Cold war songs

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Cold War Songs

Music from the Cold War

"I hope the Russians love their children too"
What did the singer imply with this?

1. The Russians wanted to protect themselves against the West
2. He hopes that the Russians don't want to start a war for that reason
3. That the US should be afraid for the Russian children
4. That the Russians want to bury us

When two tribes go to war
One is all that you can score
What did the singer imply with this?

1. We behave like primitive tribes
2. He who scores first will win
3. You can only attack once. Thereafter everything will be destroyed in a nuclear war
4. We will lose against the Russians

Carrière maken
Voordat de bom valt
What did the singer imply with this?

1. Life is no use since we're all going to die in a nuclear war
2. You have to make a career before we all die
3. When you're succesful you might survive the war
4. It will all be fine as long as you give it your best

Rocky IV (1985)

Rocky wreekt de dood van zijn goede vriend, Apollo Creed, door Drago, een Russische bokser, te verslaan

How does a film like Rocky IV fit into the Cold War?

1. The Russian boxer doesn't want to fight at all
2. The Russian boxer is cold, mean and bad but loses against Rocky
3. The film is set mostly in the snow
4. The Russian boxer is alot better than the Americans

What message does the singer of this song want to convey?

1. Communism is really bad!
2. Western capitalism is really bad!
3. Communism isn't that bad
4. Both communism as capitalism have good and bad sides to it

The main part in this video is played by a puppet that represents the US president Ronald Reagan.
How do the band think about him?

1. He's too dumb for words a real danger to world peace
2. He will save us from the Russians
3. He does his best but he can't stop the war
4. He will make peace with the Russians

Welke boodschap heeft deze zanger?

1. Russians are really terrible people
2. Americans are really terrible people
3. Ordinary Russians and Americans are basically the same
4. Russians and Americans do differ from each other