Download song edwin starr war mp3 some quotable lyrics war it aint nothing but a heartbreaker war got one friend, thats the undertaker war has shattered many young mens dreams made him disabled, bitter and mean life is but too surely precious, to spend fighting wars each day war cant give life, it can only take it away. The song has a great stomping stax like sound that still manages to. Rightly revered for the storming protest classic war, edwin starr didnt really need another hit to achieve legendary status in soul circles, so electrifying was that single performance. War original music video from 1969 originally written under the motown label, and first performed by the temptations, war was later re. Print and download lead sheets for war by edwin starr includes complete lyrics in d minor. Download edwin starr songs, singles and albums on mp3. Stream war by edwin starr from desktop or your mobile device. Over one million legal mp3 tracks available at juno download. Edwin starr, charles edwin hatcher, american musician born jan. Nov 16, 2018 download song edwin starr war mp3 some quotable lyrics war it aint nothing but a heartbreaker war got one friend, thats the undertaker war has shattered many young mens dreams made him disabled, bitter and mean life is but too surely precious, to spend fighting wars each day war cant give life, it can only take it away.
Edwin starr war edwin starr war live 2001 bruce springsteen. Edwin starr war mp3 download and lyrics cd universe. The antiwar anthem war by motown soul man edwin starr began its threeweek run at no. In 1974, he handled the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film hell up in harlem, a sequel to the james brownscored black caesar brown had originally been slated to do the followup as well. I dont own anything, no copyright intended c all rights reserved to the artist and their production company copyright act 1976. Whitfield first produced the song a blatant antivietnam war protest with the temptations as the original vocalists. Karaoke war edwin starr cdg, mp4, kfn karaoke version. Definition of war edwin starr song war is a counterculture era soul song written by norman whitfield and barrett strong for the motown label in 1969.
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Starrs other big hit 25 miles is included here and remains one of my favorites by him. Edwin starr, who had become a motown artist in 1968 after his former label, rictic, was purchased by. Starr was born in tennessee and raised in ohio, and later lived in detroit while singing for rictic and. They later did a version of war, but starr completely vaporized their rendition to the extent that most people today think he. His recording of war is one of motowns most provocative, socially conscious and enduring songs. Edwin starr was born in nashville, tennessee in 1942. Oh notheres got to be a better way say it again theres got to be a better wayyeah what is it good for.
Starr was famous for his norman whitfield produced motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the number one hit war. The temptations version of war, featuring paul williams and dennis edwards on lead vocals, was less intense than the edwin starr version. Edwin starr war illegal content remix download mp3. Williams and edwards deliver the songs anti war, propeace message over a strippeddown instrumental track, with bass singer melvin franklin chanting a repeated recruit training like hup, two, three. In 1965 starr signed with detroits ric tic records and released a single he had written, agent doubleo. After motown began receiving repeated requests to release war as a single, whitfield rerecorded the song with edwin starr as the vocalist, with the. Edwinn starrs extraordinary outburst at the start of his 1970 hit record war war, uh, yeah, what is good for. They later did a version of war, but starr completely vaporized their rendition to the extent that most people today think he wrote it. As the name implies, edwin starr sings about the ills of war and that it is not good for anything. Starr was famous for his norman whitfieldproduced motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the numberone hit war starr was born in tennessee and raised in ohio, and later lived in detroit while singing for rictic and motown records. American soul vocalist born 21 january 1942 in nashville, tennessee, usa, died 2 april 2003 in bramcote, nottinghamshire, england. Edwin starr was a motown artist who usually got other artists leftovers, though in the case of his monster hit war, that wasnt a bad thing.
Dec 06, 2007 original video of edwin starr singing his famous song. Get all the lyrics to songs by edwin starr and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Original video of edwin starr singing his famous song. War is a counterculture era soul song written by norman whitfield and barrett strong for the motown label in 1969. Differently sequenced compilation with an extended title and higher number of tracks than the original 1972 edwin starr the hits of edwin starr release which contains 14 tracks of which appear on this later release.
As the powerful voice for norman whitfield productions, edwin starr is a soul and pop star at home, and a huge force on the british northern soul dance scene. Definition of war edwin starr song definition of war edwin starr song. War edwin starr song definition by babylons free dictionary. Download the karaoke of war as made famous by edwin starr in the genre funk, soul on karaoke version. Edwin starr oh notheres got to be a better way say it again theres got to be a better wayyeah what is it good for. Absolutely nothing yeah wari despise cause it means destruction of innocent lives. The hits of edwin starr download on amazon war play on apple music war download on itunes war play on spotify war play on youtube war magnum p. The song has been feaured in a lot of movies and a lot of tv seires. Starr s other big hit 25 miles is included here and remains one of my favorites by him. Stream war, edwin starr excerpt by thewarholmuseum from desktop or your mobile device. War is a counterculture era soul song written by norman whitfield and barrett strong for the. Edwin starr war sheet music in f minor transposable. Edwin starr january 21, 1942 april 2, 2003 was an american soul music singer. The song has a great stomping stax like sound that still manages to sound very motown like.
Starrs version of war was a numberone hit on the billboard hot 100 chart in 1970, and is not only the most successful and wellknown record of his career, but it is also one of the most popular protest songs ever recorded. Free download edwin starr war low steppa edit by boiling. Edwin starr war mp3 high quality download at musiceel. Absolutely nothing say it again warhuh what is it good for. Edwin starr war lyrics more music mp3 download song lyrics. Listen and download edwin starr war illegal content remix in mp3 320, wav, flac. Starr first made his name as agent doubleosoul, and when his contract was transferred to motown, he instantly became one of the roughest, toughest vocalists on the crossoverfriendly label, with his debt. I got this off a live performance video and this is the way it sounds to me. War is a classic rock song composed and sang by edwin starr back in 1970.
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