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Goodnight Saigon. " Goodnight Saigon " is a song written by Billy Joel, originally appearing on his 1982 album The Nylon Curtain, about the Vietnam War. It depicts the situation and attitude of United States Marines beginning with their military training on Parris Island and then into different aspects of Vietnam combat.
The song's lyrics implicitly blame American politicians, high-level military officers, and industry corporations on starting the Vietnam War. McDonald composed "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag" in the summer of 1965, just as the U.S.'s military involvement was increasing, and was intensively opposed by the young generation. [6]
This was the Vietnam anthem. Every bad band that ever played in an armed forces club had to play this song." [20] Just such a band played the song in an episode ("USO Down", by Vietnam veteran Jim Beaver) of the American television series about the war, Tour of Duty, and the song is reprised in the episode's final scene.
Marvin Gaye singles chronology. "Trouble Man". (1972) " I Want to Come Home for Christmas ". (1972) "Let's Get It On". (1973) " I Want to Come Home for Christmas " is a holiday song recorded by Marvin Gaye in 1972. The song was co-written by Gaye and Forest Hairston and was released on a posthumous Marvin compilation titled, The Marvin Gaye ...
Fortunate Son. " Fortunate Son " is a song by the American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released on the band's fourth studio album, Willy and the Poor Boys in October 1969. It was previously released as a single, together with "Down on the Corner", in September 1969. [ 4] It soon became a Vietnam anti-war movement anthem and an ...
Terry Knight. Grand Funk Railroad singles chronology. "Nothing Is the Same". (1970) " I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home) ". (1970) "Mean Mistreater". (1970) " I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home) " is a 1970 song written by American musician Mark Farner and recorded by Grand Funk Railroad as the closing track to their 1970 album Closer to Home.
19 (song) " 19 " is a song by British musician Paul Hardcastle, released as the first single from his self-titled fourth studio album Paul Hardcastle (1985). The song has a strong anti-war message, focusing on the United States ' involvement in the Vietnam War and the effect it had on the soldiers who served. The track was notable for early use ...