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Originally posted by RACooper
I gotta admit I'd never considered the song to be anti-war... I'd always seen it as being a firmly pro-war song - probibly because I associate it with that horrible John Wayne film.
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Yeah, I think KR alludes to that in her original post -- it not being anti-war anyway.
You're right, bad film.
I'm trying to remember a Motown song with anti-war leanings. Our college marching band actually did a "peace sign" formation while playing it which was pretty daring at a state supported school in those days. I'm sure it will come to me sometime. Maybe.
The director went on to the University of Oklahoma and used the song -- but without the formation. Maybe a little too daring for Soonerland.