But did you know that many of the patriotic songs that glorify America’s past have their roots in English tradition? That’s right. Tom Riis (Reece), professor of Musicology at CU-Boulder’s College of ...

It is true that some of these songs seem to glorify not only the gangsters’ wealth but their violence, too. Some are written at a baron’s request, to boost his image (it is almost always a man ...

Those songs, and the bands that recorded them, deserve to fade into obscurity. But here are the best songs about the Holocaust. Bob Dylan, “With God On Our Side” (1964) ...