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Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images 3 Songs About the Cold War That Would Get Any History Enthusiast Excited
Here are some songs about the Cold War that will make you feel like you were living in the era, from Depeche Mode to Billy Joel.
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Photo by Mark Hayward Archive/Redferns How One of the Best-Selling Songs of 1966 Proved That Rock Was Ready to Make a Change
One of the best-selling songs of 1966 put the change rock was headed for into perspective. This track changed the genre forever.
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American singer, songwriter and musician Tom Petty (1950-2017) attends a press conference for his debut solo album 'Full Moon Fever', 1989. (Photo by Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images) -
Musician Woody Guthrie poses for a portrait with his guitar that has a sitcker on it that reads "This Machine Kills Fascists" on it circa 1942. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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UNSPECIFIED – JANUARY 01: Photo of Gram PARSONS; In front of A&M Records Photo Studio in suit specially made for him by "Nudie, the rodeo tailor" (Photo by Jim McCrary/Redferns) -
LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 23: Singer Taylor Swift performs onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 23, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage) -
NASHVILLE, TN – NOVEMBER 18: Singer/Songwriter Ricky Skaggs, Singer/Songwriter Emmylou Harris and Singer/Songwriter Brian Ahern along with Ricky's band Kentucky Thunder perform at CMA Theater on November 18, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee. Skaggs was recently announced as the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's 2013 Artist-in-Residence. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images) -
CHRISTMAS IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER — 2023 — Pictured: Kelly Clarkson — (Photo by: Scott Gries/NBC via Getty Images)
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 15: Rodney Atkins performs onstage during ACM Lifting Lives Country on the Green: Riley Green & Friends at Topgolf Las Vegas on May 15, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) -
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GLENDALE, AZ – FEBRUARY 03: Musician Tom Petty (L) and guitarist Mike Campbell perform at the Bridgestone halftime show during Super Bowl XLII between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots on February 3, 2008 at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) -
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Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks of Brooks & Dunn pose with the award for Duo of the Year at The 61st Academy of Country Music Awards held at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Brenton Ho/Dick Clark Productions via Getty Images) -
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – NOVEMBER 12: Craig Morgan speaks onstage for America Salutes You Celebrating The 250th Anniversary Of The U.S. Armed Forces on November 12, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Catherine Powell/Getty Images for ABA)
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UNSPECIFIED – JANUARY 01: Photo of Gloria ESTEFAN (Photo by Mick Hutson/Redferns) -
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November/December 2026 Issue: Shania Twain Delivers Her Most Personal and Eclectic Album Yet
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NASHVILLE – CIRCA 1955: Country musician Hank Snow performs onstage at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee in circa 1955. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
UNSPECIFIED – JANUARY 01: Photo of Hank LOCKLIN (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns)
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LOS ANGELES – APRIL 1962: Rock and roll singer Elvis Presley performs in the film "Girls Girls Girls" at Paramount Studios in April of 1962 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
January 1967: British rock group The Rolling Stones; from left to right, Brian Jones (1942 – 1969), Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, Keith Richards and Mick Jagger. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) -
American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman plays her Fender acoustic guitar at a recording studio in Los Angeles, California, circa 1988. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images) -
Photo by Clayton Call/Redferns 3 Country Songs From the 1970s That Make Bad Decisions Sound Like a Good Time
These 1970s country songs make bad decisions seem like good ideas. We all throw our cares out the window once these come on.
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Cyndi Lauper performing at a WNEW Christmas Concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City on December 19, 1986. -
Johnny Cash performs at Liberty State Park during celebrations for the Statue of Liberty Centennial. (Photo by ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ Jacques M. Chenet/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) -
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George Harrison, in red jacket, at the premiere of How I Won the War *** Local Caption *** George Harrison; -
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UNSPECIFIED – JANUARY 01: Photo of Barrett STRONG; Posed studio portrait of Barrett Strong (Photo by Gilles Petard/Redferns) -
The Beatles on the set of 'Top Of the Pops', plugging their new single 'Paperback Writer'/ 'Rain', 16 June 1966. The group had previously appeared on the show but this was their only appeararance live in the studio. Left to right: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison and John Lennon. (Photo by Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty Images) -
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