![]() “Vietnam” – The Minutemen (1984) – A strong statement against the political motivations for the Vietnam War.ġ2. “Nineteen” – Paul Hardcastle (1985) – An anti-war song, the title refers to the average age of a soldier in Vietnam.ġ0. ![]() “Chicago” – Graham Nash (1971) – A song about the 1968 protests at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.ĩ. “Going Home” – Normie Rowe (1967) – From an Australian pop star, a song associated with coming home from service in Vietnam.Ĩ. “Susan On the West Coast Waiting” – Donovan (1969) – About a young man who is drafted into Vietnam.ħ. “Give Me Love (Peace on Earth)” – George Harrison (1973) – While written about the war in Bangladesh, the song became an anthem of peace at the end of the Vietnam War.Ħ. “War” – Edwin Starr (1970) – A clear anti-war song which rose in popularity at the height of the Vietnam War.ĥ. “Leavin’ on a Jet Plane” – Peter, Paul, & Mary (1967) – Not written about the war directly, but it again became a song associated with departure for Vietnam.Ĥ. “Feel Like I’m Fixin To Die Rag” – Country Joe McDonald & The Fish (1965) – Written by a former Navy man, this satirical song became an iconic protest song of the Vietnam era.ģ. “We Gotta Get Outta This Place” – The Animals (1965) – while not explicitly about Vietnam, the song’s themes became a popular anthem with the troops.Ģ. Here we take a look at 40 songs about the Vietnam era.ġ. The Vietnam era set a precedent for music as a public space to reflect perspectives on war, with critical perspectives being acceptable and even popular. During the Vietnam War, we saw music mimic the public’s support, disillusionment and then rising disapproval. There are songs that are more broadly patriotic and songs that highlight critical problems in our country. Throughout history, music has covered an array of subjects, such as war and peace. Throughout the year, we’ll be highlighting lists of 40 things related to the Vietnam war/era. In 2022 – we commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. But their recorded legacy remains vast, deep, and ripe for exploration.Decemby VVMF Album covers of songs from the Vietnam Era, including the cover from our Echoes of the Vietnam War podcast episode “EP18 – Music of the Vietnam Era.” The wheels came off in 1978 with Moon’s death, and fallow periods meant virtually no new material until 2006’s Endless Wire, released four years after Entwistle’s death. Success as a stadium rock act followed, but Townshend’s impulse to eclipse Tommy led the group into another troubled phase, which saw concept album Lifehouse aborted (it was trimmed into the majestic Who’s Next) and the appearance of their final magnum opus Quadrophenia. But this was really the start: wowing America at the Monterey Pop festival in June 1967, the group elected to refine and elevate the album as an artform, a path which reached an apotheosis in 1969 with the ‘rock opera’ Tommy. “Violence, resentment and intra-band rivalry remained at their heart.”Ĭontractual and financial problems dogged them throughout their early days, and two years after their debut 45 I Can’t Explain charted, hit singles were drying up. Daltrey’s role as straight man kept the ship from capsizing – handy considering the group’s early management team of flamboyant visionary Kit Lambert and East End tough-nut Chris Stamp was often as out of control as the group. John Entwistle’s bass and Moon’s drums became lead instruments, vying for attention with Pete Townshend’s guitar, which he’d bash and trash to create an unholy wall of noise, citing Gustav Metzger’s auto-destructive art as inspiration. Starting life as R&B-playing Mods, they quickly transformed into rule-breaking pioneers, perverting, distorting or ignoring the accepted rock tenets. And thankfully so, since music as powerful as theirs was unlikely ever to be created in an atmosphere of calm. He was soon reinstated, promising pacifism, but violence, resentment and intra-band rivalry would remain at The Who’s heart. Months before December ’65’s debut album My Generation, singer Roger Daltrey was dismissed for beating up drummer Keith Moon. THE WHO AS WE KNOW THEM could have been two-hit wonders.
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