Tag 758 (Tag 54) und Pete Seeger: Last Train To Nuremberg

Der gute Pete Seeger 1971.

Seeger's 1971 anti-war song "Last Train to Nuremberg" condemned the My Lai massacre and pointed the finger at several layers of society that had "blood upon" their "hands". Nuremberg refered to the location of the criminal trials that took place after the Second World War. Therefore, in the lyrics, Seeger imagined those responsible for the My Lai atrocities to be together on a train, to face justice for their crimes. Firstly, Seeger named two of the soldiers involved - the well-known William Calley, and Captain Medina. He faced court-martial for war crimes, but was acquitted in 1971. Seeger then moved on to the politicians, referring to Richard Nixon and "both houses of Congress" - wanting to know "who gave the orders?" and "planned the campaign". Seeger then turned his attention to the military-industrial complex, asking the question: "who manufactured the bullet". Finally, Seeger took his analysis a step further, pointing the finger at all Americans, singing: "Do I see the voters, me and you...Who paid the taxes? Tell me, is that blood upon my hands?". It featured as the opening track on the 1971 album.

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Last train to Nuremberg

Last train to Nuremberg!
Last train to Nuremberg!
Last train to Nuremberg!
All on board!

 

Do I see Lieutenant Calley?
Do I see Captain Medina?
Do I see General Koster and all his crew?
Do I see President Nixon?
Do I see both houses of Congress?
Do I see the voters, me and you?

 

Last train to Nuremberg!
Last train to Nuremberg!
Last train to Nuremberg!
All on board!

 

Who held the rifle? Who gave the orders?
Who planned the campaign to lay waste the land?
Who manufactured the bullet? Who paid the taxes?
Tell me, is this blood upon my hands?

 

Last train to Nuremberg!
Last train to Nuremberg!
Last train to Nuremberg!
All on board!

 

If five hundred thousand mothers went to Washington
And said, "Bring all of our boys home without delay!"
Would the man they came to see, say he was too busy?
Would he say he had to watch a football game?

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Last train to Nuremberg!
Last train to Nuremberg!
Last train to Nuremberg!
All on board!