{"id":3401,"date":"2012-02-13T16:15:36","date_gmt":"2012-02-13T21:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=3401"},"modified":"2012-02-13T16:16:38","modified_gmt":"2012-02-13T21:16:38","slug":"great-antiwar-song-video-from-old-crow-medicine-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/13\/great-antiwar-song-video-from-old-crow-medicine-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Antiwar Song &#038; Video from Old Crow Medicine Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As so many politicians and pundits try to whip up enthusiasm for attacking Iran, we&#8217;d be wise to recall the ravages of war on those who actually have to fight and bleed. <\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve long enjoyed the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crowmedicine.com\/\">Old Crow Medicine Show<\/a> <\/strong>song, &#8220;Big Time in the Jungle.&#8221; I came across this YouTube video that makes its antiwar message far more potent.  <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jy-f1qetjYE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Video created and uploaded by <em> Dudeyeshe<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hopefully the next decade will not see piercing folk songs about the plight of American soldiers fighting in Iran&#8217;s Zagros or Elburz Mountains or cutting their way from the Caspian Sea to Strait of Hormuz.  <\/p>\n<p>Old Crow Medicine Show also has a powerful rendition of the song, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LIM1ufDaTbE&#038;feature=related\"><strong>Ruby Ridge<\/strong><\/a>.&#8221; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As so many politicians and pundits try to whip up enthusiasm for attacking Iran, we&#8217;d be wise to recall the ravages of war on those who actually have to fight and bleed. 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