Author Topic: song relating 20th century topic? (Read 3572 times)

CJ · « **Reply #15 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.

cjpmmd · « **Reply #16 on:** March 02, 2008, 02:50:25 PM »

How about "The Reefer Man" by Cab Calloway? Drug humor >30 years before Woodstock!

shaman · « **Reply #17 on:** March 05, 2008, 12:39:10 AM »

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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

CJ · « **Reply #18 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.

shaman · « **Reply #19 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!!!

CJ · « **Reply #20 on:** March 05, 2008, 02:05:28 AM »

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"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.

dave_mc · « **Reply #21 on:** March 05, 2008, 06:10:12 PM »

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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. :)

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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:

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CJ · « **Reply #22 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.

38thBeatle · « **Reply #23 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.

CJ · « **Reply #24 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?

Perandor · « **Reply #25 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)

Perandor · « **Reply #26 on:** March 10, 2008, 12:22:08 AM »

Oh sorry, didn't read further down where it said you had chosen one.