We have the soundtrack to the 1960s/1970s American War in Vietnam. It ranges from everything from Rescue Me to Paint it Black, and all the rest that have become a cultural shorthand for the era and subject. The issue here is to compile a soundtrack of the potential popular songs for a major America war of the 1980s. This has been tried before with Vietnam continuing into the 80s, but I think it works better as an independent idea.
WI: Soundtrack to 1980s American War
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Some personal ideas:
Real Life - "Send Me An Angel"
Red Rider - "Lunatic Fringe"
AC/DC - "Back in Black"
AC/DC - "Hell's Bells"
I think the later 80s are easier than the earlier 80s in this regard. Early 80s songs were very light on their feet, whereas you really got into heavier subject matter and more personal material in the later 80s into the early 90s. In the early 80s, anything from AC/DC works. Probably a lot of Punk would too.
Real Life - "Send Me An Angel"
Red Rider - "Lunatic Fringe"
AC/DC - "Back in Black"
AC/DC - "Hell's Bells"
I think the later 80s are easier than the earlier 80s in this regard. Early 80s songs were very light on their feet, whereas you really got into heavier subject matter and more personal material in the later 80s into the early 90s. In the early 80s, anything from AC/DC works. Probably a lot of Punk would too.
Two Tribes by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
99 Luftballons by Nena
Ein Bisschen Frieden by Nicole
Two Minutes to Midnight by Iron Maiden
Those off the top of my head
99 Luftballons by Nena
Ein Bisschen Frieden by Nicole
Two Minutes to Midnight by Iron Maiden
Those off the top of my head
Eve of Destruction. The theme fo the anti war potesters anyway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElB_IH5Ckw0
How about the Dead Kennedys Holiday in Cambodia, or California Uber alles. Talk about disutopian vibe.
How is AC/DC synthpop?
Any soundtrack would be influenced by the progress and outcome, just as for the Vietnam War. If it becomes a really big war then the definitive soundtrack might be the percussive rhythm of two rocks being clunked together in a post nuclear wasteland.
Iraq/Afghanistan has lasted longer than the Vietnam war, what soundtrack has that spawned?
Any soundtrack would be influenced by the progress and outcome, just as for the Vietnam War. If it becomes a really big war then the definitive soundtrack might be the percussive rhythm of two rocks being clunked together in a post nuclear wasteland.
Iraq/Afghanistan has lasted longer than the Vietnam war, what soundtrack has that spawned?
Speaking of the war, my idea is it would probably be intervention in Latin America somewhere. It could also be something in some other part of the war, or even World War III.
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Another one:
The Clash - "Should I Stay or Should I Go"
and -though my version of an 80s US war is in Latin America- if it's in the Middle East...
The Clash - "Rock the Casbah"
The Clash - "Should I Stay or Should I Go"
and -though my version of an 80s US war is in Latin America- if it's in the Middle East...
The Clash - "Rock the Casbah"
