Nagasaki in Western Music and Song
“Nagasaki” is the title and subject of a 1928 song with music by Harry Warren and lyrics by Mort Dixon. Nagasaki is also the setting for Puccini’s opera Madama Butterfly.
Nagasaki is also the name of a 1987 guitar solo track by the Christian glam metal band Whitecross from their self-titled first album.
“Nagasaki Nightmare” is the title of a 1981 song by Crass.
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