tune "Nottamun Town" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstReleaseFormat | studio album track ⓘ |
| genre |
folk
ⓘ
protest music ⓘ |
| hasNotableCoverVersionBy |
Cher
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ed Sheeran NERFINISHED ⓘ Eddie Vedder NERFINISHED ⓘ Odetta NERFINISHED ⓘ Pearl Jam NERFINISHED ⓘ The Roots NERFINISHED ⓘ The Staple Singers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Cold War era tensions
ⓘ
nuclear arms race ⓘ |
| influenced | later anti-war songs ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
voice ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTone |
accusatory
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confrontational ⓘ stark ⓘ |
| melodicSource | "Nottamun Town" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLine |
"And I hope that you die"
ⓘ
"Even Jesus would never forgive what you do" ⓘ "You that build all the bombs" ⓘ "You that build the big guns" ⓘ "You that build the death planes" ⓘ |
| partOf | The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Bob Dylan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
academic studies on protest music
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critical analysis in music journalism ⓘ |
| theme |
anti-war
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condemnation of arms dealers ⓘ condemnation of political leaders ⓘ military–industrial complex ⓘ political criticism ⓘ war profiteering ⓘ |
| writer | Bob Dylan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.