Song Themes

One thing that was mentioned in todays lecture which seemed to stick with me was how a war can effect the themes in music for that period. For example there were an astonishing number of songs that came out of the Vietnam war which for the most part focused on the issues and the feeling of protest which are still widely known today. What struck me though was that the songs that were in support of defeating the nations enemies during WWII were basically forgotten and turned out to be flops during the time they were released. I wonder what factors may have gone into this difference in public acceptance.