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Harry James
It'S Been A Long, Long Time
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In understanding the meaning of music in World War II it is important to reflect upon the use that States would make of music, and the ends to which private individuals would use music to give meaning to their situations. It is also significant to note that this was the first mass media war, with radio and movies spreading not only tunes and songs, but often specific voices and bands, and with songs ranked in nations for popularity.
States took a massive effort in broadcasting and producing music generally for three reasons:
*To boost the morale of troops and civilians suffering under the war.
*To attract enemy troops to propaganda programs.
*To express a vision of the nature of their regimes.
For the humans drawn in to the war the motivations would be more honest....
Read on...Song lines: ♪ It's been a long, long time ... Then kiss me once again ... Or just how empty they all seemed without you ♫
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