Songs About Peace

Some of the songs included below may have the words peace or peaceful in the lyrics or title while others are only about peace as a subject or theme.

Songs about peace. In 1969 john lennon and yoko ono famously asked the world to give peace a chance on the plastic ono band s seminal single lennon s first solo release by the way. Neil diamond originally wrote i m a believer for the country artist eddy arnold. Examples include lennon s give peace a chance and operation ivy s unity. This song became very popular during major sporting events.

15 songs about peace love understanding. Songs about peace love and unity imagine by john lennon redemption song by bob marley give peace a chance by john lennon blowin in the wind by bob dylan all you need is love by the beatles where have all the flowers gone by pete seeger also kingston trio give me love give me peace on earth by george harrison war by edwin starr. I m a believerthe monkees. Dorsey who is credited with writing nearly one thousand gospel songs.

Peace in the valley is a great gospel song written in 1937 by thomas a. Some anti war songs lament some aspects of war while others satirize war. Music june 16 2016. If lennon were alive i wonder what he might say about the world s collective inability to heed the.

While some songs on this list transcend the ages with eternal constructs like love and peace john mayer s waiting on the world to change is a lot more specific in this song he describes his generation s apathy towards social issues as a way to point out what s wrong. It caught a lot of attention by the media during its time. Philippians 4 7 and the peace of god which passeth all understanding shall keep your hearts and minds through christ jesus peace in the valley. Songfacts category songs about peace or tranquility.

If we keep striving for peace and equality in race class and gender then we will continue to progress as a people. If you re a pacifist and believe violence isn t the answer then the music below might really strike a chord with you. The most uplifting peace songs are not against anything.