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    Rock Songs Vietnam War

    My god they created a wealth of classics , enjoy this :


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7yUyH0Dpz8

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    My favourite
    Country Joe and the Fish...
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qPUJhy0Dz4

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    Re: Rock Songs Vietnam War

    Quote Originally Posted by cantonboy View Post
    My favourite
    Country Joe and the Fish...
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qPUJhy0Dz4
    Mines:

    Fortunate Son By Creedeance : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbNnvPBokNs

    Volunteers by Jefferson Starship https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SboRijhWFDU

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    https://youtu.be/LQUXuQ6Zd9w

    Sabbath War Pigs

    Adopted by hundreds of thousands of Vietnam vets , the lyrics summing up their feelings

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    Re: Rock Songs Vietnam War

    Saigon Bride by Joan Baez wrote :

    "How many dead men will it take / To build a dike that will not break? / How many children must we kill / Before we make the waves stand still?

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    I guess this could be classed as a Vietnam song too.

    Written by Neil Young, it's about the Kent State university shootings, where Ohio National Guard officers shot and killed four students who were protesting against the Vietnam War in 1970.

    Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Ohio
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRE9vMBBe10

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    War by Edwin Starr is a fantastic song.

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    My ex-neighbour used to work for a minor record label and he used to give me freebies now and again, including this triple CD set:
    https://www.discogs.com/Various-Good...release/470112

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lost Johnny View Post
    I guess this could be classed as a Vietnam song too.

    Written by Neil Young, it's about the Kent State university shootings, where Ohio National Guard officers shot and killed four students who were protesting against the Vietnam War in 1970.

    Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Ohio
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRE9vMBBe10
    Cardiff band Sassafras used to do a version of it.

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    I've got the "Good Morning Vietnam" soundtrack album, really good stuff.

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    Re: Rock Songs Vietnam War

    Two popular ones are

    Anh Khong Chet Dau Anh

    https://youtu.be/FIKw9D5qvhQ

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    Song of the Liberation Army (Bài hát)

    https://youtu.be/8-RHXr2txbw

    This ones a belter when someone gets up at a wedding and starts singing this the whole room joins in

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    I Should Be Proud by Martha and the Vandellas, Motown's first protest song.

    Billy Joel, Goodnight Saigon.

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    Just watched a documentary on Sky Arts about the songwriter Jimmy Webb, famous for writing many of Glen Campbell's hits. I was surprised to learn that Galveston was written about someone taken away to fight a war and hoping they would get through it. It was an anti-war song written with the Vietnam War in mind.

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    Surprised no one has mentioned the Rolling Stones' - 'Paint It Black'.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Moodybluebird View Post
    Just watched a documentary on Sky Arts about the songwriter Jimmy Webb, famous for writing many of Glen Campbell's hits. I was surprised to learn that Galveston was written about someone taken away to fight a war and hoping they would get through it. It was an anti-war song written with the Vietnam War in mind.
    Yup, one of my favourites.
    Beautiful song.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wash DC Blue View Post
    Yup, one of my favourites.
    Beautiful song.
    Not that you would have thought so if you had just listened to Jimmy Webb's rendition on the Sky Arts programme !

    Glen Campbell had a magical voice though and Wichita Lineman would probably feature in my list of Top 10 greatest songs.

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    Yeah most of the tracks mentioned do resonate with me but there is one that stands head and shoulders above them in my eyes. Moratorium by Buffy St Marie. This one says it all, give it a spin on you tube, twas the b-side of soldier blue. If you do give it a go try the live version and please play it to the end.

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    Two if the most high profile were Lennon's Give Peace a Chance and Hendrix's Star Spangled Banner.

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    Mickey Mouse song

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    Quote Originally Posted by life on mars View Post
    Mines:

    Volunteers by Jefferson Starship https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SboRijhWFDU
    Grace Slick...The face that launched a thousand trips...

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    Re: Rock Songs Vietnam War

    Quote Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie View Post
    My ex-neighbour used to work for a minor record label and he used to give me freebies now and again, including this triple CD set:
    https://www.discogs.com/Various-Good...release/470112
    Bloody hell its worth a lot on Amazon £1,225.27

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/GOOD-MORNIN...%2C183&sr=8-14

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    Re: Rock Songs Vietnam War

    Quote Originally Posted by bobh View Post
    I've got the "Good Morning Vietnam" soundtrack album, really good stuff.
    This is a cracker of a soundtrack as well

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Forrest-Gum...7124234&sr=8-7

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