When I was in high school in the late 70's, my teacher who had been in high school during the Cuban Missile Crisis, spoke about trying to get out of writing an essay by telling her teacher, "they wouldn't be here tomorrow." She had to write the essay anyways.
And a couple of extra songs to ponder. "Shades of '45" by Gary O' released in 19…
When I was in high school in the late 70's, my teacher who had been in high school during the Cuban Missile Crisis, spoke about trying to get out of writing an essay by telling her teacher, "they wouldn't be here tomorrow." She had to write the essay anyways.
And a couple of extra songs to ponder. "Shades of '45" by Gary O' released in 1984. The first line mentions Enola Gay, and further into the song is the lyric "...is it only thunder? Or just the dawning of a nuclear day?" The feeling of dread is quite strong. The second song is "It's a Mistake" by Men at Work, which fits quite nicely with Nena's 99 Red Balloons where nuclear war happens by accident. And a third song, "Land of Confusion" by Genesis. I'd strongly recommend watching the video for Land of confusion as the visuals contribute strongly to the feel of the song
When I was in high school in the late 70's, my teacher who had been in high school during the Cuban Missile Crisis, spoke about trying to get out of writing an essay by telling her teacher, "they wouldn't be here tomorrow." She had to write the essay anyways.
And a couple of extra songs to ponder. "Shades of '45" by Gary O' released in 1984. The first line mentions Enola Gay, and further into the song is the lyric "...is it only thunder? Or just the dawning of a nuclear day?" The feeling of dread is quite strong. The second song is "It's a Mistake" by Men at Work, which fits quite nicely with Nena's 99 Red Balloons where nuclear war happens by accident. And a third song, "Land of Confusion" by Genesis. I'd strongly recommend watching the video for Land of confusion as the visuals contribute strongly to the feel of the song