The first time you heard that song conjures up tons of images for which my only point of refference are the news casts (and replays of such) from back when I was probably in grade school. Sounds like a movie scene. Sometimes songs stick and I guess that one is glued tight.

One of my favorite songs is Me and Bobby McGee. I just like the song, make me feel like I am on a road trip or something. Some of her stuff is a little screachy but man she does put everything into it. Music--I just listen to the songs and sometimes the lyrics are not understandable so I don't know what they are saying. Joplin ..yes, represented the Counter Culture ( and I understand why it was a bit of a problem for you). I have a couple of her albums and I don't remember any mouthing off in protest about the war. Maybe I don't listen to the words close enough. Maybe she saved her mouthing off for her concerts between songs..I have no idea.

If she was a hugely anti war vocal I wonder what she would think about her song, by chance, being used in the war as you did.

Thanks for your service Grump.