Vietnam Era Songs

An era of iconic music.

Vietnam era songs. Greatest rock n roll vietnam war music 60s and 70s classic rock songs vol 8 greatest rock n roll vietnam war music 60s and 70s classic rock songs vol 8 great. During the vietnam war we saw music mimic the public s support disillusionment and then rising disapproval. Sep 19 2017 getty. Green green grass of home by porter wagoner.

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. The best vietnam protest songs. Here we take a look at 35 songs about the vietnam era. Music media and mayhem at the university of wisconsin madison.

Songs vietnam veterans remember most. Army tours of duty in vietnam. It fed into a myriad of social changes and upheavals that motivated artistic expression music was integral to the experience of vietnam for soldiers and citizens and certain songs had associations with the conflict that endure to this day. 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.

By allston nov 26 2014 3 00 pm. It s an irony i ve wrestled with for 45 years due in part to the precise timing of u. Some might not be in the vietnam era but never the less these are all great songs. 10 songs that embody the vietnam war era.

The vietnam war had a soundtrack unlike any other. I first became a soldier in a war zone on veterans day nov. Often great art is produced in the hardest of times and some of the most iconic music of the 20th. House of the rising sun the animals.