Lyrics

This was a TRUE collaboration. Alex Lau wrote great lyrics and Brad Weiss and Joe Aro joined me in the back-ups, channeling our inner Motown R&B shouters. And let's not forget Bob Ryan, whose off-the-charts rant inspired the whole thing. Listen to Bobby!

War (Edwin Starr)

WAR, huh yeah
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing, oh hoh, oh
WAR huh Wha?
Wins Above Replacement?
Absolutely stupid, ask Bob Ryan
WAR, huh good baseball Gods
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing, listen to Bobby

Oh, WAR, I hate
'Cause it means the destruction of what makes baseball great
WAR means nothing to the true baseball lover
We gotta fight back and make saber-metrics hide for cover, I said

WAR, huh good baseball Gods y'all
Wins Above Replacement?
Absolutely stupid, ask Bob Ryan
WAR, huh/ whoa Lord
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing, listen to Bobby

WAR, it ain't nothin' but a dumb new statistic
WAR If Wilbon met a WAR lover he’d go ballistic

Oh WAR, is an enemy to the whole game
I guess we have Bill James to blame
WAR has caused unrest with the younger generation
I hope it doesn’t infect the TK Littles nation!

WAR, huh good baseball Gods y'all
Wins Above Replacement?
Absolutely stupid, ask Bob Ryan
WAR, huh/ Wha?
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing, ask Bobby

A parody of "War" by Edwin Starr