In the article “Swing in Nazi Europe” Jon Savage talks about how swing music changed the minds of many. When the Nazis’ took over though swing was banned and if you were found listening to swing then you were thrown in jail. The only way out was through the Hitler youth. Savage also talks about how tough the police and Nazis’ were.
One of the most important concepts in this article was the fact of how swing kids were told they were not allowed to listen to the music, and they were punished for it. The kids “instinctively responded to the freedom that they heard in their forbidden records” (Savage 376). Savage stated, “Within his police state, any attempt at or hint of a deviant behavior would ‘be visited by terror.’ With Germany at war, the
One of the most important concepts in this article was the fact of how swing kids were told they were not allowed to listen to the music, and they were punished for it. The kids “instinctively responded to the freedom that they heard in their forbidden records” (Savage 376). Savage stated, “Within his police state, any attempt at or hint of a deviant behavior would ‘be visited by terror.’ With Germany at war, the