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 to the Vietnam War's after-effects.

This is an incomplete list of songs, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness.

Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.

Contents

Top · 0–9 · A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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[edit] 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

[edit] A

• "A Good Man is Hard To Find " by Bruce Springsteen
• "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" by Arlo Guthrie
• "All My Children of the Sun" by Pete Seeger
• "American Woman" by The Guess Who

[edit] B

• "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
• "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

[edit] C

• "The Call Up" by The Clash
• "Camouflage" by Stan Ridgway
• "Charlie Don't Surf" by The Clash
• "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

[edit] D

• "Daniel" by Elton John - the verse dealing most specifically with the Vietnam War was removed by lyricist Bernie Taupin shortly before being recorded.
• "Draft Dodger Rag" by Phil Ochs
• "Draft Morning" by The Byrds
• "Draft Resister" by Steppenwolf
• "Drive On" by Johnny Cash

[edit] E

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

[edit] F

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

[edit] 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
• "Give Peace a Chance" by John Lennon
• "Goodnight Saigon" by Billy Joel

[edit] H

• "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" by John Lennon
• "Hello Vietnam" by Johnnie Wright

[edit] 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

[edit] J

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

[edit] K

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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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
• "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

[edit] N

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] Q

• "Question" by The Moody Blues

[edit] 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

[edit] S

• "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

[edit] T

• "Talking Vietnam" by Phil Ochs
• "Talking Vietnam Potluck Blues" by Tom Paxton
• "To Susan on the West Coast Waiting" by Donovan
• "Travelin' Soldier" by the Dixie Chicks
• "Three-Five-Zero-Zero" from the musical, Hair

[edit] U

• "Uncommon Valor: A Vietnam Story" by Jedi Mind Tricks
• "Universal Soldier", written and recorded by Buffy Sainte-Marie; also recorded by Donovan
• "Unknown Soldier" by The Doors

[edit] V

• "Vietnam" by Phil Ochs
• "Vietnam" by J. B. Lenoir
• "Vietnam" by Jimmy Cliff
• "Vietnam Talkin' Blues" by Johnny Cash
• "Volunteers" by Jefferson Airplane

[edit] W

• "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy" by Pete Seeger
• "Walking on a Thin Line" by Huey Lewis & 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.^[1]
• "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

[edit] 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

[edit] See also

• Vietnam War
• Vietnam era music

[edit] References

1. ^ Official Black Sabbath Website