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=== Assistant: Here’s the info on the song you were thinking of: War. ===
Here’s the info on the song you were thinking of: War.

===== - Artist: Edwin Starr. Wikipedia<ref>{{cite web|title=Wikipedia|url=https://classic.motown.com/story/edwin-starr-war/|publisher=classic.motown.com|access-date=2025-11-10}}</ref> =====
* Release year: June 1970 (single version). Classic Motown<ref>{{cite web|title=Classic Motown|url=https://classic.motown.com/story/edwin-starr-war/|publisher=Classic Motown|access-date=2025-11-10}}</ref>
* Label: Motown (Gordy imprint) and produced by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong wrote it. Wikipedia<ref>{{cite web|title=Wikipedia|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_%28The_Temptations_song%29|publisher=en.wikipedia.org|access-date=2025-11-10}}</ref>

===== - The song was originally recorded by The Temptations in 1969-70 but the version with Starr was the one released as a single because Motown chose not to risk the Temptations’ image with such a strong anti-war line. Wikipedia<ref>{{cite web|title=Wikipedia|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_%28The_Temptations_song%29|publisher=en.wikipedia.org|access-date=2025-11-10}}</ref> =====
* Its well-known chorus: “War, huh, good God y’all / What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!” — you quoted that. YouTube<ref>{{cite web|title=YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01-2pNCZiNk|publisher=youtube.com|access-date=2025-11-10}}</ref>
* It became a major protest song against the Vietnam War era, tapping into rising public unrest and anti-war sentiment. Wikipedia<ref>{{cite web|title=Wikipedia|url=https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_%28Edwin-Starr-Lied%29|publisher=de.wikipedia.org|access-date=2025-11-10}}</ref>
* Chart-wise, Starr’s version reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1970. Wikipedia<ref>{{cite web|title=Wikipedia|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_%28The_Temptations_song%29|publisher=en.wikipedia.org|access-date=2025-11-10}}</ref>

===== - Edwin Starr joined Motown in 1968, after his previous label was absorbed. Before “War”, he had some moderate success (like “Twenty-Five Miles”). Wikipedia<ref>{{cite web|title=Wikipedia|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_%28The_Temptations_song%29|publisher=en.wikipedia.org|access-date=2025-11-10}}</ref> =====
* “War” became his signature track. It brought him international acclaim, especially in the UK. Classic Motown<ref>{{cite web|title=Classic Motown|url=https://classic.motown.com/story/edwin-starr-war/|publisher=Classic Motown|access-date=2025-11-10}}</ref>
* Though his career had ups and downs, the song left a lasting cultural legacy. Wikipedia<ref>{{cite web|title=Wikipedia|url=https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_%28Edwin-Starr-Lied%29|publisher=de.wikipedia.org|access-date=2025-11-10}}</ref>

If you like, I can pull up interesting covers of the song (artists who remade it) and how it’s been used in movies, culture, etc. Would you like that?