Find the Cost of Freedom
E800110
"Find the Cost of Freedom" is a brief, haunting anti-war song by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young that reflects on the human price of conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Find the Cost of Freedom canonical | 2 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| artist | Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Stephen Stills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstReleaseContext | early 1970s live and compilation releases by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ⓘ |
| genre |
anti-war song
ⓘ
folk rock ⓘ protest song ⓘ |
| hasInfluence | Vietnam War era anti-war sentiment ⓘ |
| hasRefrain | "Lay your body down" ⓘ |
| hasType | closing song in live performances by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ⓘ |
| intendedMessage | reflection on the human price of conflict ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2 minutes ⓘ |
| lyric |
"Find the cost of freedom, buried in the ground"
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"Lay your body down" ⓘ "Mother Earth will swallow you" ⓘ |
| lyricist | Stephen Stills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mood |
haunting
ⓘ
somber ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
brief duration
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haunting vocal harmonies ⓘ minimal instrumentation ⓘ |
| performer |
David Crosby
NERFINISHED
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Graham Nash NERFINISHED ⓘ Neil Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Stills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
remembrance
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soldiers killed in battle ⓘ war ⓘ |
| theme |
death and sacrifice
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human cost of war ⓘ price of freedom ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
acoustic guitar
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bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ |
| vocalArrangement | four-part harmony ⓘ |
| vocalType | group vocals ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.