List of songs about the Vietnam War

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

This is an incomplete list of songs, which can or may never satisfy any objective standard for completeness. Revisions and additions are welcome.

Contents 1 0-9 2 A 3 B 4 C 5 D 6 E 7 F 8 G 9 H 10 I 11 J 12 K 13 L 14 M 15 N 16 O 17 P 18 Q 19 R 20 S 21 T 22 U 23 V 24 W 25 X 26 Y 27 Z 28 See also

[edit] 0-9

• "19" by Paul Hardcastle
• "8th of November" by Big and Rich

[edit] A

• "A Good Man is Hard To Find " by Bruce Springsteen
• "All My Children of the Sun" by Pete Seeger
• "Arlington" by Trace Adkins

[edit] B

• "The Big Parade" by 10,000 Maniacs
• "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos" by Public Enemy
• "Born in the U.S.A." by Bruce Springsteen referencesThe Siege of Khe Sanh among other things
• "Bring 'Em Home" - Pete Seeger
• "Brothers Under the Bridge" - Bruce Springsteen
• "Blowin' In The Wind" - Bob Dylan

[edit] C

• "Camouflage" by Stan Ridgway
• "Clean Cut Kid" by Bob Dylan

[edit] D

• "Draft Day" by The Byrds
• "Draft Resister" by Steppenwolf

[edit] E

[edit] F

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

[edit] G

• "Galveston" by Glen Campbell
• "Goodnight Saigon" by Billy Joel

[edit] H

• "Hello Vietnam" by Johnny Wright

[edit] I

• "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 and Her Father
• "I Should Be Proud" by Martha and the Vandellas
• "I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green)" by Redgum

[edit] J

[edit] K

• "Khe Sanh (song)" by Cold Chisel

[edit] L

• "Lookout Joe" by Neil Young

[edit] M

• "Medieval" by James
• "My Name is Lisa Kalvelage" by Pete Seeger about a mother, a War-bride from Germany, who speaks out against the war

[edit] N

• "The Nang, the Front, the Bush and the Shit" by El-P

[edit] O

• "Orange Crush" by R.E.M.

[edit] P

• "Pull Out The Pin" by Kate Bush.

[edit] Q

[edit] R

• "Rooster" by Alice in Chains
• "Ruby" by Kenny Rogers
• "Run Through the Jungle" by Creedence Clearwater Revival

[edit] S

• "Shut Out The Lights" by Bruce Springsteen Deals with Post-traumatic stress disorder of a returning Vet
• "Sky Pilot" by Eric Burdon
• "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

[edit] T

• "The Boy Who's Never Found" by the Katydids
• "Travelin' Soldier" by the Dixie Chicks

[edit] U

• "Uncommon Valor: A Vietnam Story" by Jedi Mind Tricks

[edit] V

• "Vietnam Talkin' Blues" by Johnny Cash
• "Vietnam" by Jimmy Cliff

[edit] W

• "Walking a thin line" by Huey Lewis and The News
• "War Pigs" by Black Sabbath

[edit] X

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[edit] Y

• "Yellow River" by Christie
• "Youngstown" by Bruce Springsteen

[edit] Z

[edit] See also

• List of songs about war
• Vietnam War