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A protest song on the futility of war, written in response to the Vietnam War. Later also covered by Edwin Starr and Bruce Springsteen. "We Didn't Start the Fire" Billy Joel (1989) – a cleverly structured list of historical events of the Cold War period from the 1950s–1980s, making special mention of the "communist bloc". "Weeping Wall ...
Songs Inspired by Literature, Chapter One: Justin Wells: The Odyssey: Homer [29] "Lay Down" Bursting at the Seams: Strawbs: The 23rd Psalm of the Book of Psalms from the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament [132] "The Legend of Enoch Arden" Songs Inspired by Literature, Chapter One: Diane Zeigler "The Legend of Enoch Arden" Alfred Lord ...
A smooth, tender ballad, “In the Still of the Night” is one of the most recognizable love songs from the 1950s. The song was written by Fred Parris, the lead singer of The Five Satins, and has ...
For example, "Masters of War" (1963) which protests against governments who orchestrate war, is sometimes misconstrued as dealing directly with the Vietnam War. However, the song was written at the beginning of 1963, when only a few hundred Green Berets were stationed in South Vietnam and came to be re-appropriated as a comment on Vietnam in ...
Songs with a theme of nuclear war have been a feature of popular culture since the early years of the Cold War. [1] "4 Minute Warning" By Radiohead (2007) "137" By Brand New (2017) "1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)" by Jimi Hendrix "1999" By Prince (1982) "2 Minutes to Midnight" By Iron Maiden (1984) "540,000 Degrees Fahrenheit" by Fear ...
Written during the Great Depression and popular among socialists in the late Weimar Republic. [29] Der heimliche Aufmarsch: Wladimir Vogel: 1930 Germany: Lyrics are from a 1929 poem by Erich Weinert. The most famous version was arranged by Hans Eisler. In 1957, the words were rewritten in East Germany for the Cold War, renamed as "Der offene ...
Some anti-war songs lament aspects of wars, while others patronize war.Most promote peace in some form, while others sing out against specific armed conflicts. Still others depict the physical and psychological destruction that warfare causes to soldiers, innocent civilians, and humanity as a whole.
Priscilla Cory performed the song in the movie Deadman's Curve, the story based on Jan and Dean in 1978. Priscilla is the great-granddaughter of inventor Nathan B. Stubblefield. Bing Crosby – sang the song on three occasions on his radio show in 1947. [7] King Curtis; Dennis Day; Dale Hawkins; Jan and Dean – Jan & Dean Take Linda Surfin ...