I saw "Kong: Skull Island" today. It's not the greatest movie ever, the visuals and cinematography are absolutely amazing though. This is one of the most gorgeous movies that you'll ever see. Anyway the movie is set in 1973 and as the USA was in the midst of "abandoning" the Vietnam War, as said by Samuel L Jackson's character. That meant this film features some of the greatest songs of all-time. I've written this blog before, but the film inspired me to write about this topic again. But this time I want to post some more obscure Vietnam War era songs. This blog won't have probably the most iconic Vietnam War song ever, "Fortunate Son". Also my apologies to "Ohio", "For What It's Worth" and "Give Peace A Chance". All those songs are just too popular for this blog. I found some songs that people claim are about the Vietnam War. I don't necessarily agree with some of those selections, but I've added a few below.
Jefferson Airplane "White Rabbit":
The Hollies "Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)":
I never considered this a Vietnam War song, but it fit in perfectly in the scene it's in in "Skull Island". Black Sabbath "Paranoid":
Here's a CCR song for ya, "Run Through The Jungle":
The Doors "Unknown Soldier":
"The End":
Pink Floyd "Us & Them":
SSGT Barry Sadler "The Ballad of The Green Berets":
"One Tin Soldier":
Barry McGuire's "Eve of Destruction":
Edwin Starr "War":
The Animals "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place":
The Animals "House of The Rising Sun":
Freda Payne "Bring The Boys Home":
The Kingston Trio "Where Have All The Flowers Gone":
The Rolling Stones "Gimme Shelter":
Jethro Tull "Bungle In The Jungle":
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