PLEASE READ: UPDATE - Contest moved to Sam's Channel. Here is the link to my entry there. (Link removed due to video being removed)
Please go and vote for me there by rating, watching, commenting, sharing, favoriting, vid responses, etc. Thank you so much for all your help and support! :-)
(This video looks MUCH better using the "watch in high quality" link under the video. YouTube's compression process appears to have lost the quality.)
This is my entry for Sam Harris' "War on War" music video contest.
http://www.youtube.com/SamHarrisCOM Sam, along with his brother Matt, wrote this wonderful song. I hope that I was able to let Sam's message ring out for all to hear and help to spread the message that we (all of humanity) need to end this War and ALL wars! PEACE to all! Thank you, Sam, for giving YouTubers the opportunity to help spread your message of PEACE and for the contest! Very exciting indeed. :-) For more information on the contest, go to:
http://www.samharris.com/waronwar
This "Peace Train" is gaining momentum! Thank you everyone and jump on board! You can download Sam's free MP3 of his War on War song here:
http://music.download.com/samharrissamharriscom/3600-8691-101118875.html?tag=...
It was a difficult video to put together, but very fun and I LOVED doing it! Everyone knows what war looks like and what the horrors are, so my vision was to create a video with more positive images and not show only images of war with all its sadness, destruction, or violence. I hope you enjoy my entry!
If you enjoyed watching, please vote for me by rating, commenting, viewing, favoriting, and sharing it with your friends! If you didn't enjoy it, please vote for me anyway by doing the above steps...ha!
A VERY special Thank YOU, to a very special friend who was there urging me on with his love, encouragement, and support through this last month or more, while making this video and not allowing me to give up when the going got tough and I was giving up on myself! Love to you today and tomorrow, through all time and space, and beyond!!! (I'll keep everyone guessing who that is for now...in case you don't know already!)
Now for the credits:
Video:
Earth, The Blue Marble footage used with permission:
http://visibleearth.nasa.gov
Sam's footage:
Video footage directed by Jeromy Robert and shot by James Teninty for Jeromy Robert Photography.
All other video was either shot by me or is public domain/open source video.
Photos:
Jayel Aheram
http://www.aheram.com
Other photos/graphics from my collection and used with permission.
WAR ON WAR
Music and Lyrics by Sam Harris and Matt Harris
There's a war on drugs,
And a war on crime.
They say Jesus wants a war
To wipe out Darwinism.
There's so many wars
Messing up my mind,
And most of all
You got your war of wars on terrorism.
You say the American way
is what we're fighting for
But I'm sick of the spin
you put me in
So I declare a war on...
War...
I can't take no more
You can't justify your
War...
Time to shut the door
Cause I don't believe you anymore
No I don't
You tell me what is right
You tell me what is just
You tell me who to love
and how to live and what to pray to
Then you kill and fight
Cause you say you must
Depends on who we like
and who we hate
and who we pay to
You say the American way
is what we're fighting for
But I'm sick of the lies
You still deny,
So I declare a war on
War...
I can't take no more
You can't justify your
War...
Time to shut the door
Cause I don't believe you
Mr. O'Reilly,
look down from your tower
You can't defeat
what you don't understand
Nobody triumphs
from obliteration, or retaliation,
or making demands
You can't defeat
what you don't have respect for
Swallow your ego and loosen your tie
Mr. O'Reilly,
Your tower is crumbling
Revenge is a temporary
High, igh, igh
So Bye, Bye, Bye
No more War...
I can't take no more
You can't justify your
War...
Time to shut the door
Cause I don't believer you any
More...
I can't take no more
you can't justify your
War...
Tell me what it's good for
It ain't good for nothing!
Why can't we be together
and love one another like brothers?
Why can't we all be free,
instead of looking for the enemy?
Raise the flag, salute the cash,
The illusion of control is dangerous
and the rocket's red glare
is more than I can bear
you keep me so scared
and unaware, like I don't care
and unprepared for the government lair
My blindness to your unkindness
Justifies your war
and -- my silence to your violence
Justifies your war
And I hold these truths
to be self evident, it's self evident
Cause, I don't believe you
And I can't forgive you
Don't want to see you anymore
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Great song and great video. Sorry for what haw happened. Isn't that always so?
Thanks Lazmalt for sharing.
Annie0854 2 years ago
Thanks for watching, Annie! Yeah...it was a very sad ending for me...but that is the way things can go. It was quite the experience and I learned a LOT, so it was worth the heartbreak...:-)
Thanks Laz for sharing with Annie! xoxoxo
GreatGig1 2 years ago
I have been watching your videos for ages, now at last i can comment now i have my own channel
TrillyTrotter 3 years ago
I wondered who was watching them...ha! I'm so happy that you decided to start your own channel now! It's good to finally get to hear from you! :-)
GreatGig1 3 years ago
YouTube must be having a glitch as I can't change the description at the moment to let anyone who comes by know that I have removed myself from the contest, so I am leaving this comment here. Please do NOT hold this against Sam or anyone involved. It was MY decision!
Love and Peace to all!! :-))
GreatGig1 3 years ago
This is FANTASTIC!
5 *STARS*
(((Hugs)))
~Mimi
Lethesunshine 3 years ago
Thank you so much, Mimi! The contest has moved over to Sam's Channel, so if you wouldn't mind, could you board the Peace Train over there and vote for me? This video is linked to my contest vid there, and there is also a link to it in the description area. Thank you so much for all your support! *hugs*
GreatGig1 3 years ago