Songs About Nuclear War from the Eighties, Songs Beginning with E
During the eighties, the topic of nuclear war seemed to come up a lot. It was
on the news frequently due to the arms build up under the Regean era. At one
point I think there was enough fire power to destroy the world 100 times over
(it's probably still something ridiculous like that though). With the end of
the cold war all seemed fine, although recent events in India and Pakistan
does help remind us that it could be triggered by almost any mad man who is
intent enough.
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"Eighth day," by Hazel O'Connor
In the beginning was a world Man said: Let there be more light Electric scenes a maze of beams Neon brights to light our boring nights On the second day he said: Let's have a gas Hydrogen and CO are of the past Let's make some germs, we'll poison the worms Man will never be surpassed And he said: Behold what I have done I've made a better world for everyone Nobody laughs, nobody cries World without end, forever and ever Amen, amen, amen On the third we get green and blue pill pie On the fourth we send rockets to the sky On the fifth metal beasts and submarines On the sixth man prepares his final dream: In our image, let's make robots for our slaves Imagine all the time that we can save Computers, machines, the silicon dream Seventh he retired from the scene And he said: Behold what I have done I've made a better world for everyone Nobody laughs, nobody cries World without end, forever and ever Amen (amen), amen (amen), amen (amen) On the eighth day machine just got upset A problem man had not foreseen as yet No time for flight, a blinding light Then nothing but a void, forever night He said: Behold what man has done There's not a world for anyone Nobody laughs, nobody cries World's at an end, everyone has died Forever amen (amen), amen (amen), amen (amen) He said: Behold what man has done There's not a world for anyone Nobody laughes, nobody cries World's at an end, everyone has died Forever amen (amen), amen (amen), amen (amen)
"Einstein A Go Go," by Landscape
This song was a top five hit in the UK and refers to Einstein's famous mass/energy equation E=M(C squared) which led to the development of the nuclear bomb. Einstein himself always warned about the dangers of the atom bomb and the song's hook is "You'd better watch out, You'd better beware / Albert says that E equals MC squared". The best bit of this record is the intro which is a montage of phone calls the band made to the White House, The Kremlin and other important places to try to talk to someone about the threat of nuclear war, and they keep getting turned away.
"The End," by Discharge
A smouldering wilderness Mass death and destruction Mass death and destruction Millions dead and dying A smouldering wilderness Now in darkness world stops turning.
The song is about the bombing of Hiroshima, named after the plane that carried out the attack.
"Enola Gay," by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD)
This song tells about the Enola Gay, the US Airforce bomber which threw the Atomic Bomb over Hiroshima, in Japan. It was the first nuclear strike ever and one of the two nuclear strikes that human history knows about. The second bomb was threw over Nagasaki, that is in Japan too, as everybody knows. That airplane was called "Enola Gay" due to the name of the pilot's mother, who was called like that. She lived always proud of his son. But I'm sure that two bombs are the most horrible terrorist act ever. Of course they made japanese to show the white flag. Lyrics here: Enola Gay, you should have stayed at home yesterday Words can't describe the feeling and the way you lied These games you play, they're gonna end in more than tears someday Enola Gay, it shouldn't ever have to end this way It's eight fifteen, and that's the time that it's always been We got your message on the radio: conditions normal and you're coming home Enola Gay, is mother proud of little boy today? This kiss you give it's never ever gonna fade away Enola Gay, it shouldn't ever have to end this way Enola Gay, it shouldn't fade in our dreams today
Storm warning on the radio, Flags and banners, Armageddon on the late night show...there's no phoenix rising and the future's stillborn, Dark shadows are dancing , My coat of colors is torn, in Euroshima...
Lyrics: On the edge of Oblivion, And all the World is Babylon, A Ship of Fools sailing on...
There's a room where the light won't find you. Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down. When they do I'll be right behind you. So glad we've almost made it. So sad they had to fade it. Everybody Wants to Rule the World.
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