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Title: song relating 20th century topic?
Post by: CJ on March 01, 2008, 12:11:25 AM
just looking for suggestions here. i have to do a history project about a song about a 20th century topic. it'll be a powerpoint presentation where i play the song and show pictures and stuff. can't think of any songs...
Title: song relating 20th century topic?
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on March 01, 2008, 01:00:27 AM
Iron Maiden - Aces High - Battle of Britain 1940

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain

Or

Saxon - Dallas 1pm - JFK assasinated
Title: song relating 20th century topic?
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on March 01, 2008, 01:05:52 AM
Queensryche - My Global mind - about information overload from the internet etc and the feelings of helplessness it creates
Title: song relating 20th century topic?
Post by: CJ on March 01, 2008, 01:19:01 AM
wow, aces high! never thought of that song, had never listened to the lyrics. i think i may definitely do this song. i was considering doing Rammstein- Ramstein, but then everyone in my class would probably think i was weird as shite. My whole class is pretty much all into rap and hip hop, so whatever i do will probably seem odd.
Title: song relating 20th century topic?
Post by: Scott674 on March 01, 2008, 05:38:49 AM
If it were the 19th century, I'd make the class listen to all 30 minutes of my awful attempt at Gettysburg (1863)... lol!
Title: song relating 20th century topic?
Post by: sambo on March 01, 2008, 09:45:44 AM
20th Century Boy by T-Rex!
Title: song relating 20th century topic?
Post by: Johnny Mac on March 01, 2008, 12:52:41 PM
Holidays In The Sun. The Sex Pistols.
Title: song relating 20th century topic?
Post by: Will on March 01, 2008, 01:12:57 PM
Holiday in Cambodia - Dead Kennedys. Theres a few other by DK that spring to mind, just the lyrics, but can't remember the song names, its been ages since I have listened to them
Title: song relating 20th century topic?
Post by: dave_mc on March 01, 2008, 02:17:37 PM
Quote from: FELINEGUITARS
Iron Maiden - Aces High - Battle of Britain 1940

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain



dangit, that's the one i was going to say.  :lol:

maybe U2 with sunday, bloody sunday? of course, you'd have to get past the fact that U2 are awful and the song is terrible (disclaimer: in my opinion).

EDIT: scorpions wind of change!

or slayer, angel of death (about "dr" josef mengele, right?)... maybe a bit heavy for school though.
Title: song relating 20th century topic?
Post by: shaman on March 01, 2008, 02:22:01 PM
just cover all the bases and choose "Sympathy for the Devil"
Title: song relating 20th century topic?
Post by: Spitfire on March 01, 2008, 03:05:32 PM
most of megadeths back catalogue, a lot of it is about war and the politics of the time.

peace sells.. etc etc

fat bottom girls by queen.. about the state of the bottoms of the girlies and spreaddage
Title: song relating 20th century topic?
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on March 01, 2008, 03:37:12 PM
Scorpions wind of change is a good one

A lot of people do not know that it's origins relate to the political/economic change in Russia instigated by Gorbachovknown as Perestroika and what it meant to the people - a sense of hope at the time (there were a lot of downsides that came in afterwards but that is not what the song is about)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perestroika

Later the song became connected with the fall of the Berlin Wall and the changes within the Scorpions' German homeland, such as the reunification

I've spelt it out as I dont know if such facts would be taught or wdespread knowledge in US highschools
Title: song relating 20th century topic?
Post by: Davey on March 01, 2008, 03:55:38 PM
Megadeth - Blackmail the Universe
basically about WTF is happening these years w/ the war in Iraq and all
Title: song relating 20th century topic?
Post by: Johnny Mac on March 01, 2008, 05:25:24 PM
Quote from: dave_mc
Quote from: FELINEGUITARS
Iron Maiden - Aces High - Battle of Britain 1940

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain


or slayer, angel of death (about "dr" josef mengele, right?)... maybe a bit heavy for school though.


Don't tell that stuff you will be giving them ideas!!  :lol:
Title: song relating 20th century topic?
Post by: Johnny Mac on March 01, 2008, 05:28:22 PM
Quote from: shaman
just cover all the bases and choose "Sympathy for the Devil"


 :lol:  :lol:
Title: song relating 20th century topic?
Post by: CJ on March 01, 2008, 09:02:51 PM
ha, slayer. i'd love to play that. however, i don't know if anyone in that class would talk to me anymore after that. my school really does blow. I'm still thinking aces high probably, or possibly even 2 minutes to midnight.

oh yeah, i thought about Gettysburg. then i was like, oh yeah, civil war = 1800's.

megadeth- holy wars would be a good one.
Title: song relating 20th century topic?
Post by: cjpmmd on March 02, 2008, 02:50:25 PM
How about "The Reefer Man" by Cab Calloway?  Drug humor >30 years before Woodstock!
Title: song relating 20th century topic?
Post by: shaman on March 05, 2008, 12:39:10 AM
Quote from: cjpmmd
How about "The Reefer Man" by Cab Calloway?  Drug humor >30 years before Woodstock!


nice, my Miss brother..we have some Mississippi love on this forum-quite a few ,it seems
Title: song relating 20th century topic?
Post by: CJ on March 05, 2008, 12:55:50 AM
it has to be more about a historical event so i can get pictures on it and give background info on the event.
Title: song relating 20th century topic?
Post by: shaman on March 05, 2008, 02:00:15 AM
"Winds of Change'..great choice(def. not my fave Scorps tune...)
-"MAchine Gun"-Hendrix...show Vietnam footage....yeaaaah!!!
Title: song relating 20th century topic?
Post by: CJ on March 05, 2008, 02:05:28 AM
Quote from: shaman
"Winds of Change'..great choice(def. not my fave Scorps tune...)
-"MAchine Gun"-Hendrix...show Vietnam footage....yeaaaah!!!


thought of that. i'm not sure if i can show video or not.
Title: song relating 20th century topic?
Post by: dave_mc on March 05, 2008, 06:10:12 PM
Quote from: FELINEGUITARS
Scorpions wind of change is a good one

A lot of people do not know that it's origins relate to the political/economic change in Russia instigated by Gorbachovknown as Perestroika and what it meant to the people - a sense of hope at the time (there were a lot of downsides that came in afterwards but that is not what the song is about)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perestroika

Later the song became connected with the fall of the Berlin Wall and the changes within the Scorpions' German homeland, such as the reunification

I've spelt it out as I dont know if such facts would be taught or wdespread knowledge in US highschools


cheers jonathan. :)

Quote from: Johnny Mac
Quote from: dave_mc
Quote from: FELINEGUITARS
Iron Maiden - Aces High - Battle of Britain 1940

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain


or slayer, angel of death (about "dr" josef mengele, right?)... maybe a bit heavy for school though.


Don't tell that stuff you will be giving them ideas!!  :lol:


:lol:
Title: song relating 20th century topic?
Post by: CJ on March 06, 2008, 12:36:53 AM
i'm debating between the scorpions song or maiden. scorpions has better lyrics and meaning to it, iron maiden just plain kicks ass.
Title: song relating 20th century topic?
Post by: 38thBeatle on March 06, 2008, 07:31:06 AM
Rather belatedly, I thought that Pink Floyd's "Us & Them" provides a valid comment upon the 20th Century at many levels.
Title: song relating 20th century topic?
Post by: CJ on March 09, 2008, 10:29:09 PM
so i'm doing wind of change, though i could use some help. i read both the article on that song as well as the perestroika article, but still kind of confused. yes, we haven't really learned anything about the fall of the berlin wall. so was gorbachev not that great of a leader, but because of his attempts to reform the country it ended up bringing the fall of the wall and freedom? like was perestroika a bad thing that brought about a good thing, or was perestroika meant to bring down communism?
Title: song relating 20th century topic?
Post by: Perandor on March 10, 2008, 12:20:55 AM
How about Rooster by Alice in Chains?   It's about Vietnam, and it has some real footage in it! 8)
Title: song relating 20th century topic?
Post by: Perandor on March 10, 2008, 12:22:08 AM
Oh sorry, didn't read further down where it said you had chosen one.