Songs about the Cold War

[DougMash]

Living through another Cuba
it's 1961 again and we are piggy in the middle
while war is polishing his drum and peace plays second fiddle
Russia and America are at each other's throats
but don't you cry
just on your knees and pray, and while you're
down there, kiss your arse goodbye
We're the bulldog on the fence
while others play their tennis overhead
it's hardly love all and somebody might
wind up red or dead
pour some oil on the water quick
it doesn't really matter where from
he love me, he loves me not
he's pulling fins from an atom bomb
This phenomenon happens every 20 years or so
if they're not careful your watch won't be the
only thing with a radioactive glow
I'll stick my fingers in my ears
and hope they make it up before too late
if we get through this lot alright
they're due for replay, 1998

[club80]

Great song about the cold war:
Forced labor by the Circle Jerks from the Wild in the Streets album

[newwavepunkgirl]

'2 minutes to midnight' Iron Maiden (the doomsday clock)from their in my opinion best album'powerslave'(1984) [:p]

Devolution is real

[dcappe]

I'm not sure but I thing that COLD WAR BY STYX might qualify

www.thespoons.ca
"This is where the loose ends tie together"

[tileboy]

Frankie Goes to Hollywood,"Two Tribes".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH-UVMgjQ3g

[glokstadt]

I bought a fund-raising LP compiled in the UK, with all UK bands on it, except for The Doors!, to raise funds for the anti-Nuke movement in the UK/Europe, and it was called "Life in the European Theatre."

It had all my favorite bands on it, and some I did not know! So I bought it... Here is what music.com says:

All Music Guide Review
"Like the No Nukes and M.U.S.E. movements in the States, the mainly British musicians here express their opposition to and fear of nuclear power while donating royalties from the album's sales to anti-nuke causes. Unlike the California-dominated, touchy-feely approach of Jackson Browne, Graham Nash and James Taylor, these guys really kick the nuclear industry right in the pants -- starting with the impassioned "London Calling" by the Clash. The Doors are the only non-United Kingdom act on the album, which is dominated by new wave rock, with nods to Two-Tone bands the Specials and Madness. European Theater is worth having, even if some of the sounds are dated to the 1980s and the threat of nuclear annihilation isn't what it used to be.

Posted by Mark Allan Jun 18, 2004"

From my memory) Side 1:
The Clash - London Calling
The Jam - Little Boy Soilders
The English Beat - I Am Your Flag
The Specials - Man At C&A
XTC- Living Through Another Cuba
Peter Gabriel - I Don't Remember

Side 2:
The Doors - Peace Frog
Madness - Grey Day
Bad Manners - Psychedelic Eric
The Stranglers - Nuclear Device
The Undertones - It's Going to Happen
Echo And The Bunnymen - All That Jazz
The Au Pairs - Diet


<a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l237/vespa_boy_2006/2tone.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"></a>

[stranded]

World War 111...XL Capris (An Australian band)

[t0rgo]

Everyone forgot:

PIL and Afrika Bambataa - World Destruction

Does anyone know where to get the ultra rare version with Walter Mondale samples?

"Mr. Reagan... Mis Mis Mister Reagan... Doesn't know a thing about arms control"

Great song.

...shopping in the human mall.
a.k.a KingVidiot

[knightoboingo]

Heaven 17- (We Don't Need) This Fascist Groove Thang

Democrats are out of power
Across the great wide ocean
Reagans president elect
Fascist God in motion
Generals tell him what to do
Stop your good time dancing
Train their guns on me and you
Fascist thang advancing

[GlamDude]

All though this song really isnt about the 'cold war' this is about Russian propaganda.

'Red Flag - Russian Radio'

Someone mentioned The Call 'The walls came down'.Wow I completely forgot about this song and then it popped into my head a few hours ago so I put it in my playlist on the station.

Ultravox's 'Dancing w/tears' the video from that song is really sad.

Deine Lakaien did a great cover of 'This Fascist Groove Thang',if you havent heard this song yet,check it out,you wont regret it.

[GlamDude]

oh yeah,of course Generals and Majors by XTC

[knightoboingo]

[quote][i]Originally posted by GlamDude[/i]
<br>oh yeah,of course Generals and Majors by XTC
[/quote]

I'm a major in the army and we were on a field training exercise the other week and I was singing this song in the tactical operations center. Most had never even heard of it, but laughed nonetheless.

[geoffolehane]

"Red Car" - Trees (about the first H bomb)

"Official Secrets" by M.

"Young 'n Russian" from the Korgis, although that came out in '78 I think.