Why was the US vid in black and white, while the UK vid was in color? Kept JHJ from bein' a 1-hit wonder in the states. They hit #31 in Billboard, 8-27-88. God bless ya, for postin' it. Thanx!
Now were are in iraq, afghanistan and LIBYA......one year later from your post. BRING OUR TROOPS HOME. From all these god-forsaken places. I am sick of our partiots fightening in those savage countries. They need to be HERE.
@Silverbluecrest Hmmm... are you Australian or lower-class British, or someone whose first language is not English? (For some reason, like smoking, non-English speakers think it's "really cool" to say "fuck" as much as possible.)
I knew what this song meant when i heard it off the album but it seems to have gotten a deeper meaning over the years, i have never figured out why this group never did a follow up album
Im 37 and i remember this song well.. Although, when it was released I didnt quite understand the meaning of the song.. I dont really agree with the lyrics I cant help but like it because of the era was such a great time for me. Oh Im from the US and I remember it being played every once in a while.
I have no words to express how much i've enjoyed their music in my younger days. Brings back memories of my brother with whom i used to sing & listen to this song together every single day. Now we don't talk to each other. But i know deep in my heart he thinks about me & misses me when he listens to these song.
@hishonline I heard the song in Kuwait in 1988, too. I was an expat in Kuwait. I used to hear the Iraqis and Iranians bombing each other from a distance. I also remember hearing the song "Turn back the time" at one of my favorite Western style supermarkets not far from my place. It was cool being in a neighborhood with British, American, German, and Arab expats. It's a great song.
it's ok if you don't want to fight. The military is a volunteer force. We'll do the fighting for you... besides you'll only be in the way or get us all killed..
Listening to these beautiful songs brings back many sweet memories and brings tears to my eyes, the days that will never comeback, the days when every cell in my body was dancing, full of hope, full of energy, full of life, full of love./// Viva 80's and may God curse the trashy music of today .../
Sorry to spoil the mood of you guys but don't you think this song borders on generalization. I mean such philosophy it's not good when we think about WW II. Without allied sacrifice and heroism the NAZI will not fall and the holocoust might continue. The songs melody are good but the lyrics kinda have narrow perspective
@jie4Him As far as World War II, it was a continuation of World War I where Germany was made to take all the blame for WWI, though Austria started it with Sebia, and the Germans felt humiliated by the reparatians and suffered in poverty and then followed a man who preached nationalism.
now with two wars based on lies yes two wars this song is more relevant then ever and i know people dont like hearing that but in america the only time you hear go usa is in a sporting event or if were bombing some country other then that we could wacth someone get shot or rob turn around walk away because we dont want to get involed ironic huh
Pretty song and I'm 41 and I don't remeber it either I didn't to the radio much either the only time I could really listen to the radio was when my parents was gone to the store or something but it is a pretty song.
wow im 45 and dont remember this maybe us stations really didnt play it much and we all know tv is goverment run i wonder how many of our us boys think of this knowing there dying for a country thats dying in its own path of greed
This song is definitely more relevant today. We've been brainwashed to fight imperial wars run by elites that keep getting bailed out while bankrupting the middle class and then sending the middle class and poor to fight their wars. Desert Storm in 1991 was based on lies.
Saddam felt he could invade Kuwait, then the US comes to the rescue, then the mess brought the US into conflict with Al Qaeda, and now our boys are in Afghanistan and Iraq thanks to the jingoistic imperialist types.
What made you shift your thinking? Anything in particular? For me, the whole lies about WMD isn't new. There were lies based on Desert Storm in 1991, though few people know about it. Bush senior took advantage of the fact that the Soviets were out of the picture in 1990, Saddam could have been told not to cross the border, he felt he could, and he did, and then Knowlton-Hill told a Kuwaiti royal family girl to say on TV that Iraqi soldiers threw babies out of incubators. We went to war.
@Martijnnaber We needed a song like this more than "I am proud to be an American", because I love the people but not the government and flags and nationalism are used as mind control to give people a false sense of self-worth, in some cases based on ommissions.
@beaagent29p Dude, I followed politics since I was a little kid. I even lived overseas in Kuwait. I remember the US Embassy being bombed, following Saddam's career and warning about him in 1990. Look, it's a chess game. Saddam chose to invade when the Soviet Union was gone. Didn't realize he was expendable, and the chess pieces are soldiers for major states. You just have to know how to use them and when and how, unfortunately.
@QUINTUSMAXIMUS I started to respond in the negative but I took the time to read ALL your responses. Though thought provoking, your point of view is respected. I thought you were just another anti-war freak but in reality you're just someone that loves this country in your own way. No harm, no foul but the voice of some that just think about it. Rock on.
@beaagent29p Am I anti-war? In a way, yes. I only believe in violence as a last resort as a tool for self-defense, not to use soldiers as a tool. I knew what was up with the Iraq War before it happened and warned people about the results. Do I want thousands of American soldiers dead and lots of debt. No. Yes, I love America and the people. I don't like our people toyed with. The Iraqis will benefit for our mistakes, we suffer from it. I wish us the best.
@QUINTUSMAXIMUS You are 1 voice in the 1000's that could give 2 cents in whats happening. I RESPECT THAT. They'd rather turn to what entertains. Crowded House's "Don't dream its over" is a prime example of 1 voice delivering a message. Nobody listened. There's power in numbers. Not silent numbers.
@dcavner No, I haven't read Karl Marx lately. Have you ever actually read his works?
I don't agree with communism, but he is right about some things just as Rousseau and Voltaire were right about many things and Thomas Jefferson and Locke. It's about liberty. There is no liberty if we are led as tools by other people. Have you been reading what's happening in Afghanistan?
@dcavner What about Karl Marx? I have read Adam Smith, Karl Marx, John Locke, Rousseau. They all have their good points. I don't believe in the simple invisible hand of Smith but believe in the general ideas of capitalism, but like Marx and Rousseau I am not fond of ideologies that enchain man. All men are born free and others want to chain them for whatever ideology de jour.
@QUINTUSMAXIMUS I appreciate your comments, not a Communist myself yet understanding that this world is run by elites who play with other people´s lives. Even Capitalism may end up as an ideology used by others to enchain people.
@Arnolchuarze09 I am not a communist at all, though I respect some of the ideas of Karl Marx. Communism emerged as an idea because of the negative aspects of capitalism that are destructive to humankind, and the former pope, who I respected in some ways, objected to both communism and extreme American style capitalism. Both are destructive forces, IMHO. The Americans are not alone. It's some elites who are let to operate without some proper supervision.
@PJHunterTJ The error made regarding Kuwait was George Bush senior knew Iraq had 80,000 soldiers on the border before the invasion and Saddam Hussein indicate he may attack Kuwait, and the ambassador told Saddam Hussein it was an internal issue. The tune changed when he actually invaded Kuwait, so it seems like Saddam fell into a trap, and those who had US empire rather than republic ideas like Bush senior got us the mess we have today.
@PJHunterTJ Furthermore, when Iraq did invade Kuwait the American people were falsely told that Iraqis removed Kuwaiti babies from incubators. It was not true. The young girl making that claim was not identified by CNN as a member of the Kuwaiti royal family. That was used as the casus belli in the war, reason to go to war. There was deception before and after the invasion of Kuwait.
I lived in Kuwait before and empathized with wanting to free them, but not the empire games.
@messiahofdesire The song was written by the band's lead singer and main songwriter, Clark Datchler. It has a strong anti-war sentiment and is written from the perspective of a soldier who is questioning their participation in what they consider an unjust war. The band's American record company were reluctant to release the single in the U.S. because of its anti-war stance.[2] The song makes references to conscription and propaganda.
@QUINTUSMAXIMUS You're an idiot. When the terrorists come beating at your door, I hope you piss in your pants. Maybe you would have been a Nazi sympathizer back in WWII as well.
@MasterJediDude Master Jedi? Your thoughts betray you. Just kidding. How would I have been a Nazi sympathizer? I am a social democrat and believe in democracy. Two, I have actually lived in Kuwait and called up a friend on August 1st warning him Saddam would invade. I also some months ago warned people I knew in Kuwait that Saddam was going to do something reckless soon. I also long saw the danger of supporting religious fanatics. I am not the idiot who did that. It was Uncle Sam. Not I.
@MasterJediDude I would also add that prior to the invasion of Iraq, I warned people I knew in Texas that it was naive to go in there without proper planning and that when they thought the war was over, it would begin. I was not surprised by the Arab revolutions, either. I figured Mubarak's time was up. I can understand fighting terrorists and terrorism, but promoting policies that encourages more violence and promotes terrorism is counterproductive and even intelligence people have said it.
This is unbelievably cheesy! We are learning about WWI in school and we watched a video of British recruitment posters with this song over the top and loads of guys begged for it to be put on mute...nice bassline though...
As long as Minorities and Jews live you white people will never gain world dominination. God will not rest until all human kind is treated fair and peace and justice will rein for all. Your trust and acceptance to guns will not be an answer. If you rely on your guns good luck!!
xbroncos forgot about the entire Asain Continent and Pacific Islanders, too. On a global scale, white people are not the majority. I don't know about the specific white person he thinks is wanting world domination, unless he's living in a time warp and it's 1938 in Germany....Although he's right about one thing: God will not rest, ever.
Well, basically he is singing that the Vietnam war isnt what is was cut out to be.... alot of lost lives and the feeling that I dont want to be a hero and die for a lost cause, not for me or the Red White or Blue! A sad song that kinda reflects the Vietnam war.....but a song that touches the heart no matter. Thanks for the up!
you obviously have a high fucking opinion of yourself like most modern day Americans
do yourself a favour before you make comments on uneducated people, get yourself to Europe, visit Colleville cemetary, it has 12000 US military personell in it, do you reckon many of them had ever heard of Normandy?
fortunately those people represent YOUR country not you, you uneducated red neck trailer park trash son of a ho with undoubtedtly a "dog the bounty hunter" mullet for a hair cut..
This song still sounds funky to this day! The band and the lead singer must have been charged up in the studio recording this song. Love the horns and the drummer crashing the cymbals in the chorus.
F*cking Americans. JHJ were a British pop group. This tune has fuck all to do with American warmongering. Stick your propaganda up your arse America. It's a disgrace you've tried to sully this song.
A vast majority of us come to the states to work and make a living. There's a select group that i know you're attempting to pinpoint. Blame the politicians and media. The people have little to do/control of what goes on. We're just lemmings in this society.
i just thank god there were HEROS that did die for our freedom. The very freedom to hold a sign that tells this shitt government to go pound sand!...THANK YOU ALL WHO SERVE !
Wrong answer dumbass! "Support the Troops" is a reminder for all Americans of the mistakes the "liberals" made in condemning the Vietnam soldiers who didn't have a choice whether to fight! The soldiers who have volunteered to fight Bush's immoral war on terror were sold on a lie but are doing what they're ordered to do. They people responsible are the corrupt politicians that fabricated the conditions for war to remain in power and keep a hold on the last of the oil! Traitors that should hang!
The entire nation both hawks and doves scorned the Vietnam war vets. It took the consensus of both parties to agree to send thousands to war. The military industrial complex kept the war going so that those that were making money off of the war could continue to make millions from it, while our troops paid either with their lives, or by barely being able to hold unto their sanity when they came home. Greed has no party affiliation.
One of the all-time 'great', Brit-pop, late 80s, Stock-Aitken-Waterman, bland, meaningless, tedious, production-line examples of that era's musical fluff.
Do you think "I Should Be So Lucky" is some sort of a soldier's anthem???
and anyway whatever anybody thinks this should be re-released with new footage of people who have needlessly died in wars because of the bastards that are in the governments around the world THEY ARE NOW SENDING KIDS TO FIGHT THEIR FILTHY WARS
This song would have been great if they played it all over during the beginning of the Iraq War. The Iraq War was an act of arrogance. To some extent, all those American soldiers were not fighting for America. They were actually fighting for Israel, the wrong country. The oil companies don't actually push for those wars. That's a myth. The oil companies don't mind dealing with dictators like Saddam. All those 5,000 young men died for nothing.
I won't die for George, Dick, Condi, or Hillary. If they send me off to war, they'll have to come and drag me out with the .44 Magnum Round lodged in my head that leaves my brains splattered all over the stars & stripes.
I love this song and this band (;
Stroija 3 weeks ago
Excellent song with a very powerful message. And "Love your country but never trust the government." So true.
blackroses84 1 month ago
Great of Jonny!!
coolboy215 1 month ago
otra del Johnny....¡¡¡
jmgrave1 3 months ago
Why was the US vid in black and white, while the UK vid was in color? Kept JHJ from bein' a 1-hit wonder in the states. They hit #31 in Billboard, 8-27-88. God bless ya, for postin' it. Thanx!
DaveWollenberg 5 months ago
thumbs up if you think this song is better than shattered dreams.
chiefdancingostriche 5 months ago
I'm really looking forward to their new album which is announced for end of this year!! :-)
NiklasH19 6 months ago
懐かしい モノクロがかっこいい！
ore3peidesu 6 months ago
love the 80s.....second to none. The best time ever.
sabarna05 7 months ago 6
superb 80's music!!!
SuperNess45 7 months ago 4
Love your country but never trust the government.
msrdrummer 7 months ago 3
10 people want to be a hero and die for you.
ThePurpleGang 8 months ago 3
johhny hates jazz were uk 80's legends . mid to late 80's great stuff.
cujo9 9 months ago
Now were are in iraq, afghanistan and LIBYA......one year later from your post. BRING OUR TROOPS HOME. From all these god-forsaken places. I am sick of our partiots fightening in those savage countries. They need to be HERE.
iappreciategoodmusci 9 months ago
love this song
dersimerdal 9 months ago
loved this song back in the 80s. thanks for putting it up!
zestydude87 10 months ago
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Got this on Now! 10 from 1987 ;).
60008vagos 11 months ago
fucking terrible music for fucking terrible people
Silverbluecrest 1 year ago
@Silverbluecrest Hmmm... are you Australian or lower-class British, or someone whose first language is not English? (For some reason, like smoking, non-English speakers think it's "really cool" to say "fuck" as much as possible.)
shmuli9 1 year ago 2
I had this album on cassette......it seems to have disappeared from my tape collection though....
wolfie0509 1 year ago
I knew what this song meant when i heard it off the album but it seems to have gotten a deeper meaning over the years, i have never figured out why this group never did a follow up album
bwayne6 1 year ago
I knew what this song meant when i heard it off the album but it seems to have gotten a deeper meaning over the years
bwayne6 1 year ago
I have always been a big johnny hates jazz fan. Now that i'm all grown up, i finally understand the true meaning of this song. Good stuff!
lance202520 1 year ago
Im 37 and i remember this song well.. Although, when it was released I didnt quite understand the meaning of the song.. I dont really agree with the lyrics I cant help but like it because of the era was such a great time for me. Oh Im from the US and I remember it being played every once in a while.
sandyu73 1 year ago
whats with all the justin beiber comments
all obseesed with him
milo6117 1 year ago
reminds me of Love & Money
AreaQNH870 1 year ago
the dislike bar is as big as justin beibers dick
SilverCreature1190 1 year ago
@SilverCreature1190 thats gettin a bit old, although still holds grandeur relevance
AreaQNH870 1 year ago
don't let shattered dreams fool you. "i don't want to be a hero" is the absolute best johnny hates jazz song.
chiefdancingostriche 1 year ago 2
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mollysangelique 1 year ago
Wow... My mother always told me that this song was the reason we left SA during Apartheid. Cos she didn't want me ending up in the army.
neurocidesakiwi 1 year ago
great oldie(it qualifies!) it suit all times, even right now it sounds so pleasing to the ears!music tt can last the vicissitudes of life!
freshfighterfights 1 year ago
nagyon jó zene
kocki7474 1 year ago
what a bass!
ronykpe01 1 year ago
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I have no words to express how much i've enjoyed their music in my younger days. Brings back memories of my brother with whom i used to sing & listen to this song together every single day. Now we don't talk to each other. But i know deep in my heart he thinks about me & misses me when he listens to these song.
Luwangli 1 year ago
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Luwangli 1 year ago
@Luwangli I had the albums by Johnny Hates and AND Breathe, but I seem to have them mixed up with each other...
shmuli9 1 year ago
How can you not love Johnny Hates Jazz??????
Tons of hooks, good looks, great songs, they are the full package of what makes the 80's so great!
peacesells 1 year ago 2
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Que genial este tema por Diossssss!!! amo escucharlooo!!!
Antonioduartearg 1 year ago
Que genial este tema por Diossssssss!!! amo escucharlo!!!
Antonioduartearg 1 year ago
Timeless , a classic. Such a relevant song - gone are the days of powerfull evocative lyrics and music making. 80's is the best!
roylikesitlikethat 1 year ago
Even as a child I knew this song meant something intense. Now that I'm all grown up I can better appreciate it.
kudiepie 1 year ago 11
One of best bands of the 80s, sad they stopped after 1 album!
dougtina 1 year ago
the first time I heared this song was in Kuwait 1988.
hishonline 1 year ago
@hishonline I heard the song in Kuwait in 1988, too. I was an expat in Kuwait. I used to hear the Iraqis and Iranians bombing each other from a distance. I also remember hearing the song "Turn back the time" at one of my favorite Western style supermarkets not far from my place. It was cool being in a neighborhood with British, American, German, and Arab expats. It's a great song.
QUINTUSMAXIMUS 1 year ago
@QUINTUSMAXIMUS hello! kuwait was at its best back these days, and i believe the whole world was even better!
hishonline 1 year ago
it's ok if you don't want to fight. The military is a volunteer force. We'll do the fighting for you... besides you'll only be in the way or get us all killed..
josez1 1 year ago
lol this is so cheesy.
Hamsteere 1 year ago
listen to the lyrics understand it =live together we all human aright to live we all die oneday
bronzegrass 1 year ago
where is this music now? what have we done?
lulo360fifa08 1 year ago
Listening to these beautiful songs brings back many sweet memories and brings tears to my eyes, the days that will never comeback, the days when every cell in my body was dancing, full of hope, full of energy, full of life, full of love./// Viva 80's and may God curse the trashy music of today .../
farofir 1 year ago
i don't wanna die for W
cloudbuster77 1 year ago
Can anyone put a better quality version on here?
Sarah38uk 1 year ago
@Sarah38uk There is another video (the same song) posting by dorianstentorian. The video is clear, the audio is loud. Hope this helps...
Supersweetguy 1 year ago
Sorry to spoil the mood of you guys but don't you think this song borders on generalization. I mean such philosophy it's not good when we think about WW II. Without allied sacrifice and heroism the NAZI will not fall and the holocoust might continue. The songs melody are good but the lyrics kinda have narrow perspective
jie4Him 1 year ago
@jie4Him As far as World War II, it was a continuation of World War I where Germany was made to take all the blame for WWI, though Austria started it with Sebia, and the Germans felt humiliated by the reparatians and suffered in poverty and then followed a man who preached nationalism.
QUINTUSMAXIMUS 1 year ago
now with two wars based on lies yes two wars this song is more relevant then ever and i know people dont like hearing that but in america the only time you hear go usa is in a sporting event or if were bombing some country other then that we could wacth someone get shot or rob turn around walk away because we dont want to get involed ironic huh
79wylie 1 year ago
dedicated to the men who have to fight for their country, often for the glory and greed of the politicians
achtunglady 1 year ago
i'm 24 and i love 80's music yeah!!!!
lulo360fifa08 1 year ago
yes
TheGigaGorilla 1 year ago
Yeah, Rock on!!!
dannywizz 1 year ago
at 0:25 if u have a good year for music,u can hear the beat of i can make u feel good
COSMINICENA 1 year ago
I don't wanna be a Hero
I don't wanna Die for you.
<3
Martijnnaber 1 year ago
I can hear it yeah!!! lol
tenore85 1 year ago
I know you are all talking about war and the good bassline, but can't anyone hear 'I can make you feel good' by Shalamar in this???
rudeboy883 1 year ago
You're not wrong, mate...
And if there is any sound of "Hot Line" in what you hear in Shalamar, just ask Leon... (Sylvers). Cream gets on top, for some strange reason. Cheers.
Mobra50 1 year ago
@rudeboy883 I listened to Shalamar's and up to the first 11 seconds I could hear a lot of similarity.
QUINTUSMAXIMUS 1 year ago
@rudeboy883 Yes, it sounded a little bit like Shalamar's "I Can Make You Feel Good" - almost same chord progressions and rhythms
solesirching73 9 months ago
Pretty song and I'm 41 and I don't remeber it either I didn't to the radio much either the only time I could really listen to the radio was when my parents was gone to the store or something but it is a pretty song.
Leahb41 2 years ago 2
I am 33 and my Brother used to play this when I was little!! wow I feel old!!
sugarchops2007 2 years ago
wow im 45 and dont remember this maybe us stations really didnt play it much and we all know tv is goverment run i wonder how many of our us boys think of this knowing there dying for a country thats dying in its own path of greed
79wylie 2 years ago
Reminding me the young age! Thanks for sharing this out!
5301hcn 2 years ago
Yes, another good song from the 80s. Love this !!
madeinamsterdam2028 2 years ago
A song that should have been many years ago.....too bad the vets didn't hear this. Thanks for the up kenedict!
NewJackPanther 2 years ago
Another great song that no one seems to remember or plays.
StanBennet 2 years ago
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Good that no one seems to remember it. It's boring.
DrBPhD 2 years ago
no its not
DENNISPUPPY 2 years ago
I do remember, i have tons and tons of songs from the 80s on my computer and on CD, and this is one of them !! It was such a good music !!
GilbertsV1 2 years ago 16
It was the group's only other U.S. Top 40 (went to #31).
StoogeWatcher 2 years ago
I don't want to be an hero. lawls. :D
Ketchuaaa 2 years ago
i still have this tape!
sistermadlyus 2 years ago
Ironically, this song is more relevant today that it was when it was first written.
inphanta 2 years ago 5
This song is definitely more relevant today. We've been brainwashed to fight imperial wars run by elites that keep getting bailed out while bankrupting the middle class and then sending the middle class and poor to fight their wars. Desert Storm in 1991 was based on lies.
Saddam felt he could invade Kuwait, then the US comes to the rescue, then the mess brought the US into conflict with Al Qaeda, and now our boys are in Afghanistan and Iraq thanks to the jingoistic imperialist types.
QUINTUSMAXIMUS 2 years ago 44
A year ago I would disagree with you strongly.
StanBennet 2 years ago
What made you shift your thinking? Anything in particular? For me, the whole lies about WMD isn't new. There were lies based on Desert Storm in 1991, though few people know about it. Bush senior took advantage of the fact that the Soviets were out of the picture in 1990, Saddam could have been told not to cross the border, he felt he could, and he did, and then Knowlton-Hill told a Kuwaiti royal family girl to say on TV that Iraqi soldiers threw babies out of incubators. We went to war.
QUINTUSMAXIMUS 2 years ago
@QUINTUSMAXIMUS Best speech I've heard in a LONG time ..
Martijnnaber 1 year ago
@Martijnnaber We needed a song like this more than "I am proud to be an American", because I love the people but not the government and flags and nationalism are used as mind control to give people a false sense of self-worth, in some cases based on ommissions.
QUINTUSMAXIMUS 1 year ago
@QUINTUSMAXIMUS i dont see any poloticians children there bring our boys home
briklay 1 year ago
@QUINTUSMAXIMUS 100% 4 peps in my family are in afgan due to things like this you make good point quin.
kallum333 1 year ago
@QUINTUSMAXIMUS And you and you alone know this? I'm just curious. How? Did you serve?
beaagent29p 1 year ago
@beaagent29p Dude, I followed politics since I was a little kid. I even lived overseas in Kuwait. I remember the US Embassy being bombed, following Saddam's career and warning about him in 1990. Look, it's a chess game. Saddam chose to invade when the Soviet Union was gone. Didn't realize he was expendable, and the chess pieces are soldiers for major states. You just have to know how to use them and when and how, unfortunately.
QUINTUSMAXIMUS 1 year ago
@QUINTUSMAXIMUS I started to respond in the negative but I took the time to read ALL your responses. Though thought provoking, your point of view is respected. I thought you were just another anti-war freak but in reality you're just someone that loves this country in your own way. No harm, no foul but the voice of some that just think about it. Rock on.
beaagent29p 1 year ago
@beaagent29p Am I anti-war? In a way, yes. I only believe in violence as a last resort as a tool for self-defense, not to use soldiers as a tool. I knew what was up with the Iraq War before it happened and warned people about the results. Do I want thousands of American soldiers dead and lots of debt. No. Yes, I love America and the people. I don't like our people toyed with. The Iraqis will benefit for our mistakes, we suffer from it. I wish us the best.
QUINTUSMAXIMUS 1 year ago
@QUINTUSMAXIMUS You are 1 voice in the 1000's that could give 2 cents in whats happening. I RESPECT THAT. They'd rather turn to what entertains. Crowded House's "Don't dream its over" is a prime example of 1 voice delivering a message. Nobody listened. There's power in numbers. Not silent numbers.
beaagent29p 1 year ago
@QUINTUSMAXIMUS Been reading any Karl Marx lately?
dcavner 1 year ago
@dcavner No, I haven't read Karl Marx lately. Have you ever actually read his works?
I don't agree with communism, but he is right about some things just as Rousseau and Voltaire were right about many things and Thomas Jefferson and Locke. It's about liberty. There is no liberty if we are led as tools by other people. Have you been reading what's happening in Afghanistan?
QUINTUSMAXIMUS 1 year ago
@dcavner What about Karl Marx? I have read Adam Smith, Karl Marx, John Locke, Rousseau. They all have their good points. I don't believe in the simple invisible hand of Smith but believe in the general ideas of capitalism, but like Marx and Rousseau I am not fond of ideologies that enchain man. All men are born free and others want to chain them for whatever ideology de jour.
QUINTUSMAXIMUS 1 year ago
@QUINTUSMAXIMUS I appreciate your comments, not a Communist myself yet understanding that this world is run by elites who play with other people´s lives. Even Capitalism may end up as an ideology used by others to enchain people.
Arnolchuarze09 1 year ago
@Arnolchuarze09 I am not a communist at all, though I respect some of the ideas of Karl Marx. Communism emerged as an idea because of the negative aspects of capitalism that are destructive to humankind, and the former pope, who I respected in some ways, objected to both communism and extreme American style capitalism. Both are destructive forces, IMHO. The Americans are not alone. It's some elites who are let to operate without some proper supervision.
QUINTUSMAXIMUS 1 year ago
@QUINTUSMAXIMUS Kuwait was our buddies, they are a very Americanized nation. Of course we're going to lend a helping hand to them.
PJHunterTJ 1 year ago
@PJHunterTJ The error made regarding Kuwait was George Bush senior knew Iraq had 80,000 soldiers on the border before the invasion and Saddam Hussein indicate he may attack Kuwait, and the ambassador told Saddam Hussein it was an internal issue. The tune changed when he actually invaded Kuwait, so it seems like Saddam fell into a trap, and those who had US empire rather than republic ideas like Bush senior got us the mess we have today.
It could have been avoided.
QUINTUSMAXIMUS 1 year ago
@PJHunterTJ Furthermore, when Iraq did invade Kuwait the American people were falsely told that Iraqis removed Kuwaiti babies from incubators. It was not true. The young girl making that claim was not identified by CNN as a member of the Kuwaiti royal family. That was used as the casus belli in the war, reason to go to war. There was deception before and after the invasion of Kuwait.
I lived in Kuwait before and empathized with wanting to free them, but not the empire games.
QUINTUSMAXIMUS 1 year ago
It is just music political idiot.
messiahofdesire 1 year ago
@messiahofdesire The song was written by the band's lead singer and main songwriter, Clark Datchler. It has a strong anti-war sentiment and is written from the perspective of a soldier who is questioning their participation in what they consider an unjust war. The band's American record company were reluctant to release the single in the U.S. because of its anti-war stance.[2] The song makes references to conscription and propaganda.
QUINTUSMAXIMUS 1 year ago
@QUINTUSMAXIMUS
I agree with you whole heartedly.
My friend Antony died in the London bus bombing.
It turned out it was done by MI5 and blamed on a muslim to heighten support for the elites war.
Thanks for this post kenedict - takes me back to a moor carefree time.
danoba6 11 months ago
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@QUINTUSMAXIMUS
I agree with you whole heartedly. My friend Antony died in the London bus bombing.
It turned out it was done by MI5 and blamed on a muslim to heighten support for the elites war.
the4thbombdotcom for more
Thanks for this post kenedict - takes me back to a moor carefree time.
danoba6 11 months ago
@QUINTUSMAXIMUS You're an idiot. When the terrorists come beating at your door, I hope you piss in your pants. Maybe you would have been a Nazi sympathizer back in WWII as well.
MasterJediDude 8 months ago
@MasterJediDude Master Jedi? Your thoughts betray you. Just kidding. How would I have been a Nazi sympathizer? I am a social democrat and believe in democracy. Two, I have actually lived in Kuwait and called up a friend on August 1st warning him Saddam would invade. I also some months ago warned people I knew in Kuwait that Saddam was going to do something reckless soon. I also long saw the danger of supporting religious fanatics. I am not the idiot who did that. It was Uncle Sam. Not I.
QUINTUSMAXIMUS 8 months ago
@MasterJediDude I would also add that prior to the invasion of Iraq, I warned people I knew in Texas that it was naive to go in there without proper planning and that when they thought the war was over, it would begin. I was not surprised by the Arab revolutions, either. I figured Mubarak's time was up. I can understand fighting terrorists and terrorism, but promoting policies that encourages more violence and promotes terrorism is counterproductive and even intelligence people have said it.
QUINTUSMAXIMUS 8 months ago
You have a valid point
bjones2174 8 months ago
why is that ironic
parmelee23 2 years ago
If YouTube allowed such a feature, I would draw diagrams for you.
inphanta 2 years ago
This is unbelievably cheesy! We are learning about WWI in school and we watched a video of British recruitment posters with this song over the top and loads of guys begged for it to be put on mute...nice bassline though...
hotelmario510 2 years ago
so 80's fantastic
dariolder 2 years ago
wow! i didn't know this song was anti-war! Make love, not war!
icyhugs 2 years ago 2
Muito legal essa música.....tipo de melodia q curto escutar..... 80's lives on!
BagualdeTorres 2 years ago
great song
the name of the band is ironic ;)
so I love Jazz and black music :)
Enkidu09 2 years ago
WTF, What did Jazz ever do to Johnny?
epgrove1961 2 years ago
i dont want to be a hero, i dont wanna die for you
german translation:
ich will kein Held sein, ich will nicht für dich sterben
dieses Lied ergibt wenigstens einen Sinn xD
rosenliebling93 2 years ago 2
Memories...
puacino 2 years ago 3
Oh, so many childhood memories from this song. Brings me right back to those times on its first note. Love it.
whiteypetals 2 years ago 2
rmwright11221979 i know man i did download with HQ OPTION Bbut the quality doesent look so good
i have shattered dreams 2 vesrions in HQ NOT YOUTUBE FILE
I MEAN VOB
I DONT WANNA BE A HERO LIVE TOP POP HQ I HAVE
rockaha 2 years ago
what a video super!!!!
where can i find this video in HQ somebody please help
rockaha 2 years ago
Are you wanting to download it or something? Because there is a button below the video screen with HQ on it for high quality.
rmwright11221979 2 years ago
Style AND substance--take note, modern "producers."
everready59 2 years ago
As long as Minorities and Jews live you white people will never gain world dominination. God will not rest until all human kind is treated fair and peace and justice will rein for all. Your trust and acceptance to guns will not be an answer. If you rely on your guns good luck!!
xbroncos 2 years ago
Xbroncos, you forgot about everything else that is not human.
Open your eyes.
ytacc0 2 years ago
xbroncos forgot about the entire Asain Continent and Pacific Islanders, too. On a global scale, white people are not the majority. I don't know about the specific white person he thinks is wanting world domination, unless he's living in a time warp and it's 1938 in Germany....Although he's right about one thing: God will not rest, ever.
meriksx3 2 years ago
you white people? Jews are also white whatever white means or minority means.
you're stereotyping based on color
QUINTUSMAXIMUS 2 years ago
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that guy is obviously a racist bastard so fuck him
CANBERRACOURTBOY 2 years ago
Well, basically he is singing that the Vietnam war isnt what is was cut out to be.... alot of lost lives and the feeling that I dont want to be a hero and die for a lost cause, not for me or the Red White or Blue! A sad song that kinda reflects the Vietnam war.....but a song that touches the heart no matter. Thanks for the up!
NewJackPanther 2 years ago
you obviously have a high fucking opinion of yourself like most modern day Americans
do yourself a favour before you make comments on uneducated people, get yourself to Europe, visit Colleville cemetary, it has 12000 US military personell in it, do you reckon many of them had ever heard of Normandy?
fortunately those people represent YOUR country not you, you uneducated red neck trailer park trash son of a ho with undoubtedtly a "dog the bounty hunter" mullet for a hair cut..
Have a nice day
Gsixtyboy 2 years ago
Who you calling Limeys you septic
Gsixtyboy 2 years ago
Wow, he totally ripped a portion of the beat from Shalamar's - "I Can Make You Feel Good." i hope he paid royalty...
misterk213 3 years ago
Wow ;)
mocoso2 3 years ago
pish but good pish in a pishi sort of way
RSLICKER 3 years ago
Its amazing this song was a hit in the States when it was released. Now, if that song had to be released, it would be banned.
elmismis 3 years ago 4
And they said socialism was bad...
siraivojnemuzike 2 years ago
This song is to all the people that have murdered babies in the wombs of their mothers.
LIFE FOR LIFE.
00clouds00 3 years ago
fool
uttoxeterspence 3 years ago
Dear Mr Bush,
All is in the song, Nuff said.
easyriffs 3 years ago
I dont to be a hero!!!
darwleg 3 years ago
This song still sounds funky to this day! The band and the lead singer must have been charged up in the studio recording this song. Love the horns and the drummer crashing the cymbals in the chorus.
north5880 3 years ago 3
Copado!!!
darwleg 3 years ago
this song should be played in this generation when young kids are being sent to Iraq to die!
gaa927 3 years ago
GREAT!!!!!!!! WONDERFULLL SONG
ADRYCOLIN 3 years ago
I actually recorded this song off the radio in 1988. It was probably the only time it was ever played!
swr81 3 years ago
Awesome song, nevr heard this on radio stations.
Hellasole2008 3 years ago
One of the best songs ever. "And what if I fail
Will you put me in jail
For a murder I will not commit?
cos you dont understand
Till theres blood on your hands
That its time to forget and forgive"
abcdefg9hijk 3 years ago 4
woooooo so there.
mountmee 3 years ago
F*cking Americans. JHJ were a British pop group. This tune has fuck all to do with American warmongering. Stick your propaganda up your arse America. It's a disgrace you've tried to sully this song.
GrossbergerXXX 3 years ago
Wrong wrong wrong. Try to do a little research.
fahs 3 years ago
And who the hell are you Brits to pick on America?
StoogeWatcher 3 years ago
A vast majority of us come to the states to work and make a living. There's a select group that i know you're attempting to pinpoint. Blame the politicians and media. The people have little to do/control of what goes on. We're just lemmings in this society.
Verbinh 3 years ago
oh man, love this song!
kiwidjmeimei 3 years ago 2
alright dude calm down chill
RSLICKER 3 years ago
Wonderful music from a wonderful decade. Takes me back in time to some great memories of the 80´s and a fantastic time.
sjant13 3 years ago
Wonderful music from a wonderful decade. Takes me back in time to some great memories of the 80´s and a fantastic time.
sjant13 3 years ago 2
Wonderful music from a wonderful decade. Takes me back in time to some great memories of the 80´s and a fantastic time.
sjant13 3 years ago
Wonderful music from a wonderful decade. Takes me back in time to some great memories of the 80´s and a fantastic time.
sjant13 3 years ago
i just thank god there were HEROS that did die for our freedom. The very freedom to hold a sign that tells this shitt government to go pound sand!...THANK YOU ALL WHO SERVE !
kingsrule06 3 years ago
Cretinous comment indeed.
"Support the Troops" is the catchcry for those who don't want to question their nation's motives for waging war.
Fredfrenger 3 years ago
Wrong answer dumbass! "Support the Troops" is a reminder for all Americans of the mistakes the "liberals" made in condemning the Vietnam soldiers who didn't have a choice whether to fight! The soldiers who have volunteered to fight Bush's immoral war on terror were sold on a lie but are doing what they're ordered to do. They people responsible are the corrupt politicians that fabricated the conditions for war to remain in power and keep a hold on the last of the oil! Traitors that should hang!
stonepolismusic 3 years ago 6
The entire nation both hawks and doves scorned the Vietnam war vets. It took the consensus of both parties to agree to send thousands to war. The military industrial complex kept the war going so that those that were making money off of the war could continue to make millions from it, while our troops paid either with their lives, or by barely being able to hold unto their sanity when they came home. Greed has no party affiliation.
bandibreath 3 years ago
Barack Hussien Obama in 08 baby!
kingsrule06 3 years ago
The lyrics of this song are timeless. One of the all-time great anti-war songs.
moogmoo 3 years ago
One of the all-time 'great', Brit-pop, late 80s, Stock-Aitken-Waterman, bland, meaningless, tedious, production-line examples of that era's musical fluff.
Do you think "I Should Be So Lucky" is some sort of a soldier's anthem???
With the greatest respect, get a grip mate!
ludocrat 3 years ago
looks very factual but its not a SAW hit im afraid;
Label Virgin Records
Writer(s) Clark Datchler
Producer Calvin Hayes / Mike Nocito
elektrobrks 2 years ago
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Yawn.
ludocrat 2 years ago
the only true good artist from stock aitken waterman was rick astley he was the only one that wrote songs for himself
CANBERRACOURTBOY 2 years ago
Agree. And he quit! (Good on 'im for that :)
ludocrat 2 years ago
and anyway whatever anybody thinks this should be re-released with new footage of people who have needlessly died in wars because of the bastards that are in the governments around the world THEY ARE NOW SENDING KIDS TO FIGHT THEIR FILTHY WARS
CANBERRACOURTBOY 2 years ago
This song would have been great if they played it all over during the beginning of the Iraq War. The Iraq War was an act of arrogance. To some extent, all those American soldiers were not fighting for America. They were actually fighting for Israel, the wrong country. The oil companies don't actually push for those wars. That's a myth. The oil companies don't mind dealing with dictators like Saddam. All those 5,000 young men died for nothing.
QUINTUSMAXIMUS 2 years ago
Quintus, get a life.
Mobra50 1 year ago
@Mobra50 Your comment makes sense in connection to something I said?
QUINTUSMAXIMUS 1 year ago
I won't die for George, Dick, Condi, or Hillary. If they send me off to war, they'll have to come and drag me out with the .44 Magnum Round lodged in my head that leaves my brains splattered all over the stars & stripes.
So There.
thedragcrim 4 years ago
best Under the Radar song of the decade
ChrisOmo 4 years ago
I would die for any leader!! They wouldn't for me!
markybones666 4 years ago