More songs of anxiety and insight (maybe) about atoms and their use.
1 - This Cold War With You Floyd Tillman 1949
2 - Bert the Turtle (The Duck and Cover Song) Dick “Two Ton” Baker 1953
3 - Fujiyama Mama Annisteen Allen 1955
4 - Monkey Business Eddie Hill 1959
5 - Thumbnail Sketch of Atomic Energy Tom Glazer and Dottie Evans 1959
6 - Dig Myself a Hole Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup 1962
7 - Masters of War Staple Singers 1964
8 - The Protest Singer Don Hinson 1966
9 - The Cave Johnny Paycheck 1967
10 - The Year 2000 Estelle 1968
11 - Bombers David Bowie 1971
12 - Hiroshima Wishful Thinking 1972
13 - 'A' Bomb in Wardour Street The Jam 1978
14 - Atomic Punk Van Halen 1978
15 - D Day BusBoys 1980
16 - MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) Gillan 1981
17 - Don't Go Down to the Fallout Shelter Tom Fenton and Ice Nine 1981
18 - Hiroshima Nagasaki Russian Roulette Moving Hearts 1982
19 - Drop The Bomb Trouble Funk 1982
20 - Grey Victory 10,000 Maniacs 1983
21 - Dig a Hole in the Ground Fred Small 1984
22 - The Cat Came Back The Stomachmouths 1986
23 - Waiting for the Bomb to Go Off K9000 2003
24 - We Will Become Silhouettes The Postal Service 2005
There
are some great songs here, especially Track 10, "The Year 2000," and
Number Eighteen, The BusBoys' unforgettable "D Day." And the cover art
is from a package of firecrackers.
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