Many songs prior to the US involvement in WWI reflected support for neutrality. In the begging of every war that the US has fought in, all the songs start out neutral, as the war progresses, song writer’s then start seeing the media and start writing pro war songs. When the war is over, research has shown that many song writers are writing antiwar songs. Music and war will continue to be a reflection of public opinion during war time. Only a few songs were considered successful that dealt with the war directly. Most songs that were popular and discussed war indirectly. After looking over several songs most artists wrote about the fear of losing a son. When the Vietnam war was going on most songs were protest songs that could only be heard from
