Love were an amazing band. There was a Punk edge to their first album. They developed some beautiful harmonies and melodic songs.
Growing up in the Cold War with the constant threat of nuclear war was something that was hanging over you all the time. We lived through the Cuban Missile Crisis. Nuclear war was real.
Then back in the sixties we had the Vietnam war and suddenly there was a unified body of youth who no longer believed their governments. We thought they were warmongering and driven by greed. We no longer bought into their society based on inequality, greed, selfishness, hypocrisy and lies. We wanted something based on better values.
Mushroom clouds reflected that abhorrence of war.
Love – Mushroom Clouds Lyrics
And the sky is dark and grey
Little children dying
In a age of hate and war
We can love again
Only God knows when
Help us with our problems
I don’t need you bothering me
Can’t you tell me that I’m free
Mushroom clouds are forming
And the sky is dark and grey