Uesugi Kenshin | 22 Jun 2021 2:04 p.m. PST |
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Robert Burke | 22 Jun 2021 3:20 p.m. PST |
What about "Paint It Black" by the Rolling Stones? YouTube link |
Oddball | 22 Jun 2021 3:41 p.m. PST |
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Wolfhag | 22 Jun 2021 3:58 p.m. PST |
The End, the Doors. Wolfhag |
Uesugi Kenshin | 22 Jun 2021 4:10 p.m. PST |
"Paint It Black" YES,excellent call Sir! Oddball, exactly what I was thinking when I made that my first pick. |
Herkybird | 22 Jun 2021 4:25 p.m. PST |
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HMS Exeter | 22 Jun 2021 4:32 p.m. PST |
Vietnam Song, Country Joe and the Fish Mr. Custer Eve of Destruction |
Legion 4 | 22 Jun 2021 4:35 p.m. PST |
Wow !!! So many good choices !!! |
Frederick | 22 Jun 2021 4:57 p.m. PST |
Paint It Black does it for me! |
Just Jack | 22 Jun 2021 5:11 p.m. PST |
Something's Happening Here by Buffalo Springfield. V/R, Jack |
ashauace6970 | 22 Jun 2021 5:23 p.m. PST |
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OSCS74 | 22 Jun 2021 5:37 p.m. PST |
Time to get out of this place! Animals Do not forget Last Train to Clarksville by the Monkees. Clarksville was close to Fort Cambell. |
khanscom | 22 Jun 2021 5:44 p.m. PST |
Talking Vietnam Potluck Blues by Tom Paxton, or Barry Sadler's Ballad of the Green Berets; can't quite make up my mind. |
FusilierDan | 22 Jun 2021 5:46 p.m. PST |
Buffalo Springfield – For What Its Worth YouTube link Back then I listened to a lot of Sly and the Family Stone, Cat Stevens and Chicago. Most of which I wouldn't associate with the war. |
robert piepenbrink | 22 Jun 2021 6:17 p.m. PST |
Please, Mr. Custer. But I'm not sure there was a "Vietnam era." 1964 is a very long way culturally from 1975. What's this "was" close to Ft Campbell? Did someone move Clarksville? Ft Campbell? No one tells me anything. (And I'm not going back to check.) |
FABET01 | 22 Jun 2021 7:02 p.m. PST |
Eve of Destruction by Barry McGuire |
Perris0707 | 22 Jun 2021 7:03 p.m. PST |
Run Through the Jungle – CCR These Boots Are Made For Walkin – Sinatra |
Skarper | 22 Jun 2021 7:35 p.m. PST |
So many – cannot pick one…. Could maybe do 5 best – or 10 best. But won't event try to pick one. This came out long after 1975 – but is a good song about the war and how it was experienced by the people who were 'in' it. youtu.be/R9rG1G-Yr_Q |
Uesugi Kenshin | 22 Jun 2021 7:48 p.m. PST |
I think everybody can pick a top 5 songs. I did! |
John the OFM | 22 Jun 2021 7:49 p.m. PST |
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Ryan T | 22 Jun 2021 7:59 p.m. PST |
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Tortorella | 22 Jun 2021 8:25 p.m. PST |
"We Gotta Get Out of This Place". It has the obvious great chorus. The ominous bass line and the brooding lyrics in the verses always get to me. But most of all, its the voice of Eric Burdon, somewhere between angry and desperate, that makes this so iconic. There are a bunch of others, but none quite like this one. |
Grelber | 22 Jun 2021 8:56 p.m. PST |
"I feel like I'm Fixin' to Die Rag" by Country Joe McDonald YouTube link And of course he's wearing an OD shirt with sergeant's stripes in the video. Grelber |
Dan Cyr | 22 Jun 2021 9:30 p.m. PST |
"Requiem for the Masses" by The Association. |
Old Contemptible | 22 Jun 2021 10:19 p.m. PST |
"Paint it Black" by the Rolling Stones "Reflections" by Diana Ross and The Supremes "Fortunate Son" by CCR "Ohio" by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young "Fear of Napalm" by Terrorizer "The Fiddle and the Drum" by Joni Mitchell "Fightin' for the U.S.A." by Jerry Reed "Find the Cost of Freedom" by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young "Vietnam Song" by Country Joe And The Fish "Ballad of the Green Berets" by Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler "All Along the Watchtower" by Bob Dylan "Blowin' in the Wind" by Bob Dylan "Last Train to Clarksville" by The Monkees "Revolution" by The Beatles "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy" by Pete Seeger "War Song" by Neil Young "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" by Pete Seeger "Seven O'clock News/Silent Night" written by Paul Simon "American Woman" by the Guess Who "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" by Arlo Guthrie "Eve of Destruction" by Barry McGuire and P.F. Sloan "Where Are You Now, My Son?" by Joan Baez "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye "Someday (August 29, 1968)" by Chicago "It Better End Soon" by Chicago "A Song for Richard and His Friends" by Chicago "War Games" by the Monkees "Give Peace a Chance" by the Plastic Ono Band, John Lennon "Guns, Guns, Guns" by The Guess Who "Cecilia" Written by Paul Simon |
etotheipi | 22 Jun 2021 11:57 p.m. PST |
War – Edwin Starr War Pigs – Black Sabbath Bà Mẹ Phù Sa – Phạm Duy |
jurgenation | 23 Jun 2021 2:45 a.m. PST |
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Dal Gavan | 23 Jun 2021 3:10 a.m. PST |
Khe Sahn by Cold Chisel YouTube link As jurgenation said- I Was Only 19 by Redgum YouTube link And all the others listed above. |
Starman68 | 23 Jun 2021 4:29 a.m. PST |
Steppenwolf magic carpet ride |
WarWizard | 23 Jun 2021 5:50 a.m. PST |
"White Rabbit" – 1967 – Jefferson Starship. "Born to be Wild" – 1969 Steppenwolf. |
John the Greater | 23 Jun 2021 7:49 a.m. PST |
Bad Moon Rising by CCR Lots of other nominees of merit above. |
Bismarck | 23 Jun 2021 7:54 a.m. PST |
Way too many to even come close to having a favorite. Surprised nobody mentioned "When I was Young" by Eric Burden and the Animals, or "Ball of confusion" by the Temptations. |
Uesugi Kenshin | 23 Jun 2021 7:57 a.m. PST |
I'm gonna make an awesome YouTube Playlist after this. |
KSmyth | 23 Jun 2021 8:24 a.m. PST |
Another vote for Ohio by CSNY |
troopwo | 23 Jun 2021 12:35 p.m. PST |
What? No surf guitar? No country or western? |
enfant perdus | 23 Jun 2021 12:56 p.m. PST |
Probably only iconic to the guys in my Dad's flight, but Working in a Coal Mine by Lee Dorsey. It was a sort of theme song for them. He deployed as a comms analyst with the 6924th at Da Nang and Monkey Mountain, so basically shift work punctuated with rocket and mortar attacks. When you think about those round the clock shifts filing in and out of dark (and secured) comms sheds, the comparison to mining is apt. |
khanscom | 23 Jun 2021 1:08 p.m. PST |
"Downtown", maybe; a USAF Col. (Ret) had this as a background track to a squadron memento videotape. Lots of air to air and air to ground camera clips since he flew F105s over the north. |
USAFpilot | 23 Jun 2021 1:16 p.m. PST |
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miniMo | 23 Jun 2021 1:25 p.m. PST |
Phil Ochs iconic with another rag: Draft Dodger Rag YouTube link Motown iconic: Martha Reeves and the Vandellas- Nowhere to Run YouTube link |
Oberlindes Sol LIC | 23 Jun 2021 2:01 p.m. PST |
Purple Haze, by former Private James Hendrix of the 101st Airborne Division, more commonly known by his stage name Jimi Hendrix. All Along the Watchtower, Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix. Although Hendrix was hugely popular with American forces in country, his music was never played on American military radio stations. |
robert piepenbrink | 23 Jun 2021 3:06 p.m. PST |
Interesting enfant. Did some analytical time myself, and we made similar comparisons, but the music was more likely 16 Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford or the Hi-ho song. In later years, "Everything is Awesome (When You're Part of the Team)" got some traction, but that was several wars down the road. |
etotheipi | 23 Jun 2021 8:50 p.m. PST |
When you think about those round the clock shifts filing in and out of dark (and secured) comms sheds, the comparison to mining is apt. Likely a similar concern about the roof dropping down on your head, too … |
Forager | 23 Jun 2021 9:42 p.m. PST |
So many great songs. Here's some of my favorites. 1-3 are probably the more "iconic" of the bunch. 1. What It's Worth – Buffalo Springfield 2. We Gotta Get Out of This Place – Animals 3. Ohio – CSNY 4. With a Little Help From My Friends – Joe Cocker YouTube link 5. White Rabbit – Jefferson Airplane 6. Incense & Peppermints – Strawberry Alarm Clock YouTube link 7. Magic Carpet Ride – Steppenwolf |
enfant perdus | 24 Jun 2021 12:32 p.m. PST |
Likely a similar concern about the roof dropping down on your head, too … The NVA alleviated those fears on April 8, 1970. They managed to drop four 122mm rockets on the comms center compound, one of which punched cleanly through the roof. |
Uesugi Kenshin | 24 Jun 2021 12:56 p.m. PST |
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Uesugi Kenshin | 24 Jun 2021 1:57 p.m. PST |
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Uesugi Kenshin | 24 Jun 2021 4:08 p.m. PST |
Mandrill "Peace & Love", a very different twist on the traditional 'Nam Songs. Great tune. youtu.be/gXCcPAk2NBY |
Blutarski | 24 Jun 2021 5:51 p.m. PST |
Wilson Pickett? James Brown? Sam & Dave? Temps? Martha & the Vandellas? Rascals? Wasn't there. Just trying to jog memories of those who were. B |
Bismarck | 25 Jun 2021 1:09 p.m. PST |
Thanks Byron! Another set of overlooked groups. I still know the words to a lot of Motown that we listened to. Many of the songs went back to the early and mid 60s before the war really picked up but were still popular. Just thought of two more, Shotgun by Jr. Walker and the All Stars and it struck me that no one mentioned What a Beautiful World by Louis Armstrong. Otis Redding…it just keeps going. There is no doubt that our war saw some of the best music in history. Still my favorite even today. Those songs were the music of my service and my youth. Before retirement, I was close to our IT guy and he put 4 cds together for me. 12 hours worth if you listened to them all. Just thought of another memory, Strawberries Fields Forever by the Beatles. Even now, listening to those cds, I will remember titles that should have been on there but I forgot. So,so,so many great songs. They don't make music like that now. Good to hear from you, Sam |
Bismarck | 25 Jun 2021 1:23 p.m. PST |
enfant perdus, Lee Dorsey did indeed record Working in a Coal Mine. It was released in 1966. |