Eve of Destruction | Analysis

Her får du Studienets hjælp til at analysere sangteksten "Eve of Destruction" af P.F. Sloan.

Præsentation af teksten

Titel: “Eve of Destruction”
Forfatter: P.F. Sloan
Udgivet i: “Barry McGuire: Eve of Destruction” (album)
Udgiveslesår: 1965
Genre: Sangtekst

P.F. Sloan (født Philip Gary Schlein, 1945-2015) var en amerikansk singer/songwriter, som var meget aktiv og populær i midten af 1960'erne. Han er mest kendt for sangen “Eve of Destruction”, som bragte ham international berømmelse i 1965, da sangen blev fremført af den amerikanske sanger Barry McGuire.

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The style and mode of expression

As the poem “Eve of Destruction” takes the form of a protest song, we can say that its content is rather solemn. The tone of the poem is, overall, serious and somber, meant to suggest that wartime is related to tragedy. The poem takes the form of an account of different consequences of war, both in the USA and in other parts of the word, specifically Eastern Asia. The account of these consequences is gloomy and meant to make readers understand that wartime is never a time of pride and glory, but one of sorrow and destruction.