Offering the widest scope of any study of one of popular music's
most important eras, "Songs of the Vietnam Conflict" treats both
anti-war and pro-government songs of the 1960s and early 1970s,
from widely known selections such as Give Peace a Chance and
Blowin' in the Wind to a variety of more obscure works. These are
songs that permeated the culture, through both recordings and
performances at political gatherings and concerts alike, and James
Perone explores the complex relationship between music and the
society in which it is written. This music is not merely an
indicator of the development of the American popular song; it both
reflected and shaped the attitudes of all who were exposed to
it.
Whereas in previous wars, musicians rallied behind the
government in the way of Aaron Copland and Samuel Barber, the
Vietnam conflict provoked anger, frustration, and rage, all of
which comes through in the songs of the time. This reference work
provides indispensable coverage of this phenomenon, in chapters
devoted to Anti-War Songs, Pro-Government Songs, and what might be
called Plight-of-the-Soldier (or Veteran) songs. A selected
discography guides the reader to the most notable recordings, all
of which, together, provide a unique and important perspective on
perhaps the 20th century's most contentious time.
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