A soul song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong in 1969, expressing opposition to the Vietnam War. The song was first recorded by the Temptations, but became a hit for Edwin Starr in 1970. Lyrics: War, huh yeah What is it good for? Absolutely nothing, oh hoh, oh War huh yeah What is it good for? Absolutely nothing, say it again y'all War, huh good God What... A soul song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong in 1969, expressing opposition to the Vietnam War. The song was first recorded by the Temptations, but became a hit for Edwin Starr in 1970. A classic anti-war protest song from 1969, written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong. The lyrics ask "What is it good for?" and answer "absolutely nothing" in response to war. War (whoa), huh (oh Lord) What is it good for? Absolutely nothing, listen to me (War) It ain't nothing but a heart breaker (War) Friend only to The Undertaker, woo Peace, love and understanding, tell me Is there no place for them today? They say we must fight to keep our freedom But Lord knows there's got to be a better way, oh War, huh (God y'all) War, it ain't nothing but a heartbreaker War, friend only to the undertaker Peace, love and understanding, tell me Is there no place for them today? They say we must fight to keep our freedom But lord knows there's got to be a better way Oh, war, huh, good god, y'all What is it good for? You tell me, (nothing) say it, say it, say it, say it Edwin Starr War (What Is It Good For?) lyrics: War, huh, yeah / What is it good for / Absolutely nothing / Uh-huh / War, ... Is War good for nothing?To Bush and Cheney--Good God ya all! Darrell from Eugene Yes, war is good for absolutely nothing. Although I was ineligible for the draft at the time that this song came out (both because I was 27 years old and because I had roughed up an Oregon State Trooper in 1962 and served 180 days in jail), I was, am and always will be against all wars.Does War make a society more peaceful?States that suppressed violence within their borders tended to grow; those that did not, tended to fail. War is surely the worst possible way to create larger, more peaceful societies, but the depressing truth is that it seems to be pretty much the only way people have found.Is War a waste of human life?War is an enormous waste of human life, government money, oil, coal, natural gas, et al, and we need to follow the leads of Sweden and Switzerland if the USA is to survive as one nation and not break up into several independent nations. Brad from San Jose, Ca This song was origionally by The Temptations, but they didn't do much with it.Is War the greatest evil in the world?War is the greatest Evil in our world. It causes nothing but suffering for all involved. Drew from B'ham, Al It *was* the greatest nation in the world. It's declined since then, has it not? I say in no way that I'm opposed to the American Revolution, because King George III taxed w/o representation, but I still think war at that time was stupid. · “War! What is it good for?” sings Edwin Starr in his 1970 song, before giving an unambiguous answer: “absolutely nothing.” A classic anti-war protest song from 1969, written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong. The lyrics ask "What is it good for?" and answer "absolutely nothing" in response to war. War (whoa), huh (oh Lord) What is it good for? Absolutely nothing, listen to me (War) It ain't nothing but a heart breaker (War) Friend only to The Undertaker, woo Peace, love and understanding, tell me Is there no place for them today? They say we must fight to keep our freedom But Lord knows there's got to be a better way, oh War, huh (God y'all) War, it ain't nothing but a heartbreaker War, friend only to the undertaker Peace, love and understanding, tell me Is there no place for them today? They say we must fight to keep our freedom But lord knows there's got to be a better way Oh, war, huh, good god, y'all What is it good for? You tell me, (nothing) say it, say it, say it, say it Edwin Starr War (What Is It Good For?) lyrics: War, huh, yeah / What is it good for / Absolutely nothing / Uh-huh / War, ... · “War! What is it good for?” sings Edwin Starr in his 1970 song, before giving an unambiguous answer: “absolutely nothing.”
