In the great depression, were the movies and songs fantasies of escape from thier troubles, or was it speaking about what was actually going on in these times. please give examples, thanks for your time!
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2007-01-03 02:49:04 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Many songs basically did reflect what the country was going through with all of the people out of work and unemployment out of sight - but remember songs like "
This Land is Your Land" - and "God Bless America" as well as "America the Beautiful" were also written, published, and sung all over the country!
Which only proved the average American's faith that they had in God as well as in their country.
2007-01-03 03:29:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm... Pack up your troubles in an old kit bag and smile, smile, smile!
Then there were the old Shirley Temple movies...
Yeah, I'd say it was mostly about escape and looking to a better tomorrow. Even the Blues were personal, and not so much about society in general.
They ackowledged their problems, but chose to rise above them. Hey, there's a lesson there, isn't there?
2007-01-03 03:05:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
the boogie woogie buggle boy from company b it was what my grandama called a gitter bug song
2007-01-03 04:23:53 · answer #3 · answered by PAULINA S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋