Australian & New Zealand Songs

107 songs · chronological · Annotations and notes by Justin A. Brummer

A collection of Vietnam War songs and spoken-word records from Australia & New Zealand This forms part of the larger Vietnam War Song Project, an interpretive examination of over 6,000 Vietnam War songs identified, revealing how the war's significance is represented through music. The project also collects spoken-word recordings about the conflict. This unique collection of voices advances scholarship by providing insights into people’s views about the war over time as represented in music, looking at diverse communities and vibrant music scenes. It is crucial in developing our knowledge of the war and the humanities, through the use of a digital research platform.Note: The VWSP has…

  1. Gary Shearston – It's On (1964)
  2. The Norfolk Singers – Nasho Service (1965)
  3. Gary Shearston – Twenty Summers (1965)
  4. Gary Shearston – Conscription Ramp (1965)
  5. Denis Gibbons – National Service Blues (Draft Dodger Blues) (1965)
  6. Doug Ashdown – Universal Soldier (1965)
  7. Ken Mansell – The S.S. Vancouver (1965)
  8. The Masters Apprentices – Wars or Hands of Time (1966)
  9. Reg Lindsay – Jungles of Vietnam (1966)
  10. The Thin Men – The Red Beret (1966)
  11. The Twiliters – With You All the Way, L.B.J. (1966)
  12. Gary Shearston – The Lost Soldier (1966)
  13. Trevor Lucas – It's On (1966)
  14. Willow Macky – Ballad of William White (1966)
  15. Clem Parkinson – Kevin Conway (1966)
  16. The Young Australians – Shadow Valley and Iron Triangles (1967)
  17. George Hill – To the Boys in Vietnam (1967)
  18. George Hill – Our Boys Are Over There (1967)
  19. Dig Richards – Aussie Bush Hat (1967)
  20. Tex Morton – 21st Birthday (1967)
  21. Peter Wright – House of Bamboo (1967)
  22. Glen Tomasetti – Ballad of Bill White (1968)
  23. Glen Tomasetti – Army's Appeal to Mothers (1968)
  24. Glen Tomasetti – Do Not Sing the Old Songs (1968)
  25. Don Henderson – Boonaroo (1968)
  26. Various Artists – Chessboard of Vietnam (1968)
  27. Abdullah's Regime – Silver Ship (Dedicated to Those Services Active in Vietnam) (1968)
  28. The Executives – Dedicated to the One I Love (1968)
  29. Axiom – Arkansas Grass (1969)
  30. Ronnie Burns – Smiley (1969)
  31. Frank Lewis – Year of War (1969)
  32. Doug Ashdown – Day They Freed the Noise (1969)
  33. Tommy Tycho – Army Training (1969)
  34. Martin Wesley-Smith – Vietnam Image (1970)
  35. Roger Thwaites – Child of Vietnam (1970)
  36. Wally White – Letter From Vietnam (1970)
  37. Russell Morris – Rachel (1970)
  38. The Band of the Australian Army Band Corps – Action Army (1970)
  39. Craig Scott – Smiley (1971)
  40. 'Doc' Riley – The Fighting Side of Me (1971)
  41. Myriad – Cruel War (1971)
  42. Gill Roberts – No! No! I Just Can't Go (1971)
  43. Tex Morton & Sister Dorrie – The Widow Next Door (1972)
  44. Clive Brandy – Sam, You Made the War Too Long (1972)
  45. Skyhooks – Whatever Happened to the Revolution (1974)
  46. Cold Chisel – Khe Sanh (1978)
  47. Spare Change – Saigon (1979)
  48. Eric Bogle – And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda (1980)
  49. Phyl Lobl – Seasons of War (1980)
  50. Eric Bogle – The War Correspondent (1980)
  51. Negative Reaction – Vietnam (1981)
  52. Various Artists – The Big Broadcast 1932-1982 (1982)
  53. Ronnie Hughes – Vietnam (1982)
  54. Various Artists – F111 (1982)
  55. Lyell Sayer – F-111 (1983)
  56. John Dengate – Vietnamese Revolutionary Talks to Jesus (1983)
  57. Redgum – I Was Only 19 (1983)
  58. Judy Small – Mothers, Daughters, Wives (1984)
  59. Judy Small – Our Best Friend (1985)
  60. Various Artists – The Times of Our Lives (1985)
  61. The Samuel Pepys Show – Missing Saigon (1985)
  62. The LeGarde Twins – Sad Eyes (Tribute to Vietnam Veterans) (1985)
  63. Various Artists – Come Listen to Australia: A Selection of 28 Original Songs From the Land "Down Under" (1985)
  64. Normie Rowe – Somewhere Tonight (1987)
  65. Noel Watson – Vietnam (1988)
  66. John Schumann – Safe Behind the Wire (1988)
  67. La Sect Rouge – Saigon to El Salvador (1988)
  68. Judy Small – Home Front (1988)
  69. 1927 – Compulsary Hero (1989)
  70. The Mark of Cain – Battlesick (1989)
  71. The Dubrovniks – Saigon Rose (1991)
  72. Eric Bogle – Welcome Home (1993)
  73. The Mark of Cain – Viet Vet (1994)
  74. Warren Fahey – Diggers - Songs of the Australians at War (1994)
  75. Elixir – Saigon Battle Children 1972 (1998)
  76. Roger Mason – Special Forces in Vietnam (2001)
  77. Normie Rowe – Missing in Action (2002)
  78. James Blundell – Postcards From Saigon (2005)
  79. The Herd – I Was Only Nineteen (2005)
  80. Backsliders – Vietnam People (2007)
  81. Warhorse – Saigon (2008)
  82. Mariana Bell – Vietnam (2008)
  83. John Schumann and The Vagabond Crew – Behind the Lines (2008)
  84. Matthew Hindson – A Symphony of Modern Objects: IV. Vietnam War Memorial (2008)
  85. Graham Rodger – The Battle of Coral (2008)
  86. Various Artists – Saigon Warrior (2010)
  87. Graham Rodger – The Battle of Long Tan (2012)
  88. Dead City Ruins – My Lai Massacre (2012)
  89. Dennis Marsh – Man From Vietnam (2015)
  90. Victor Churchill Dale – Soldier From Vietnam (2015)
  91. Lee Kernaghan – Spirit of the Anzacs (2015)
  92. Consulate – Saigon (2016)
  93. Halcyon – Vietnam Diary: Great Bloody Xmas Break (2016)
  94. Graham Rodger – Missing in Action (2016)
  95. The Sinking Teeth – Saigon (2016)
  96. Estère – Vietnam (2017)
  97. Civic – New Vietnam (2018)
  98. Caitlin Yeo – Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (2019)
  99. Cheddar Road All-Stars – Vietnam War in Reservoir (2019)
  100. Mick Harvey – Vietnam (2020)
  101. Just Urbain – Raw & Alive 78 - 81 (album) (2024)
  102. Just Urbain – My Love My Lai (Studio Coda) (2024)
  103. Various Artists – Vietnam Voices
  104. Wally White – Home From Vietnam
  105. Val Stephen – Vietnam Study
  106. Coral Dasey – Vietnam Lullaby
  107. The Clergy – Vietnam