Cold War Culture Through Song Name: ______Use the links provided and read along with the lyrics as you listen to the three Cold War Era tracks.

Complete the “Sound Recording Analysis Worksheet” for each track.

Then, complete the Venn diagram attached to this packet.

Finally, using information from the “SRAW” and the Venn diagram, write a response to the following prompt:

Using specific examples from each, summarize the change in mood and/or tone from one song to the next in chronological order. What does this change suggest about US - Soviet relations during the Cold War from 1983-1989? Cold War Culture Through Song Name: ______

Seconds - http://mp3bear.com/u2-seconds# (Click on “Source 2”)

Artist , Released1983

Takes a second to say goodbye, say goodbye Takes a second to say goodbye, say goodbye Oh, oh, oh, say bye-bye. Where you going to now? Lightning flashes across the sky East to West, do and die. Like a thief in the night, see the world by candlelight. Fall, rise and... Fall, rise and...

In an apartment on Times Square You can assemble them anywhere. Held to ransom, hell to pay A revolution every day. U.S.S.R., G.D.R., London, New York, Peking. It's the puppets, it's the puppets pull the strings, yeah. Fall, rise and... Fall, rise and...

Say goodbye, say goodbye Say goodbye, say goodbye.

It takes a second to say goodbye Say goodbye, oh, oh, oh. Push the button and pull the plug Say goodbye, oh, oh, oh.

Fall, rise and... Fall, rise and...

And they're doing the atomic bomb Do they know where the dance comes from? Yes they're doing the atomic bomb They want you to sing along.

Say goodbye, say goodbye Say goodbye, say goodbye.

Cold War Culture Through Song Name: ______

Cold War Culture Through Song Name: ______

Cold War Culture Through Song Name: ______Russians - http://mp3bear.com/sting-russians#

Artist , Released 1985

In Europe and America there's a growing feeling of hysteria Conditioned to respond to all the threats In the rhetorical speeches of the Soviets Mister Krushchev said, 'We will bury you' I don't subscribe to this point of view It'd be such an ignorant thing to do If the Russians love their children too

How can I save my little boy From Oppenheimer's deadly toy? There is no monopoly on common sense On either side of the political fence We share the same biology Regardless of ideology Believe me when I say to you I hope the Russians love their children too

There is no historical precedent to put Words in the mouth of the president There's no such thing as a winnable war It's a lie we don't believe anymore Mister Reagan says 'We will protect you' I don't subscribe to this point of view Believe me when I say to you I hope the Russians love their children too We share the same biology Regardless of ideology What might save us, me and you Is if the Russians love their children too

Cold War Culture Through Song Name: ______

Cold War Culture Through Song Name: ______

Cold War Culture Through Song Name: ______Leningrad - http://mp3bear.com/billy-joel-leningrad#

Artist Billy Joel, Released 1989

Viktor was born in the spring of '44 And never saw his father anymore A child of sacrifice, a child of war Another son who never had a father after Leningrad

Went off to school and learned to serve the state Followed the rules and drank his vodka straight The only way to live was drown the hate A Russian life was very sad And such was life in Leningrad

I was born in '49 A cold war kid in McCarthy time Stop 'em all at the 38th Parallel Blast those yellow reds to hell And cold war kids were hard to kill Under their desks in an air raid drill Haven't they heard we won the war What do they keep on fighting for?

Viktor was sent to some Red Army town Served out his time, became a circus clown The greatest happiness he'd ever found Was making Russian children glad And children lived in Leningrad

But children lived in Levittown And hid in the shelters underground Until the Soviets turned their ships around And tore the Cuban missiles down And in that bright October sun We knew our childhood days were done And I watched my friends go off to war What do they keep on fighting for?

And so my child and I came to this place To meet him eye to eye and face to face He made my daughter laugh, then we embraced We never knew what friends we had Until we came to Leningrad

Cold War Culture Through Song Name: ______

Cold War Culture Through Song Name: ______

NAME: ______

Cold War Culture Use the Venn Diagram to compare/contrast Through the three songs in these areas: Music – Lyrics – Tone

U2 - Seconds

Sting - Russians Billy Joel - Leningrad