The Chi-Lites

There Will Never Be Any Peace

1974 · Brunswick B 55512 · USA

There Will Never Be Any Peace – The Chi-Lites (A-side label)

Artist
The Chi-Lites
Title
There Will Never Be Any Peace
Release
There Will Never Be Any Peace / Too Good to Be Forgotten
Year
1974
Label
Brunswick # B 55512
Format
7" · Single
Language
English
Country
USA
Genre
Soul, Gospel & Funk · Soul
Primary theme
Post-War

Annotation

The song There Will Never Be Any Peace (Chil-Lites, The) General peace song, Vietnam not mentioned. Religion. Vietnam War: Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs "There will never be any peace Until God is at the conference table There will never be any peace Until God is seated at the conference table Men are runnin from land to land Tryin to make things alright Holding meeting after meeting, constantly reaching For what they maybe thinking is right Everybody has a plan, ain't that just a man People can't you understand? We gotta tell em... What went on in the dark has come to light Tell me who's to blame and what's his name? You can point your finger, but you gotta remember What was done was done by a man... There will never be any peace So sing a little prayer now... Holding hand in hand"

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Annotation — Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs

The song There Will Never Be Any Peace (Chil-Lites, The) General peace song, Vietnam not mentioned. Religion. "There will never be any peace Until God is at the conference table There will never be any peace Until God is seated at the conference table Men are runnin from land to land Tryin to make things alright Holding meeting after meeting, constantly reaching For what they maybe thinking is right Everybody has a plan, ain't that just a man People can't you understand? We gotta tell em... What went on in the dark has come to light Tell me who's to blame and what's his name? You can point your finger, but you gotta remember What was done was done by a man... There will never be any peace So sing a little prayer now... Holding hand in hand"

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

About the artist

American soul vocal group formed in the late 1950s in Chicago, Illinois ('(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People'). [Source: Wikipedia]

Themes

Anti-War · Religion

In collections

Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs

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