Episode 137: Vietnam War: The Music – Fun, Travel, Adventure

This exhibit is called The Vietnam War: The Music. 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.

Early-on, in Vietnam, soldiers turned to music as a lifeline to the home front they promised to defend. Stateside music was a big part of a soldier’s down time that centered around the hooches and outposts 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. 

Our shows are broadcast around the world. They say thank you & “welcome home” to all Vietnam Vets. There is no opinion offered on the War. It’s all about the music.

For your service and your sacrifice, this is The Vietnam War: The Music.

This episode is called “Fun, Travel, Adventure”  ******

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1)    The Letter by The Box Tops

2)    Welcome Home by Country Joe McDonald

3)    It Came Out of the Sky by Creedence Clearwater Revival

4)    Workin' For The Man by Roy Orbison

5)    Letter From Vietnam by Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler

6)    It's All Over Now by The Rolling Stones

7)    Drive On by Johnny Cash

8)    Rocket Man by Elton John

9)    I'll Be In Trouble by The Temptations

10)                    Mendocino by The Texas Tornados

11)                    Blue Ridge Mountian Sky by The Marshall Tucker Band

12)                    If You're Reading This by Tim McGraw

13)                    Donna by Los Lobos

14)                    Crack Went the Rifle by Bull Durham (lead), Robin Thomas, Saul Broudy & Tom Price

15)                    Back In The U.S.S.R. by The Beatles

16)                    The Fightin' Side Of Me by Merle Haggard & The Strangers

17)                    Twentieth Century Fox by The Doors

18)                    Travelin' Soldier by Dixie Chicks

19)                    These Boots Are Made For Walkin' by Nancy Sinatra

20)                    The Universal Coward by Jan & Dean

21)                    The Ballad Of You & Me & Pooneil by Jefferson Airplane

22)                    Fun, Fun, Fun by The Beach Boys

23)                    Only Sixteen by Sam Cooke

24)                    Take Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver

25)                    Cecilia by Simon & Garfunkel

26)                    Dropkick Me, Jesus by Bobby Bare

27)                    Come A Little Bit Closer by Jay & The Americans

28)                    Me And Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul

29)                    See Me, Feel Me by The Who

30)                    Bamiba by Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler

31)                    Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen by Santana

32)                    Navy Blue by Diane Renay

33)                    Angel by Jimi Hendrix

34)                    Born And Raised In Black And White by The Highwaymen (Nelson/Cash/Jennings/Kristofferson)

35)                    Soldier by Steven Curtis Chapman

36)                    Bless The Wings (That Bring You Back) by The Moody Blues