Atomic Tunes : The Cold War in American and British Popular Music.
Smolko, Tim.
Atomic Tunes : The Cold War in American and British Popular Music. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (367 pages)
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Cold War History in Music and Lyrics -- 1. Folk: From Paul Robeson to Bob Dylan -- 2. Folk: Women's Voices -- 3. Country: The Conservative Stance -- 4. Novelty and Comedy Songs: The Cold War as a Big Joke -- 5. Early Rock and Other Styles: Rocking the Bomb -- 6. Mainstream Rock: Bowie, U2, Sting, Billy Joel, and Springsteen -- 7. Hard Rock and Heavy Metal: The Electric Guitar as the Bomb -- 8. Punk Rock: Three Chords and the Apocalypse -- 9. Electronic and New Wave: The Cold War in a Synthesizer -- 10. Wind of Change: The Fall of the Wall and the End of the Cold War -- Conclusion -- Bibliography, Discography, Videography -- Index -- About the Author.
Atomic Tunes presents a musical history of the Cold War, analyzing the songs that capture the fear of those who lived under the shadow of Stalin, Sputnik, mushroom clouds, and missiles.
9780253056177
Popular music-United States-History and criticism.
Popular music-Great Britain-History and criticism.
Cold War-Music and the war.
Popular music-Political aspects-United States-History-20th century.
Popular music-Political aspects-Great Britain-History-20th century.
Electronic books.
782.4216409045
Atomic Tunes : The Cold War in American and British Popular Music. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (367 pages)
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Cold War History in Music and Lyrics -- 1. Folk: From Paul Robeson to Bob Dylan -- 2. Folk: Women's Voices -- 3. Country: The Conservative Stance -- 4. Novelty and Comedy Songs: The Cold War as a Big Joke -- 5. Early Rock and Other Styles: Rocking the Bomb -- 6. Mainstream Rock: Bowie, U2, Sting, Billy Joel, and Springsteen -- 7. Hard Rock and Heavy Metal: The Electric Guitar as the Bomb -- 8. Punk Rock: Three Chords and the Apocalypse -- 9. Electronic and New Wave: The Cold War in a Synthesizer -- 10. Wind of Change: The Fall of the Wall and the End of the Cold War -- Conclusion -- Bibliography, Discography, Videography -- Index -- About the Author.
Atomic Tunes presents a musical history of the Cold War, analyzing the songs that capture the fear of those who lived under the shadow of Stalin, Sputnik, mushroom clouds, and missiles.
9780253056177
Popular music-United States-History and criticism.
Popular music-Great Britain-History and criticism.
Cold War-Music and the war.
Popular music-Political aspects-United States-History-20th century.
Popular music-Political aspects-Great Britain-History-20th century.
Electronic books.
782.4216409045