Today I am adding Josh Ritter’s new album “The Animal Years” to the growing list of music that supports the anti-war movement. I need to give a big hat tip to Matt from the comments on this one as it is a great find:

On a lighter note, thought I would just recommend some music for the like minded as I pass through. The song is “Girl in the War” by Josh Ritter. Puts a different spin on the issue of who’s actually doing the fighting out there. Check it out!

I just listened to the entire album and it is very powerful. While not all songs are specifically anti-war, the song “Girl in the War”, which is the first track on the album, is a very powerful message about what is going on in our country and in Iraq:

Peter said to Paul you know all those words we wrote Are just the rules of the game and the rules are the first to go But now talking to God is Laurel begging Hardy for a gun I got a girl in the war man I wonder what it is we done

Paul said to Peter you got to rock yourself a little harder Pretend the dove from above is a dragon and your feet are on fire But I got a girl in the war Paul the only thing I know to do Is turn up the music and pray that she makes it through

Because the keys to the Kingdom got lost inside the Kingdom And the angels fly around in there but we can¹t see them I got a girl in the war Paul I know that they can here me yell If they can¹t find a way to help her they can go to Hell If they can¹t find a way to help her they can go to Hell

You can listen to the album in it’s entirety here but that doesn’t send the message to the music execs that we need, so please purchase the album here.