What song did they play during the Vietnam War?

Fortunate Son – Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Did they really play music from helicopters in Vietnam?

Army military helicopters flying in on the North Vietnamese, guns blazing, as Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries” plays from loudspeakers. This wasn’t reality – though rumor has it tankers in Desert Storm did the same thing – it was from the film “Apocalypse Now.” But music has been a part of war for a long time.

Did Vietnam War affect music?

“Music gave soldiers a way to start making sense of experiences that didn’t make a lot of sense to them,” Bradley says. Songs that spoke directly to the war were proof that people were talking about this cataclysmic event, and a way to safely express the ambivalence that many in the field felt.

Did they listen to Fortunate Son in Vietnam?

“Fortunate Son” appeared in an episode of “American Dad!” set at a Vietnam reenactment. It was also used in the soundtrack of the Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam videogame. “It’s gotten really difficult to place music in scenes about Vietnam and come up with something really fresh, you know?” says Sill.

What songs were played on helicopters in Vietnam?

Flying Over Vietnam

• All Along the WatchtowerJimi Hendrix.
• Gimme ShelterThe Rolling Stones.
• Fortunate SonCreedence Clearwater Revival.
• White RabbitJefferson Airplane.
• The EndThe Doors.
• For What It’s WorthBuffalo Springfield.
• Paint It, BlackThe Rolling Stones.
• The Chain – 2004 RemasterFleetwood Mac.

What is the legacy of Vietnam War?

Perhaps the most important political legacy of Vietnam has been the growing segregation of our all-volunteer military from wider society. Opinion polls reflect this. The off-hand “thank you for your service” ironically symbolizes this distance. Reintegrating returning warriors remains profoundly important.

What music did American soldiers listen to in Vietnam?

A new book explores the way Americans who served in the Vietnam War turned to music to cope. They listened to the radio, or on cassette desks or reel-to-reel tape players. They loved Hendrix and Nancy Sinatra, and especially songs that had anything to do with going home, because that was their main goal.

Is John Fogerty a legend?

Fogerty is a Grammy winner as well as a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee. He’s also the only musician to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame for his song “Centerfield,” a staple at baseball stadiums across the country.

What was the soundtrack of the Vietnam War?

Our new book, We Gotta Get Out of This Place: The Soundtrack of the Vietnam War shows how music helped soldiers/veterans connect to each other and to life back home and to cope with the complexities of the war they had been sent to fight.

What kind of music do Vietnam vets listen to?

When we began our interviews, we planned to organize it into a set of essays focusing on the most frequently mentioned songs, a Vietnam Vets Top 20 if you will, harkening back to the radio countdowns that so many of us grew up listening to.

What did Smokey Robinson sing during the Vietnam War?

As my fellow “newbies” and I were being transported from Tan Son Nhut Air Force Base to the Army’s 90 Replacement Battalion at Long Binh, I vividly recall hearing Smokey Robinson and The Miracles singing Tears of a Clown.

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