We Ain't At War
1965 · ABC-Paramount 10727 · USA
- Artist
- The Teachers
- Title
- We Ain't At War
- Release
- We Ain't at War / Summer's Over
- Year
- 1965
- Label
- ABC-Paramount # 10727
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Genre
- Rock · Pop Rock
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
The song "We Ain't at War" (ABC-Paramount # 10727) Anti-war. Pennsylvania rock band, formed in West Chester. Led by Bob Fanelli. (1) (2) "I had a dream last night, sent shivers down my spine I dreamt about a jungle and rivers filled with slime I heard plane screeching, and cannons making noise And lying in the swamp lands were dead American boys I was only dreaming, I was only dreaming, glad I was dreaming And nothing more, of course I was, we ain't at war But I dreamt of Chinese instigators, USA administrators North Vietnam agitators, South Vietnamese demonstrators Viet Cong red exterminators, all the Lincoln imitators claimed They're true emancipators, while their bloody hand enslave us... And in my dream last night the nightmare that I had I listened to the radio and all the news was bad The Russian sending missiles to fight our bombardiers And all the non-combatants say they'll fight for 20 years... But I dreamt of world war drums beating, escalating not receding UN leaders scared of leading...little people crying, pleading Politicians never heeding, button pushed, time is nearing I was only dreaming, I was only dreaming, glad I was dreaming And nothing more, of course I was…
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Unknown - "We Ain't At War" b/w "Summer's Over" (ABC-Paramount promotional 10727, 1965), catalogued as a distinct entity among same-named acts. No biography, membership or location was found. [Source: Discogs]
Themes
Anti-War · Soldier's Perspective · VC · Demonstration · China (Cold War) · Russia · Lincoln · United Nations