Patricia Harrity:

“War, what is it good for?” asked Edwin Starr while belting the anti-Vietnam war track “Absolutely nothing” was the singer’s response to his own question, the song continues “I despise, cause it means destruction to innocent lives” […] “It ain’t nothing but a heartbreaker – friend only to the undertaker, War is the enemy of all mankind.” Surely the vast majority of the population would agree with the lyrics of War?