Golden Oldie

Just heard this on Sirius' Forties on Four:

The Red We Want Is The Red We Got: Elton Britt [1950]

We know the red we want is the red we've got
In the old red, white and blue
It's the right red, not the wrong red
And the old flag knows it, too

We've got a true blue red flying overhead
Waving free to see us through
The only red we want is the red we've got
In the old red, white and blue

We know the red we want is the red we've got
In the old red, white and blue
It's a brave red, not a slave red
That means liberty to you

We know the time's at hand
To strike up the band
Let us tell the whole world, too
The only red we want is the red we've got
In the old red, white and blue

 Lyrics courtesy of CONELRAD Atomic Platters, which is a bit of a Golden Oldie in itself: "Getting" the name definitely marks you as being of "a certain age"*...

This website features a searchable database of songs of the Cold War Era, and especially emphasizes those that would not have been featured anywhere near Joan Baez or Bob Dylan...

(The Goldwaters Sing Folk Songs To Bug the Liberals?  Really?)(Harrrumph!  "File Not Found"...)(A group of conservative "folk" "singers" formed in tandem with Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign.  The cover art has them wearing red--!--sweaters that say "AuH₂O".)

Lots of nostalgic stuff on there, including a lot of stuff we probably thought we'd rather forget...

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*We had a console radio when I was growing up that had the Conelrad stations marked on it; if I remember correctly, they were marked in little "Civil Defense" symbols.