Anti Vietnam War Songs

Some anti war songs lament some aspects of war while others satirize war.

Anti vietnam war songs. His songs included talking vietnam 1964 a lampoon of official rationales for the war i ain t marchin anymore 1965 and draft dodger rag 1966 a humorous satire on avoiding the draft. American folk music is rich with political commentary and protest songs. As the war divided the country so did the music. From bob dylan to the beatles a number of notable music artists penned tunes that criticized the united states involvement in perhaps the least supported war by the american public.

Continue reading anti war and pro war songs. Because of the folk music revival in the middle of the 20th century and the socio political climate in america in the 1950s and 60s the civil rights movement the vietnam war era etc many people these days conflate american folk music with political commentary. Much as poetry provides a window into the allied mood during world war i anti war songs provide a window into the mood of the 1960s. Most promote peace in some form while others sing out against specific armed conflicts.

Artists like marvin gaye george harrison joan baez and arlo guthrie spoke out against a war that took nearly 60 000 american lives. Greatest rock n roll vietnam war music 60 s 70 s classic rock songs you ve never heard before follow rock and roll songs subscribe for more. Antiwar songs were much in evidence at the woodstock festival in 1969 and were an integral part of virtually every antiwar protest march and rally. The vietnam war was a dominant musical theme in the 60s and 70s.

The war in vietnam has long been the source of anti war and protest songs. Anti war songs on the one hand anti war songs rising with counter culture movement were sung across the country by college students hippies protesters and so on. Phil ochs born in 1940 became the most successful male singer songwriter in the 1964 65 period. It was one of anger.

Still others depict the physical and psychological destruction that warfare causes to soldiers innocent civilians and humanity as a whole. Pete seeger toured the country performing antiwar ballads at myriad concerts and. If you consider the entire tradition of american folk. This is a list of songs concerning revolving around or directly referring to the vietnam war or to the vietnam war s after effects for a more complete listing see vietnam on record and the vietnam war song project.