Episode 101: Vietnam War: The Music - Enough Is Enough

Early-on, in Vietnam, soldiers turned to music as a lifeline to the home front they promised to defend. Rock & roll (R&R) really became rest & relaxation (R&R) for the troops. It was this music that got you through another day, another day closer to going home. Music was a big part of a soldier’s down time that centered within the hooches of Vietnam. The music that was popular during the Vietnam War was, and is still, therapy. There are songs you can remember, and then there are songs you REALLY remember. Many of these songs will have a special meaning for you. A place, a brother, a time gone by. This program is for you, the Vietnam Vets, who will never forget.
This episode contains the Big & Rich song, The 8th of November which tells the tale of Niles Harris, a soldier in the 173rd Airborne Brigade of the United States Army during Operation Hump in South Vietnam on November 8, 1965.
Our mission here at the Music Museum is to support all Vietnam Veterans and those who serve the United States, then and now. We thank you for your service. From the Gulf Coast of Florida, going around the world on demand, this is The Vietnam War: The Music.
This episode is called “Enough Is Enough”
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In this episode you’ll hear:
1) Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today) by The Temptations
2) Welcome Home by Country Joe McDonald
3) We're Not Gonna Take It by The Who
4) Where Have All The Flowers Gone by Johnny Rivers
5) Desperado by The Eagles
6) One Good Man by Janis Joplin
7) Eve Of Destruction by The Turtles
8) Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones
9) Tour of Duty by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
10) Evil Ways by Santana
11) Chicago / We Can Change The World by Graham Nash
12) Up On Cripple Creek by The Band
13) Bring It On Home To Me by Sam Cooke
14) Wild Child by The Doors
15) Two Soldiers Coming Home by Lori McKenna
16) Arlington by Trace Adkins
17) Run Through the Jungle by Creedence Clearwater Revival
18) Coming Home Soldier by Bobby Vinton
19) We Can Work It Out by Stevie Wonder
20) 19 by Paul Hardcastle
21) 8th Of November by Big & Rich [duo composed of Big Kenny and John Rich]
22) As Tears Go By by Marianne Faithfull
23) Zor and Zam by The Monkees
24) Why Can't We Be Friends? by War
25) Forgotten Man by Elvis Lloyd Carden & Chris Noel
26) Ain't That Peculiar by Marvin Gaye
27) Will There Be a Tomorrow? By Dick Jonas (lead), Bill Ellis, Chuck Rosenberg & Robin Thomas (w/ Lisa Ellis, Sherry Hughes, Kathy Jonas, back-up vocals)
28) Be My Baby by The Ronettes
29) We Can Be Together by Jefferson Airplane
30) Stop the War Now by Edwin Starr
31) The Wind Cries Mary by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
32) Songs That Make A Difference by The Highwaymen (Nelson/Cash/Jennings/Kristofferson)
33) Let It Be by The Beatles
34) Once I Was by Tim Buckley
35) God Bless America by Connie Francis