Posted on May 7, 2019
9 of the Best Songs Associated With the Vietnam War
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Songs can sometimes better express how feelings are than what can be said. Rational thought is subject to what we think we know, what we have been told, what we are willing to say bearing in mind criticism. Songs about war are interesting to take many things into consideration. A popular song before I enlisted was Barry Sadler's Ballad of the Green Beret. I liked it, and I was a supporter of our involvement in the Vietnam War. Enlisted in 1968, a Corpsman was highly likely to see combat. By 1970 while I was on Guam, a year before I was in the combat zone, a sample popular song was "War" by Edwin Starr (‘War, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing’)
What songs did you hear about war, before enlistment, during, and so on. No need to justify or discuss politics - just how civilians and sometimes soldiers respond
What songs did you hear about war, before enlistment, during, and so on. No need to justify or discuss politics - just how civilians and sometimes soldiers respond
9 of the Best Songs Associated With the Vietnam War
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And all great songs!
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PO3 Lynn Spalding LTC (Join to see) PO1 H Gene Lawrence SSG William Jones Maj William W. 'Bill' Price COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen F. ] Alan K. SGT John " Mac " McConnell LTC (Join to see) Maj Marty Hogan SCPO Morris Ramsey SPC Douglas Bolton Lt Col Charlie Brown Sgt Randy Wilber MSgt John McGowan Cpl (Join to see) PO3 John Wagner PO3 Bob McCord SPC Margaret Higgins
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"Best" is always subjective.
When I conducted my online survey on my forum (400 members at that time) back in '02, I collected 100 of the top listed songs. The #1 song was "We've got to get out of this place" followed closely by "Paint it Black," "Silver wings," "Fortunate Son," "Where have all the flowers gone," and "The Letter."
All great music!
When I conducted my online survey on my forum (400 members at that time) back in '02, I collected 100 of the top listed songs. The #1 song was "We've got to get out of this place" followed closely by "Paint it Black," "Silver wings," "Fortunate Son," "Where have all the flowers gone," and "The Letter."
All great music!
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Patricia Overmeyer
MSG Stan Hutchison - Have you read this book? My husband and I have and there are some really great interviews in it. Especially funny was the lyrics soldiers changed in various songs. For my husband, there were a lot of different songs he liked when he was there.
https://www.umass.edu/umpress/title/we-gotta-get-out-place
https://www.umass.edu/umpress/title/we-gotta-get-out-place
We Gotta Get Out of This Place | University of Massachusetts Press
For a Kentucky rifleman who spent his tour trudging through Vietnam’s Central Highlands, it was Nancy Sinatra’s “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’.” For a “tunnel rat” who blew smoke into the Viet Cong’s underground tunnels, it was Jimi Hendrix’s “Purple Haze.” For a black marine distraught over the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., it was Aretha Franklin’s “Chain of
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Patricia Overmeyer
MSG Stan Hutchison - Since it was printed in 2015, I don't know if it's still in print or if you have to order a used copy. But it's a really great read. My husband's choice while he was there was hard for him to pin down to just one song. Although Hendrix's "All Along the Watchtower" was at the top of his list.
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