Sunday, January 8, 2012

"Clampdown" by The Clash

1. This song is about Nazi Germany, which is referred to as the "Clampdown". The song says, "Taking off his turban, they said is this man a Jew?" This is referring to the Nazi's view of Jews and how they treated them. Also, it says, "We will train out blue-eyed men to be young believers." This refers to the blonde-haired, blue-eyed men that Hitler and the Nazis viewed as the perfect citizen and Nazi.
2. The strong guitar part in the song creates and intense and strong feeling because the Nazis in Germany were intense and strong.
3. This song relates to propaganda because Nazi Germany used a lot of propaganda to demean the Jewish people and also promote the war. The song talks about how people can't refuse the control of the government. People were persuaded to believe in the Nazis and were deceived to think that it was the best government.

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