Is there a more passionate anti-war song performance than War by Edwin Starr?
The late 1960s and early 1970s have a ton of music that deal with the theme of war. The antiwar movement was well reflected in the music of the day. And that music was popular: this song by Starr – this version of the song was number 1 on the Billboard charts for weeks and number 5 for the year of 1970.
War was originally recorded by The Temptations, but Motown had Edwin Starr record it and the power of it was undeniable.