Here are the lyrics to one of my favorite songs recorded by the Monkees:

Zor and Zam

By Bill Chadwick and John Chadwick

The king of Zor, he called for war
And the king of Zam, he answered.
They fashioned their weapons one upon one
Ton upon ton, they called for war at the rise of the sun.

Out went the call to one and to all
That echoed and rolled like the thunder.
Trumpets and drums, roar upon roar
More upon more.
Rolling the call of "Come now to war."

Throughout the night they fashioned their might
With right on the side of the mighty.
They puzzled their minds plan upon plan
Man upon man
And at dying of dawn the great war began.

They met on the battlefield banner in hand.
They looked out across the vacant land.
And they counted the missing, one upon one,
None upon none.
The war it was over before it begun.

Two little kings playing a game.
They gave a war and nobody came.
And nobody came.
And nobody came.
And nobody came.
And nobody came.
[repeat and fade]

I always thought it would be neat if this could happen someday. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Mark

Not so sure I agree with you there - these days the scenario could quite easily occur - after the nuclear button was pressed.
*shiver*

Ummm, I don't think nuclear devastation was the intent of the song. It never crossed MY mind actually. It was more of the thought that what would happen if 2 leaders started a war and none of the people wanted to fight for them.

Mark

[EDIT] After rereading your reply, I understand where you're coming from. Not a pretty thought..eh?

[ 01-26-2003, 06:40 PM: Message edited by: skywalker ]