{"id":252801,"date":"2024-01-29T12:00:38","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T12:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=252801"},"modified":"2024-01-24T06:03:59","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T06:03:59","slug":"with-god-on-our-side-music-video-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2024\/01\/with-god-on-our-side-music-video-of-the-week\/","title":{"rendered":"With God on Our Side (Music Video of the Week)"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><strong>Live 1964 <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This is one of the very few surviving television broadcasts from Bob&#8217;s early days aired on 12 May 1964, five days before his legendary concert at Royal Festival Hall. Here: \u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RmsvImKHGD4&amp;t=1155s\"  aria-label=\"YouTube Channel Link: Bob Dylan Live at Royal Festival Hall...\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2022\u00a0Bob\u00a0Dylan\u00a0Live\u00a0at\u00a0Royal\u00a0Festival\u00a0Hall&#8230;\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fun Fact<\/strong>: This clip was part of a program called <em>Tonight<\/em>. A 17-year-old David Bowie (then known as Davy Jones) appeared on the same program in the same year as Dylan, as part of a story on Bowie&#8217;s newly founded <em>&#8220;Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Long-Haired Men&#8221;<\/em>. No doubt Dylan would have cheered on such a crusade.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bob Dylan - With God on Our Side (Live on BBC, 1964) [HD FOOTAGE]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rMifwzfwyFA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>LYRICS:<\/strong><br \/>\nOh my name it is nothin\u2019 My age it means less<br \/>\nThe country I come from Is called the Midwest<br \/>\nI\u2019s taught and brought up there The laws to abide<br \/>\nAnd that the land that I live in Has God on its side<\/p>\n<p>Oh the history books tell it They tell it so well<br \/>\nThe cavalries charged The Indians fell<br \/>\nThe cavalries charged The Indians died<br \/>\nOh the country was young then With God on its side<\/p>\n<p>And the names of the heroes l\u2019s made to memorize<br \/>\nWith guns in their hands And God on their side<br \/>\nBut I learned to accept it Accept it with pride<br \/>\nFor you don\u2019t count the dead When God\u2019s on your side<\/p>\n<p>Oh the Spanish-American War had its day<br \/>\nAnd the Civil War too Was soon laid away<br \/>\nAnd the names of the heroes l\u2019s made to memorize<br \/>\nWith guns in their hands And God on their side<\/p>\n<p>Oh the First World War, boys It closed out its fate<br \/>\nThe reason for fighting I never got straight<br \/>\nBut I learned to accept it Accept it with pride<br \/>\nFor you don\u2019t count the dead When God\u2019s on your side<\/p>\n<p>When the Second World War Came to an end<br \/>\nWe forgave the Germans And we were friends<br \/>\nThough they murdered six million In the ovens they fried<br \/>\nThe Germans now too Have God on their side<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve learned to hate Russians All through my whole life<br \/>\nIf another war starts It\u2019s them we must fight<br \/>\nTo hate them and fear them To run and to hide<br \/>\nAnd accept it all bravely With God on my side<\/p>\n<p>But now we got weapons Of the chemical dust<br \/>\nIf fire them we\u2019re forced to Then fire them we must<br \/>\nOne push of the button And a shot the world wide<br \/>\nAnd you never ask questions When God\u2019s on your side<\/p>\n<p>Through many dark hour I\u2019ve been thinkin\u2019 about this<br \/>\nThat Jesus Christ Was betrayed by a kiss<br \/>\nBut I can\u2019t think for you You\u2019ll have to decide<br \/>\nWhether Judas Iscariot Had God on his side<\/p>\n<p>So now as I\u2019m leavin\u2019 I\u2019m weary as Hell<br \/>\nThe confusion I\u2019m feelin\u2019 Ain\u2019t no tongue can tell<br \/>\nThe words fill my head And fall to the floor<br \/>\nIf God\u2019s on our side He\u2019ll stop the next war<\/p>\n<p>************************<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bobdylan.com\/songs\/god-our-side\"  data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/bobdylan.com\/songs\/god-our-side&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1706161690362000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3ao5qWf7hqHN5Rpv0t1evK\">bobdylan.com\/songs\/god-our-side<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Copyright 1963 by Warner Bros. 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