Music in the interwar period

In this tag you will find the best music of the interwar period. Playlists that go from the 1910s to the 1940s. We take into account the years before the First World War, the years of peace after (which would come after said war from 1914 to 1918) and the rest of the years until the arrival of the Second World War and its end, giving way to a last 5 strange years to end the decade.

This means that if you’re looking for WWII songs, you’ll also find them in our entry on the best music from 1940 to 1949. However, our focus isn’t so much on one particular topic as on a global whole. We like being able to see the evolution of genres and audiences. In this sense, it is very interesting to see the role of women in the interwar period, in this case at a musical level. It is obvious that here we are not dealing with how women began to work in factories and industry, but many lyrics and many singers deal with issues closely related to these interwar periods.

For example, when we talk about the roaring 20s in music, there is a surprising point of sadness, but it always tends to highlight optimism. However, the crack of 29 arrives and we change the global trend. There are still happy songs, but most talk about sorrows, misfortunes and poverty everywhere. Meanwhile, non-existent genres that didn’t stop at the time, such as ragtime or swing, along with very famous war music. So, then we leave you with all our available music lists and the best interwar songs.

The best music in the interwar period and war songs