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  2. List of songs about the Cold War - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. List of socialist songs - Wikipedia

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    In 1957, the words were rewritten in East Germany for the Cold War, renamed as "Der offene Aufmarsch". [30] [31] Einheitsfrontlied: Hanns Eisler: 1934 Germany: Also known as the "Song of the United Front". Lyrics by Bertolt Brecht. Whirlwinds of Danger: Wacław Święcicki: 1879 or 1883 Poland: Music composed by Józef Pławiński.

  4. List of songs about nuclear war - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. 30 Best Songs That Are Classically 1950s - AOL

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    The 1950s brings to mind poodle skirts, sock hops, and drive-in movies. I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, and Leave It to Beaver were popular television shows, and Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and ...

  6. No, No, Joe - Wikipedia

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    Country music has a long tradition of upholding conservative values and patriotism, and by the 1950s, with the Cold War heating up, several country singers had already recorded pro-American, anti-Communist songs.

  7. List of Billboard number-one singles from 1950 to 1958

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    Throughout most of the 1950s, the magazine published the following charts to measure a song's popularity: Most Played by Jockeys – ranked the most played songs on United States radio stations, as reported by radio disc jockeys and radio stations. Most Played in Jukeboxes – ranked the most played songs in jukeboxes across the United States.

  8. List of anti-war songs - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Protest songs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    For the remainder of the 1950s, Seeger continued to appear at camps and schools and to write songs and pro-labor union and anti-war editorials, which appeared in his column in the folk music magazine Sing Out! under the pen name of "Johnny Appleseed". The Weavers were temporarily silenced but returned to sing before a rapturous crowd of fans in ...