Music filled the streets with songs and it sounded everywhere in the war. Whether if music was used as an instrument of propaganda, entertainment, or as a mean of recuperation, and uplift it pervaded homes, hospitals, factories,etc. Music sounded everywhere, not only in "its live manifestations, but also through recordings and radio." Because the war was an emotional period and the songs tapped emotions such as longing, loneliness, and love, it described a lot of the soldiers's experiences.