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"Admiral William Brown" is a song written and first performed by the Wolfe Tones in 1982, [1] the year of the Falklands War between Argentina and the United Kingdom. [3] The song recounts the biography of Irish-Argentine admiral William Brown (1777–1857), [4] and contains denunciations of imperialism, colonialism and the United Kingdom.
"Southampton Dock" is a song from Pink Floyd's 1983 album, The Final Cut. [1] [2] In World War II, many soldiers departed from Southampton to fight against the Germans. In the eighties, Southampton was again used as a departure base, this time for the Falklands War. The song describes a woman who "bravely waves" the soldiers "Goodbye again".
"Brothers in Arms" is a song by British rock band Dire Straits, the closing track on their fifth studio album of the same name, released in May 1985. It was written in 1982, the year of Britain's involvement in the Falklands War .
The Marcha de las Malvinas (in English: March of the Falklands) is a patriotic anthem of Argentina.It is sung in demonstrations to assert Argentina sovereignty claims over the Falkland Islands (in Spanish: Islas Malvinas) and was prominently broadcast by the military government (controlled media during the Falklands War).
The album consists mainly of oral work, read or sung by Cale. It was written in 1982 as a response to the Anglo-Argentinian Falklands War, using poems written by fellow Welshman Dylan Thomas. There are also two orchestral interludes, two other solo piano pieces "Songs Without Words 1 and 2", and finally a song by Cale, "The Soul of Carmen Miranda".
"Shipbuilding" is a song with lyrics by Elvis Costello and music by Clive Langer. [1] Written during the Falklands War of 1982, Costello's lyrics highlight the irony of the war bringing back prosperity to the traditional shipbuilding areas of Clydeside, Merseyside (Cammell Laird), North East England and Belfast (Harland and Wolff) [2] to build new ships to replace those being sunk in the war ...
In Argentina, defeat in the Falklands War meant that a possible war with Chile was avoided. Further, Argentina returned to a democratic government in the 1983 general election, the first free general election since 1973. It also had a major social impact, destroying the military's image as the "moral reserve of the nation" that they had ...
Let's Start a War, or Let's Start a War... (Said Maggie One Day) , is the third album by Scottish punk band The Exploited , released in 1983 through Pax Records. The title refers to Margaret Thatcher 's decision to go to war over the Falkland Islands in 1982, suggesting that she did so almost on a whim.