The Cover: Masters of War

In the spirit of the cover wars, I offer up probably Bob Dylan's most politically charged song, "Masters of War." Dylan said this about the original in the liner notes of the album for which it appears, Freewheelin': "I've never really written anything like that before. I don't sing songs which hope people will die, but I couldn't help it in this one. The song is a sort of striking out . . .

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