Week 5: Sounds of Anti & Pro War Movements: From WWI to 9/11

1. WWI & II

1) Read: Cohen and Kaufman – Ch. 2

2) View: WWI-Atomic Bomb PPT

3) Listening WWI &II

– Study War No More (Down by the Riverside)

– Stung Right

– Should i ever be a soldier – Joe Hill – Mats Paulson

– Over There — the only studio recording made by George M. Cohan

– The Almanac Singers – The Strange Death of John Doe

4) Listening – 1950s

– Atomic Power Fred Kirby

– Karl And Harty – When The Atomb Bomb Fell

– The Golden Gate Quartet – Atom And Evil

– Sam Hinton old man atom

– Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream

2. 1960s (Vietnam)

1) Watch – How the Vietnam War Shaped Classic Rock (Part. 1)

2) Watch – How Classic Rock Shaped the Vietnam War (Part 2)

3) Read: Kenneth Bindas and Craig Houston, “‘Takin’ Care of Business’: Rock Music, Vietnam and the Protest Myth” (24 pages)

4) Read: Dorian Lynskey “Country Joe and the Fish…Rock ‘n’ Roll Goes to Vietnam.” In: 33 Revolutions Per Minute…(22 pages)

5) View: Vietnam Music PPT

6) Listening – Vietnam (1960s)

– Bob Dylan – Masters of War (Audio)

– Country Joe McDonald – I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ To Die Rag

– Buffalo Springfield – For What It’s Worth 1967

– NEW * The Ballad Of The Green Berets SSgt. Barry Sadler HQ Remaster {Stereo}

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG3izg9FXEE

– Barry McGuire – Eve Of Destruction (1965)

– The War Drags On

– Simon and Garfunkel | seven o’clock news silent night

– Simon & Garfunkel – Scarborough Fair/Canticle (Audio)

– The Bob Seger System – 2 2 = ?

– Eric Burdon & The Animals Sky Pilot

– The Byrds – Draft Morning (Audio)

– The Doors – The Unknown Soldier

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LSCoBk8hgU- Give Peace A Chance – Plastic Ono Band (official music video HD)

– Steppenwolf – Draft Resister

– Creedence Clearwater Revival: Fortunate Son

– Creedence Clearwater Revival: Who’ll Stop The Rain

– Machine Gun (Live At Filmore East, 1970 / 50th Anniversary)

– Peace Train

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjUyM_xd6IA- King Crimson – 21st Century Schizoid Man

– The Rolling Stones – Gimme Shelter (Official Lyric Video)

3. 1970s – 2000

1) Read: Cohen and Kaufman – Ch. 5

2) View: Anti-War 1980s and 90s – PPT

3) Listening 1970s-2000

– Ohio- Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young

– Black Sabbath ~ War Pigs

– Edwin Starr- War (HQ)

– John Prine – Sam Stone

– War Song (45 RPM Single) (Mono)

– Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On

– Dead Kennedys – Kill the poor

– Frank Zappa – I Don’t Wanna Get Drafted (Dallas 1980)

– Twisted Sister – We’re Not Gonna Take it (Extended Version) (Official Music Video)

– Timbuk 3 – The Future’s So Bright

– Metallica – Disposable Heroes (HD)

4. Post-9/11

1) Read: Reebee Garofalo, “Pop Goes to War, 2001–2004: U.S. Popular Music After 9/11” (22 pages) [rescan] In Ritter and Doughtry

2) Read: Bryan Garman, “Models of Charity and Spirit: Bruce Springsteen, 9/11, and the War on Terror” (15 pages) In Ritter and Doughtry

3) View: Music post 911 – PPT

4) Watch – Bruce Springsteen – America: A Tribute to Heroes (21 Sept 2001) – My City of Ruins

5) Watch – The Concert For New York City

6) Listening – post9/11

– Bruce Springsteen – The Rising (official video)

– Toby Keith – Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue (The Angry American)

– Iraq and I Roll by Clint Black

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MJ2B9acCVU

– Ray Stevens – Osama (Yo’ Mama)

– Steve Earle, “John Walker’s Blues”

– Dixie Chicks – Truth No.2 – LIVE

Requirements of Assignments:

1. Discussion (at least 1000 words):

1. What is the military-industrial-complex? What corporations belong to it? What songs have critiqued it (perhaps implicitly)?
2. Watch the performance of “The Star Spangled Banner” by Jimi Hendrix in 1969 at the Woodstock Festival. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKAwPA14Ni4 Listen and sing the words in your head. How does Hendrix interpret the song as an instrumental? When does he create emphasis on certain ‘words’ or ‘phrases’? Do you think his performance was patriotic? Why or why not? Consider not only the sound of the music, but also the social context, including the audience.
3. What is jingoism? Which songs exemplify it? (particularly from post-9/11 era, but other time periods too).

2. Assignment:

Briefly respond to each of these prompts. Total word count should be approx. 1000. Include works cited page. You must cite all required readings and films, or it will be a ZERO, with a chance to resubmit for a capped grade.

1. Discuss popular protest music from World War I to the 1950s. How did music both express pro- and anti-war stances? Give at least 2 examples of each. Also, include discussion of how musicians expressed anxieties with the atomic bomb.
2. Discuss how American rock/pop music reflected both pro- and anti-war sentiments during the Vietnam War era. Be sure to discuss at least 4 songs and artists. Does musical genre (rock, folk, soul, country, etc.) relate to the political stances on war? If so, how and why might this be?
3. Discuss war-themed songs of the post-Vietnam era (1975-2000). How do these compare to those of the Vietnam era in terms of sound, style, theme, political issues, lyrical content? Include at least 3 song examples with lyrical analysis.
4. Discuss the shifts in mood over time after the attacks of 9/11 and how music reflected these changes. Particularly, note the difference in tone for the 2 televised tribute concerts. Did certain genres tend to be more aligned with certain political stances? If so, how and why might this be? And, how might certain artists break with this pattern? Include a mention of jingoism, and songs/artists that exemplify this. Include discussion of Bruce Springsteen, censorship, and clear channel.
5. Compare and contrast American popular protest music during the World Wars, Vietnam, post-Vietnam, and the post-9/11 eras. Did similar issues arise? Did artists face similar or different situations/challenges as related to government, media, and audiences?

For this work, you must give me two separate files. One for Discussion, and one for Assignment.