I was honored with this lovely article by this fantastic team of veterans from the Combat Veterans For Ron Paul website (www.CVRP2012.com) and thought I would share it with you. Here is a link to the song referenced below on Itunes:
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Masters of War: Tatiana Moroz, Ron Paul and Music for the Revolution (Video)
13 Feb 2012
by Nick Allison
When I think of my time in the Army, in Iraq and otherwise, it is hard to imagine what it would have been like without music. War and music go hand in hand, whether for soldiers gathered around a beat up radio in the rear during WWII, listening to Glenn Miller and his Orchestra’s latest swing hit; or grunts in Vietnam chilling out while listening to Armed Forces Radio and the Rock n’ Roll hits so closely related to that particular war. The Animals, CCR, Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane and Neil Young – many of the songs most popular among the troops in the field had a common anti-war theme. We gotta get out of this place…
Today’s troops are no different. Music plays as big a role in war as do bullets and bombs. While we were in Iraq in 2004, we used to joke about how much we were getting ripped off in “War Music.” The Vietnam war had all the good shit while we were often stuck with mass produced, formulaic pop. Not that we didn’t have plenty of bands that we enjoyed – Flogging Molly, The Dropkick Murphys, Rage Against the Machine, Ben Kweller, Social Distortion, Cross Canadian Ragweed and Jeff Buckley come instantly to mind – but we also recycled “Vietnam Music.” In particular, at least for me, Bob Dylan played a huge role in getting us through the desert. The Times They Are A-Changin’, Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door and Masters of War seemed to be telling us something.
Masters of War in particular stands as perhaps the greatest and most accurate of Dylan’s anti-war songs. In it, he calls out the politicians and armchair generals who recklessly send our boys off to undeclared wars for corporate interests while they sit safely at home, out of harms way.
Ron Paul is not one of those politicians. Unlike everyone else running for president, he actually served in the military; his track record is consistent; and he has tirelessly opposed the illegal, unjust wars that have cost the lives of so many of our brothers and sisters.
When I first came across Tatiana Moroz on YouTube, I was impressed with her Dylan covers as well as her original recordings, but that was all I knew of her. Later, I learned that she was an ardent supporter of the liberty movement, Dr. Paul, and the troops who support him. Given her background of covering Dylan, her support for our troops, and the lyrics in Masters of War, it seemed only natural to ask if she would be interested in doing a cover for CVRP, so I sent her an email. I don’t know what I expected to hear from Tatiana, but her response was almost instantaneous. She said that she loved the song, had been thinking about covering it for a while, and that she would be happy to fulfill our request. She was even kind enough to throw in a bonus recording of Knockin’ on Heavens Door.
So, here it is, perhaps one of the most stirring, passionate renditions of this classic song out there, seemingly tailor-made for CVRP’s mission. Enjoy the songs and, when you’re finished, please let Tatiana know that we support her and her promotion of Ron Paul’s message of liberty and peace!
Subscribe to her YouTube channel, “like” her Facebook fan page , visit her website and, most importantly, purchase her original album, Tatiana, available now on iTunes. It’s not often that such a talented musician has the integrity, passion and courage to speak out against the failed, unconstitutional policies that directly affect the safety of our troops and, in the long run, the very safety of our country.
We support Ron Paul for President. Let’s also support the people who are helping to spread his message.
-CVRP2012
Tatiana Moroz, a New Jersey native, is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music. When not busy writing, recording and performing her original songs, she also works at a recording studio in New York. Learn more and listen to her music at tatianamoroz.com.
Nick Allison served as a squad leader with 1-21 IN, 25th ID, US Army from 2001-2005, including a 14 month combat tour in Northern Iraq. He lives in Austin, TX with his wife, Tracy, their son and two dumb, ugly, mongrel dogs.
“Masters Of War”
by Bob Dylan
Come you masters of war
You that build all the guns
You that build the death planes
You that build all the bombs
You that hide behind walls
You that hide behind desks
I just want you to know
I can see through your masks.
You that never done nothin’
But build to destroy
You play with my world
Like it’s your little toy
You put a gun in my hand
And you hide from my eyes
And you turn and run farther
When the fast bullets fly.
Like Judas of old
You lie and deceive
A world war can be won
You want me to believe
But I see through your eyes
And I see through your brain
Like I see through the water
That runs down my drain.
You fasten all the triggers
For the others to fire
Then you set back and watch
When the death count gets higher
You hide in your mansion’
As young people’s blood
Flows out of their bodies
And is buried in the mud.
You’ve thrown the worst fear
That can ever be hurled
Fear to bring children
Into the world
For threatening my baby
Unborn and unnamed
You ain’t worth the blood
That runs in your veins.
How much do I know
To talk out of turn
You might say that I’m young
You might say I’m unlearned
But there’s one thing I know
Though I’m younger than you
That even Jesus would never
Forgive what you do.
Let me ask you one question
Is your money that good
Will it buy you forgiveness
Do you think that it could
I think you will find
When your death takes its toll
All the money you made
Will never buy back your soul.
And I hope that you die
And your death’ll come soon
I will follow your casket
In the pale afternoon
And I’ll watch while you’re lowered
Down to your deathbed
And I’ll stand over your grave
‘Til I’m sure that you’re dead.
