- Brother My Brother
Song infobox
Name = Brother My Brother
Artist =Blessid Union of Souls
Album =
Released = 1999, 2001
track_no = 7
Recorded = 1999
Genre =Alternative rock
Length = 3:46
Writer =
Label =
Producer =
Chart position =
Background =
prev = "Standing at the Edge of the Earth"
prev_no = 6
next = "Light in Your Eyes"
next_no = 8"Brother My Brother" is a non-album song recorded by the American rock band
Blessid Union of Souls in 1999. It received some radio airplay after its release to theinternet , but it was not officially released on an album until Blessid Union'sgreatest hits album, "", in 2001. It was a popular song, and many fans clamored for it to be released as a single because of it appearing on "The Singles", but it was not.fact|date=August 2008Meaning
The song is easily recognizable as an anti-war anthem.fact|date=August 2008 The band often uses anti-war themes in their music. This is reflected by the lyrics:
Brother, my brother
Tell me, what are we fighting for
We've got to end this war
We should love one another
Oh, can't we just pretend
This war never began
We can try
Brother, my brotherNotes
*The song was used in "" and included on the movie's official .
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