Music During WWI
During the early days of the war music was used for recruiting young men. These tunes were uplifting and encouraged men to enlist. These songs included titles like "We Don't Want to Lose You, but We Think You Ought to Go," "Now You've Got the Khaki On" and "Kitcheners' Boys" which referred to a British senior officer, Herbert Kitchener. As the war pressed on, these types of songs disappeared and were replaced with music that talked about the war ending and men coming back home. Some popular titles were "When the Boys Come Home" and "Keep the Home Fires Burning.” There were also anti-war songs. These songs were sometimes sarcastic, an example being "Oh, It's a Lovely War,” while others were more blunt in their criticism proclaiming the war was a waste of life. These songs did attract listeners, but they did not have a major affect on public opinion.
One of the big reasons music about the war was so plentiful was that there was no television or radios for people to listen to. Restrictions were imposed on citizens during a war that they could not use their radios, and most radio stations were shut down or taken for government use. Newspapers were reporting on the war, and the music helped them with their imagination.
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