One Tin Soldier - Coven - 1970s Cartoon version

[PiercingIceTiger]

i remember singing this song in elementary school <33 its such a nice song :3

[corninggirl]

This is a great song & says a lot about what is wrong with the world today.

[DaveWollenberg]

Good animation, John. Follows the story, exactly!

[PoppySandals]

...the end little niggers...

[ProjectRealism]

@PoppySandals What the fuck is your problem?

[Larry731000]

This was a protest song against the war in VIET NAM. It was sang to then President Johnson to tell him to bring our men homeand end the War in South East Asia. .

[kcycrs]

@Larry731000

This song was originally recorded in 1969 by a Canadian group call The Original Caste. Coven recorded in 1971 And since Richard Nixon was elected president in November 1968 it is unlikely that even if President Johnson had heard the song before leaving office in January 1969 that he would have any influence on the war in Vietnam.

[karmatseringlhamo]

Love this song!



[SuperJackl1]

good i love my music class practises this song im 9 yrs im girl im playing on my dads laptop u rock

[SuperJackl1]

good i love my music class practises this song im 9 yrs

[rpannier]

THEY ARE DEVOTED SATANISTS PERIOD

NIGHTOFHATE78 1 month ago

And your evidence is???

I mean other than what you make up or hear from some extremist

[PoppySandals]

dear god, please let me awake an empty german beer bottle worth more than what i see in the mirror. sincerely, the bottle of WW2 bacardi which you hate

[hlltwin]

BTW, since people are wandering off topic the references to religion to this song are not because the song is anti-religion. It's because of the people (from any religion) that use religion as a justification to go to war. God allows free will. That's why he allowed slavery, and war and killing and all the bad things that happen - people make bad choices, God has little if anything to do with that.

[hlltwin]

We used to sing this at Church camp. I loved it.

[NIGHTOFHATE78]

if you guys knew anything about this band ill fill you in.

THEY ARE DEVOTED SATANISTS PERIOD

[comicstew]

@NIGHTOFHATE78 "THEY ARE DEVOTED SATANISTS PERIOD"

Well then you had better congratulate Satan for dishing out such a classic song about peace and the evils of war.

[TheKeyboardKitty]

This is so old school

[astrochiken]

you guys are dumb. this song isn't anti war. it's pro-espionage. "make sure your intel is correct before you go killing people. that and it's about the importance of not being a vauge douche. those mountain peope kind of deserved it.

[kingdomhearts39]

@astrochiken The mountain people did NOT deserve it even bad people dont deserve death. Though u r kind of missing the point. IT's not all about "making sure your intel is correct before u go killing people"

[SpookyLizzy]

My mom sang this to me as a lullaby.

[kingdomhearts39]

@SpookyLizzy Mine too! this song has sentimental value to it since then. :)

[Killieguy84]

2 people just don't get it.

[mamakatdavis]

this is the lullaby i sang to my children, slowed down to half time... and the message peace has stayed with them.... for this is all about peace, and how correct behavior and kindness benefit us all...

[HummerRock]

Um, it's more about mob mentality. There was a lot of that back then. (oh, wait..there still is).

[PheremoneJ]

violenceand killing and war ARE ALWAYS THE WORST IDEAS! especially when people wanna try to disguise with with religion or "God's will" God does not take sides in wars and He never has. God doesn't consider one race over another regardless of what a priest, rabbi, televangelist or any other "person of God" tells you.

[sTapleEVA]

@PheremoneJ then why did "god" allow slavery?

[PheremoneJ]

@sTapleEVA Why did God allow slavery? God allows all good and bad things that happens every day. It's frustrating as hell how He handles things. also, inherently, people know that slavery is wrong they just choose to justify it by saying "in the name of God".

[sTapleEVA]

@PheremoneJ actually the bible gives descriptive instructions on how to treat, punish, and use your slaves. in both new and old testaments

[PheremoneJ]

@sTapleEVA that may be true but i'm not one of those gullible people who believe everything in the bible is true. Especially when it's written by men, NOT GOD. Slavery isn't cool regardless and if anyone thinks it's quite alright to own another person needs to have their head examined. And if God thinks that slavery isn't a bad thing, well, HE needs to have his head examined.

[sTapleEVA]

@PheremoneJ the bible says you must not disagree with your god! looks like your sinning! and if there was a god, he wouldnt let his instruction manual get altered!

[bigsupahfly]

BILLY JACK

[delsean47]

I was around when this song was written, and it was another bad time in our history, War, Greed, Religious differences.(basically how it is right now).The song is saying that if god told you to do it it's ok "do it in the name of heaven, you'll be justified in the end" So many people have been killed for , land, religion, race, creed. It means we all need to put aside our differences and try and live in Peace. Or the Irony of our story will be the same. One tin soldier walks away in the end.

[TheKer56]

This was on Sonny and Cher

[JDarach]

This is one of the most moving songs in the world.

[eddievenegas]

I liked the movie BILLY JACK

[MAPS0108]

It has to do with Peace and living together." Blessed are the peace makers, for they shall become the children of God"..

[Logitah]

I teared up while watching this.

[bobjfs]

A music video from before there were music videos. Not bad.

[Jennifr1966]

The only thing I never understood was the "one tin soldier rides away." Why one?

[mitchwall52]

think yor thinking of judy collins

[JinxDawson]

BTW...Joan Baez NEVER recorded this song...

[PolarisPhoenix13]

Cool little cartoon and as much as I do NOT like this version of the song best,it is a pretty good difference.

FYI,

I just smoked a bowl about 5 mins ago!

[80sMetallion]

I like the Joan Baez version the best.

[Luckeystars101]

I think this video is not about killing other people just because they have something you think you need but you really don't. The valley people were just so over come with greed because they thought the treasure was gold but real treasure is peace on Earth and Love.

[qwikshot16]

my mom has a VERY old recording by a band called billy thundercloud and the chieftains ... and tho' this version is very good, theirs is the one i like the most; unfortunately, i can't find a copy of this record (it never made it to cassette, much less cd) anywhere

:'(

[theScytheofGod]

@qwikshot16 I hope you find the recording and post it!

[GreenThumbMomma]

i always thought this song was about people like Fred Phelps that do all these horrible things in the name of God, when the actual message of Jesus was love for everyone without exception.

[StephenCraigSalon]

@GreenThumbMomma I agree. These crazy freaks like Fred Phelps (and his family) are the real reason for the downfall of our country. It is a real shame that these people of hate are allowed to spread evil in the name of GOD. They are evil. This is a great song. People should realllly listen to it.

[littlewolf60]

@GreenThumbMomma I totally agree with you ! B

[lasktguy]

@GreenThumbMomma the song may not specifically about the Phelps group but it definitely can apply to them. This song came out years before that Phelps freak started his lunacy.

[rockyt704]

love that song thanks for sharing that

[clubhouseme]

The vocal is different on the record.

[gbarry11]

@clubhouseme It's different because Jinx Dawson, the lead singer of the band Coven, actually recorded two different versions of the song. The first was recorded for the original release of the movie, 'Billy Jack'. She recorded it with a studion orchestra, but insisted the recording bear the credit of her band, Coven, and not her as a solo artist. She re-recorded the song a couple of years later, when 'Billy Jack' was re-released on an international scale.

[drystyx]

i don't know why, but this cartoon version is the one video that brings a tear to my eye. Whatever it's got, it got it right. This is perfectly done in my opinion

[uVueD2b]

I think this was originally shown on The Sonny & Cher Variety Hour...I remember they did a animated version to this song along with several other popular songs-but not sure that if this was the same film.

[cortieflash]

On the bloody morning after no one rides away!

[drugsfx]

king chyldz dontplay spreading love its the brooklyn way reality reach open that book

[TheJosephHinds]

this is the song I wanted to sing today at the talent show :)

[bamarox11]

i love this song so much

[barbj7121]

i love this song so easy to sing along too

[maverick9950]

This was orginally created in protest of the vietnam war, if what I was told correct. But I wish everyone would stop blameing everyone else and get over it. If the war Bush and Chaney started hadn't started didn't start everyone would be posting on Charlie Daniels' "In America" crying that he didn't start the war and we'd be stuck with more attacks the lesser of two evils. But thats all I have to say besides this is a good song, and I'm not agueing.

[Nickthefuron]

this video has nothing to do with what anyone said here you all suck at getting messages. its about how violence will never bring the treasure (reward) you want if you think its more valuable then life or limb

[GenerationYstar]

WOW!This is exactly how I pictured it inside my head whenever I heard this awesome song!This is AWESOME!

[laplapper]

The anamation on this is great! I first learnt this song at sleepover camp when I was a kid, and I realised how unfair some people are.

Peace on earth, kindof ironic huh? This song is so sad. I can't believe some people!

[ithaquayig]

Bush and Chaney should watch this video. Though I doubt they would see the folly of what they/we started.

[Phenomphoreva]

Go ahead, all we are saying is we prefer other countries. The Russians might not like the Fins, but you don't see Fins spamming Youtube about their country.

[sparksparkwiggle]

I wish white people didnt kill most the native americans

[kreplach2]

Due to the trolling activities of Canuck fakecloned MrJapaneseboy1111+1 My Recent Activity Module will be offline to prevent him from trolling me from thread to thread as he has done for 3 weeks. He uses this module to track my movements. It will go online once I log out.

Thank you

Kreplach

[kreplach2]

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"soon Youtube will have an option to flag comments. You shouldn't be posting comments which violate the Terms of Use for Youtube. I have to wonder what the motivation is for you to post your offensive comment to my video. And for that matter, we don't really know who you are." HIS OWN WORDS!!

[kreplach2]

Part 2

Please ignore this attention starved creature. I wounded his fragile ego and he's obsessed with me.

soon Youtube will have an option to flag comments. And thus ends the reign of Mr Japaneseboy11111

[kreplach2]

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Japanese as hes hijacked a Real

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around breaking YouTube rules.He's my

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[33ganga]

@kreplach2

[fuzzykitty90]

I think the point is being missed here. It's not saying that religion is bad; it's saying that violence, killing, stealing and war are bad no matter how you try to disguise it.

[Luckeystars101]

@fuzzykitty90- I agree with you fully

[driver3464]

@fuzzykitty90 Violence, killing and war are always a bad idea.  But noy always the worst Idea.

[TRuble510]

@fuzzykitty90 Ya, but you might as well kill two birds with one stone.

[InsertName125]

"Go ahead and hate your neighbor...."

"Do it in the name of Heaven"

-You know those words are not supposed to be taken as a suggestion!

-Spewing hatred while listening to "One Tin Soldier" is like trying to incite a race riot at a barry manilow concert.

"Kumbaya my Lord, Die scum! Die! Kumbaya..."

[kreplach2]

Thats why Im here; to embarrass bigots.

[20poundsbyjune]

@kreplach2 People who make it their mission to take down people who disagree with their values are bigots too, just poltically acceptable ones.

[kreplach2]

Yes we know you condemn all the Jews with working for one guy.

To you Jews are "they"

[kreplach2]

As for discovering Amerrica is is much evidence Hebrews and Jews got to America long before Lucky Leif!!

Hebrews sailed with the Phonecians as allies and Cana'anite cousins and Phonecian writing is all over outcroppings in North AND South America. And Hebrew writing has been found allover the continent dating to various eras. THATS MORE THAN ONE

All before ERIC the REDS SON.

[kreplach2]

Is this a horse race? Whoever wins is a better ppl? In that case the USA is in what seventh place and the Arabs states dont even bother!!! The scientist wasnt killed by Israelis unless you have earthshattering news. DO YOU???

The Israels wnt there to help ppl. The Arabs didnt bother. Maybe Norway ought to send empathy squads to Arab states LOL

[kreplach2]

Youre hila-r-r-r-rious!!! If he was a shitty shot what is a good shot? Yes maybe he imagined all sorts of skewed impressions like you exhibit here.You seem to have Holocaust Envy. Be careful what you wish for.

The Odin Museum for the Perfect Race LOL What has this perfect race done so far?? Are they in Haiti?? Ha!!!

[kreplach2]

Speculation is not fact, The Iranian scintist was not killed by Jews, Illuminati, Freemasons, just enemies at home.

The nutjob at the DCD Holocaust museum is your hero. Why noy emulate him. Be at one with Odin!

[kreplach2]

Thers more than one Jew doing Ponzis. Name one. The banks are Anglo Saxoned owned. You consciousness is a little above MUD, Wrestling with an angel is a metaphor not a soap opera,

[kreplach2]

Lobotomies werent used in Jew haters, Youre confused thats a univerasally known NAZI trait. Well threatening Jews all the time kinda makes you the terrorist. All you have to do is act. Like the nutjob at the Holocaust museum.

[kreplach2]

You tell me where in the Bible tts described. LOL

[kreplach2]

Its not my second account. You assume much. Idiots assume. Stalking anti-semites? How do you stalk Jew haters??? Assuming Madoff is typically Jewish shows up you racist gene.

When the Jews chose 1 God in a time of many they considered themselves chosen. They chose. Capiche??

[kreplach2]

Youre my best publicist, Jeepchew.

Did Youtube reject your first choice> Jewchew?? LOL

[kreplach2]

Thing funnier than a nutjob who is a Jew hater too, They go hand-in-hand, Generally race hatred is seen as a mental disease!

LOBOTOMY!! LOBOTOMY!!

[kreplach2]

I wonder why you sound nuts>??

You insist everything is conspiratorial even earthquakes. I love nutjobs

[NekoMei13]

Ith the part about "with our brothers we will share" as it talked about the tresure, I always had the impression that the kingdom people were saying that they would share the riches and the secrets with the valley-men.... Yet the cartoon dictates otherwise....

[DEATHnHATRED]

I think ...nvm.... well you either get it or you never will... Fuck a neighbor kill a friend do it in the name of $ or god ..yep

Ok I WILL Explain : MONEY and RELIGION and POLITICS are BAD they are tools to give man dominion over another man. Falling for it has been popular for thousands of years.

FEW truly understand this.

God I hate religion.

[drystyx]

This animated version, for some reason, brings the tear to my eye. Truly awesome and a definitive rock song in its love, peace, and rebellion against war. It isn't anti-religion, it is against those who disgrace religion

[TheRoughriderFan]

This song should have nothing to do with race, religion, or gender. The message it sends to the world means all people are neighbours and friends and should live in peace with each other. Instead of saying well, this country has this amount of violence for this amount of time, you should think of how to help your country be at peace with others.

[jamesellis33]

@TheRoughriderFan Its not saying any of that, its saying fools are always in pursit of foolish conquest. People are willing to kill eachother for race, religion, all kinds of foolishness. Its a message of peace, yes the problem is only few wise people will understand this and so these idiots that are not wise are doomed to chase after nothing. And nothing. And nothing. And nothing forever. The means people use to justify their crusade will lead them to chase nothing.

[cocoisyummy12354]

i kinda like this song it has lot of meaning in it.. not im really into cristion or jewish stuff but love this song

[sugartrat054]

i cant belive they killd thos pepol you know its a ture story

[supercattle]

no it's not, it says it twas a story "Written Long Ago"

[IceTeaEdwin]

LMAO

[7flyinghecks]

Anyone know where I can download this particular version of this song? itunes has the other version by Coven, but this version is my favorite. Thanks!

[grubeci]

have teh fucking truck

[Grimmest117]

John Lennon said "give peace a chance". Mark David Chapman said "Bang"

RIP John Lennon.

[ringocrowley666]

peace on earth

[Recarta]

Prolly not the first to post this ( Im too lazy to look at previous posts). I know that this is metaphors and what not but... how the hell did a "peaceful" kingdom become a kingdom. If they can be overthrown by a bunch of plebeians how did they come to power. Do they have like twelve sodiers in there army or something? Also, Who the fuck protects a rock? They hid the son-of-a-bitch just to make the villagers think they have some treasure so that they know their status. That is kinda evil.

[Grimmest117]

Ever hear of Tibet? Seems they were a peaceful mountain kingdom that had little to offer but wisdom, and China invaded them. So the song is a lot more relevant than you might think.

I hate to piss off the Dali Lama, but his constant preaching of peace doesn't achieve much. He who has the guns, and the will to use them usually triumphs.

[broadcastian]

Actually, Tibet was historically part of China. The whole continent has been historically presided by the Imperial Government (dynastic-eras). However, the turbulent internal strife and invasion by the West cause a bitter split between states. Although the weak and corrupted Qing Dynasty plays a huge part too. So, it is historically correct for China to proclaim Tibet a part of China. Ok, so the Communist Government made a lot of mistakes. But the fact still remains: Tibet is part of China.

[Grimmest117]

The Chinese Communist Government made some mistakes? HMM murder, waging an agressive war, and the oppresion of the people of Tibet are simply mistakes in your veiw? Nice moral compass there pal.

The Qing daynasty wasn't the only corrupt dynasty, almost all of the dynasties were corrupt. The life of the average Chinese peasant was one of back breaking work, and living in fear of the corrupt local officials. Using you example, could England still claim India as part of England?

[kreplach2]

Its seems to me that the Mountain people is a metaphor for Israel

[Jmehix]

I think Tibet is a better comparison to the mountain people whereas China would be the greedy village folk.

[kreplach2]

They BOTH work very well.

[modshroom]

i loled

[kreplach2]

I know

[jbinminot]

A song of peace sung by Satan worshippers

[otheblade]

just because your in a coven does not mean that your with evil

[TampaRed]

Come off it.

[peternoer]

yea they werent really satanists nor witches

[Jmehix]

'Coven' didn't write this song they just covered it (adding nothing new). The original was only two years old when Coven re-did their almost identical cover.

[alan8653]

youre funny.

[kreplach2]

So peace is now satanic?

[daufas]

No one wants peace as much as the warrior, who has to fight in the war and sees the cost up close and personal

[TampaRed]

I wouldn't say that's an absolute truth.

[TheGnosticbuddhist]

Eckhart Tolle is being treated just like the King in this song. Everyone who receives the GOLD of his teachings are like the Mountian People. And everone who hates his teachings are like the Valley People. They send their message of hate up the hill to good people like Oprah. But Oprah says we will gladly share this GOLD with you. Eckhart Tolle says all religions can enter the NOW. But that angers the Valley people and they draw their swords to kill us. Eckharts teaching only say PEACE ON EARTH

[Grimmest117]

I have no problem of Tolle's teachings. It's a free country (until Obama finds a way to change that) and Mr Tolle can spout whatever drivel pleases him. I think what people object to is Oprah's apparent attempt to diefy Mr. Tolle. The Oprah also alienated a lot of Christians by rejecting the tenants of Christianity on her show.

Tolle's teachings are irrelevant because they ignore the simple truth of mankind's existence. There is good, and there is evil. There are predators, and prey.

[raginraptor]

man i think this is the first song i ever fell in love with ..... it should be playing in every world leader's ear throughout the whole day .....

[Canichenoir]

I really love this video a wicked lot

[BobWillie99]

omg that is so sad killed all those people for nothing but peace on earth it made me cry ty

[elfsox77]

I love this song

[revacohen]

How would this song fare in the Mulim world? It would probably be banned.

[Canichenoir]

Amen Dude, great point!

[BloodyHypocrite]

Chances are that there are good deal of folks in the Muslim world that would wholeheartedly agree with the message of this song/video. No, wait, I lived there for over eight years and, believe it or not, not everyone is as easily sucked into hate as you are. Even people living in the "Muslim" world. I often wonder if folks like you realize that you are the exact mirror of those nefarious "evil" Muslims that hate America.

[Grimmest117]

What part of the Muslim world did you live in? Everywhere I went in the muslim world I found hatred for the Jews. I found the oppresion of women. I found that non-muslim minorities living in muslim countries were treated as second class citizens. Non-muslims have almost no standing in muslim courts.

I myself have met a syrian farmer or two. When they're in their cups (apparently Allah can't them imbibe alchohol indoors) they say "If you help us get rid of Israel we would like your country."

[BloodyHypocrite]

By in large, the people I've met in the middle east are as good and kind as anyone here is the US. To quote one Syrian farmer; "We love Americans, but we hate the American government" Not without reason. How would you feel if your roles were reversed? If a foreign Muslim power came in and liberated a state in the US, perhaps your own. Wouldn't you be outraged? Please, just think about it for five minutes if you can. Lord, even for thirty seconds would be a blessing.

[revacohen]

I'm outraged by the Muslim countries terrorizing Israel since 1948. I'm also outraged by Muslims going into other countries and scaring the citizens into making their countries more like the Middle East. I've met people from Muslim countries, and Islam in not a religion of peace.

[BloodyHypocrite]

I also disagree with the way some Muslim governments have behaved towards Israel. Christianity's past isn't exactly spotless when it comes to the forcible converting of other people. I just wanted to address the fact that not everyone that lives in those Muslim Nations agrees with what their governments are doing. There are a lot of people that do disagree, yet there's an image of Muslim people that seems ingrained in the American consciousness in which they are all extremists baying for blood.

[Grimmest117]

Really? Really? Geeze fellah you have to reach pretty far back to find Christians trying to convert people by forcible means. Christianity has often been used as a convenient excuse to mask the real motivations of despotic rulers. The teachings of Christianity are diametrically opposed to "forcibly converting" people.

The same cannot be said for Islam. Islam was a movement born in violence and it has never evolved. If you doubt me read the Quran for youself, and study Islamic history.

[Jmehix]

Reply to BloodyHypocrite, 'They' may not hate North American's just the Bush administration. Well I don't hate Arab's per se... I do hate their savage and oppressive theology, and their non-secular monarchies.

So I guess we're all the same at heart.

[BloodyHypocrite]

Ah, but we have a choice in who we elect. That isn't really the case in some places over there, now is it? My whole point on this thread was to remind some people that a good deal of arab people DON'T agree with their governments. I'm extremely grateful that the majority of americans don't agree with the savage and oppressive theology that some in the US espouse. Thank god that we have that freedom.

[Jmehix]

Don't thank god, thank 'us'; our progressive civilization. (Here) we have revolutions to 'change' regimes we don't like. Over there they have civil wars to 'maintain' regimes they don't like. Don't get me wrong, I feel sorry for backwards peoples who fail to separate religion and politics (halting their advancement for over a millennium). Hopefully someday they can take responsibility for themselves and start contributing to world innovations rather than coming here to emulate our achievements .

[bexmyxescapex]

Timeless message.

[mmagooabada]

IT made me cry-i grew up with those songs and these cartoons-thanks