Anti-Establishment Man
1971 · Epic PE 31089 · Champaigne, Illinois
- Artist
- REO Speedwagon
- Title
- Anti-Establishment Man
- Release
- REO Speedwagon
- Year
- 1971
- Label
- Epic # PE 31089
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Champaigne, Illinois, USA
- Genre
- Rock · Hard Rock
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
Anti-Establishment Man (REO Speedwagon) Five Men Were Killed Today (REO Speedwagon) "People I'm here to tell you, I've been around since the world began. Well, Mr. Politician, reform me if you can, I'm an anti-establishment man. I'm tired of your treating All of my children the same. Everywhere! Spending all that money On a stupid war in Vietnam (When we need it at home)" Five Men Were Killed Today "Five men were killed today Leaving five wives as widows Six men they tried to kill Maybe one will live to raise his son I've tried so hard To tell you what went wrong Been fighting for so many years For something so very wrong When will man ever learn That happiness is his to be earned?"
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs
Anti-Establishment Man (REO Speedwagon) Five Men Were Killed Today (REO Speedwagon) "People I'm here to tell you / I've been around since the world began / Well, Mr. Politician, reform me if you can / I'm an anti-establishment man / I'm tired of your treating / All of my children the same / Everywhere! / Spending all that money / On a stupid war in Vietnam / (When we need it at home)" Five Men Were Killed Today "Five men were killed today / Leaving five wives as widows / Six men they tried to kill / Maybe one will live to raise his son / I've tried so hard / To tell you what went wrong / Been fighting for so many years / For something so very wrong / When will man ever learn / That happiness is his to be earned?"
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Formed 1967, Champaign, Illinois, USA. Disbanded 21 December 2024