List of songs about the Vietnam War

List of songs about the Vietnam War

This is a list of songs concerning, revolving around, or directly referring to the Vietnam War, or to the Vietnam War's after-effects.

Some popular songs of this variety include:
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0-9

*"19" by Paul Hardcastle
*"2+2=?" by Bob Seger
*"50,000 Names" by George Jones (about the Vietnam Memorial wall)
*"8th of November" by Big & Rich

A

*"A Good Man is Hard To Find " by Bruce Springsteen
*"Against The Wind " by Bob Seger
*"Alice's Restaurant Massacree" by Arlo Guthrie
*"All Along The Watchtower" by Jimi Hendrix
*"All My Children of the Sun" by Pete Seeger
*"American Woman" by The Guess Who

B

*"Bài Ca Dành Cho Những Xác Người" ("Song for the Corpses") by Trinh Cong Son - about the Battle of Hue
*"Back in Vietnam" by Lenny Kravitz
*"Ballad of a Crystal Man" by Donovan
*"Ballad of the Green Berets" by Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler
*"Beach Party Vietnam" by The Dead Milkmen
*"The Big Parade" by 10,000 Maniacs
*"Big Time in the Jungle" by Old Crow Medicine Show
*"Billy Don't Be a Hero" by Paper Lace
*"Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos" by Public Enemy
*"Blowin' in the Wind" by Bob Dylan
*"Born in the U.S.A." by Bruce Springsteen references The Siege of Khe Sanh among other things
*"The Boy Who's Never Found" by the Katydids
*"Bring Them Home" by Pete Seeger
*"Brothers Under the Bridge" by Bruce Springsteen
*"Burning Bridges" by the Mike Curb Congregation

C

*"Ca Dao Mẹ" ("Mother's Lullaby") by Trinh Cong Son - about a mother's sacrifices during wartime
*"The Call Up" by The Clash
*"Camouflage" by Stan Ridgway
*"Charlie Don't Surf" by The Clash
*"Cho Một Người Vừa Nằm Xuống" ("For a Just Fallen Person") by Trinh Cong Son - dedicated to Lưu Kim Cương, a friend of the author who just died in battle
*"Clean Cut Kid" by Bob Dylan
*"Commando" by The Ramones
*"Compared To What" by Gene McDaniels
*"Compulsory Hero" by 1927 (band) - deals with conscription in Australia during the Vietnam War
*"Cops of the World" by Phil Ochs

D

*"Đại Bác Ru Đêm" ("Cannon's Night Lullaby") by Trinh Cong Son - about bombardment in the city
*"Dân Ta Vẫn Sống" ("Our People Still Lives") by Trinh Cong Son
*"Daniel" by Elton John - the verse dealing most specifically with the Vietnam War was removed by lyricist Bernie Taupin shortly before being recorded.
*"Đợi Có Một Ngày" ("Wait Until the Day") by Trinh Cong Son - expressing the author's desire for peace
*"Đồng Dao Hoà Bình" ("Children's Song of Peace") by Trinh Cong Son
*"Draft Dodger Rag" by Phil Ochs
*"Draft Morning" by The Byrds
*"Draft Resister" by Steppenwolf
*"Drive On" by Johnny Cash

E

*"Edge Of Darkness" by Iron Maiden
*"Eve Of Destruction" by Barry McGuire
*"Everyday Combat" by Lostprophets

F

*"The Fightin' Side of Me" by Merle Haggard
*"Fortunate Son" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
*"For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield

G

*"Galveston" by Glen Campbell
*"Galveston Bay" by Bruce Springsteen
*"Giải phóng miền Nam" (Liberate the South) by Huỳnh Minh Siêng
*"Gimme Shelter" by The Rolling Stones
*"Gia Tài Của Mẹ" ("A Mother's Legacy") by Trinh Cong Son
*"Giọt Nước Mắt Cho Quê Hương" ("A Teardrop for Homeland") by Trinh Cong Son
*"Give Peace a Chance" by John Lennon
*"Goodnight Saigon" by Billy Joel

H

*"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" by John Lennon
*"Hát Trên Những Xác Người" ("Singing on Corpses") by Trinh Cong Son - written following the Tet Offensive
* "Hello Vietnam" by Johnnie Wright
* "Hocus Pocus " by Focus- the random music is an analogy to the war
*"Huế Sài Gòn Hà Nội" ("Huế, Saigon, Hanoi") by Trinh Cong Son - expresses the author's desire for a peaceful, united Vietnam

I

*"I Ain't Marching Anymore" by Phil Ochs
*"I Can't Write Left-Handed" by Bill Withers
* "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag" by Country Joe and the Fish
* "I Have Seen the Rain" by P!nk (featuring James T. Moore, her father)
*"Inoculated City" by The Clash
*"I Should Be Proud" by Martha and the Vandellas
*"It Better End Soon" by Chicago
*"I Was Only Nineteen (A Walk in the Light Green)" by Redgum

J

*"Jimmy Newman" by Tom Paxton
*"Johnny Come Lately" by Steve Earle

K

*"Khe Sanh (song)" by Cold Chisel
*"King Henry" by Pete Seeger

L

*"Last Train to Nuremberg" by Pete Seeger
*"Lookout Joe" by Neil Young
*"Lost in the Flood" by Bruce Springsteen
*"Lyndon Johnson Told the Nation" by Tom Paxton

M

*M-16, concept album about the Vietnam War, by Sodom
*"Masters of War" by Bob Dylan
*"Machine Gun" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
*"Medieval" by James
*"Monster" by Steppenwolf
*"More Than a Name on a Wall" by The Statler Brothers
*"Một Buổi Sáng Mùa Xuân" ("One Spring Morning") by Trinh Cong Son - about a child killed by landmine
*"Mountain" by Manowar
*"My Name is Lisa Kalvelage" by Pete Seeger about a mother, a War-bride from Germany, who speaks out against the war
*"My Son John" by Tom Paxton

N

* "The Nang, the Front, the Bush and the Shit" by El-P
*"Nối Vòng Tay Lớn" ("Joining Hands") by Trinh Cong Son - expresses the author's wish for peace. This song was played on the radio after the communist forces took over Saigon's radio station during the Fall of Saigon.

O

*"Ohio" by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
*"Oh! Camil (The Winter Soldier)" by Graham Nash
*"Okie from Muskogee" by Merle Haggard
*"Old Hippie" by The Bellamy Brothers
*"One Tin Soldier" written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter, and recorded by Original Caste, Coven, and Skeeter Davis
*"Orange Crush" by R.E.M.

P

*"Peace Train" by Cat Stevens
*"Peace Will Come" by Tom Paxton
*"People, Let's Stop the War" by Grand Funk Railroad
*"Pull Out The Pin" by Kate Bush
*"Big Time in the Jungle" by Old Crow Medicine Show

Q

*"Question" by The Moody Blues

R

*"Requiem for the Masses" by The Association
*"Rooster" by Alice in Chains
*"Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" by Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
*"Run Through the Jungle" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
*"Running Gun Blues" by David Bowie

*"Saigon Bride" by Joan Baez
*"Sam Stone" by John Prine
*"Sean Flynn" by The Clash
*"Shut Out The Lights" by Bruce Springsteen deals with Post-traumatic stress disorder of a returning veteran
*"Simple Song of Freedom" by Bobby Darin
*"Sky Pilot", written by Eric Burdon, recorded by The Animals
*"Something to Believe In" by Poison
*"Spitting" by Rocket From The Crypt
*"Still in Saigon" by Charlie Daniels Band
*"Straight to Hell" by The Clash - deals with the abandonment of Vietnamese children fathered by American soldiers

T

*"Talking Vietnam" by Phil Ochs
*"Talking Vietnam Potluck Blues" by Tom Paxton
*"Ta Phải Thấy Mặt Trời" ("We Must See the Sun") by Trinh Cong Son
*"Tình Ca Người Mất Trí" ("Love Song of Someone Who Lost Their Mind") by Trinh Cong Son - women with lovers who are soldiers
*"The Shortest Story Ever Told" by Harry Chapin
*"To Susan on the West Coast Waiting" by Donovan
*"To The State of Richard Nixon" by Phil Ochs
*"Travelin' Soldier" by the Dixie Chicks
*"Three-Five-Zero-Zero" from the musical, Hair
*"The Times They Are A-Changin'" by Bob Dylan

U

*"" by Jedi Mind Tricks
*"Universal Soldier", written and recorded by Buffy Sainte-Marie; also recorded by Donovan
*"Unknown Soldier" by The Doors

V

*"Vietnam" by Phil Ochs
*"Vietnam" by J. B. Lenoir
*"Vietnam" by Jimmy Cliff
*"Vietnam" by Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards
*"Vietnam Talkin' Blues" by Johnny Cash
*"Volunteers" by Jefferson Airplane

W

*"Waist Deep in the Big Muddy" by Pete Seeger
*"Walking on a Thin Line" by Huey Lewis and the News
*"War" by Edwin Starr
*"War Games" by The Monkees
*"The War Drags On" written and recorded by Mick Softley; also recorded by Donovan
*"The War Is Over" by Phil Ochs
*"War Pigs" by Black Sabbath - written about the politicians who were responsible for the war. [Official Black Sabbath Website]
*"What Are You Fighting For" by Phil Ochs
*"What's Going On?" by Marvin Gaye
*"Where Are You Now, My Son?" by Joan Baez
*"Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" by Pete Seeger
*"White Boots Marching In A Yellow Land" by Phil Ochs
*"The Willing Conscript" by Tom Paxton

Y

*"Yellow River" by Christie
*"You Haven't Done Nothin'" by Stevie Wonder
*"Youngstown" by Bruce Springsteen
*"Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore" by John Prine

ee also

* Vietnam War
* Vietnam era music

References


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