Punk Songs

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

A collection of punk songs that reference the Vietnam War 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.

  1. New York Dolls – Vietnamese Baby (1973)
  2. Ramones – 53rd and 3rd (1976)
  3. Ramones – Commando (1977)
  4. Stry & Stripparna – Vietnam (1979)
  5. Cold Warrior and the Mercenary Band – Vietnam (1980)
  6. The Clash – Charlie Don't Surf (1980)
  7. The X-Defektors – Agent Orange (1980)
  8. Ski Patrol – Agent Orange (1980)
  9. Toxic Reasons – War Hero (1980)
  10. AK-47 – Badge Means You Suck (1980)
  11. The Pop Group – How Much Longer (1980)
  12. The Pop Group – Justice (1980)
  13. Dead Kennedys – Holiday In Cambodia (1980)
  14. The Stranglers – Vietnamerica (1981)
  15. Alan Vega – Viet Vet (1981)
  16. Au Pairs – Armagh (1981)
  17. Dead Kennedys – We've Got a Bigger Problem Now (1981)
  18. Kraut – Kill For Cash (1981)
  19. The Five – Napalm Beach (1981)
  20. The Clash – This Is Radio Clash (1981)
  21. Pell Mell – New Saigon (1981)
  22. The Fartz – Viet-Vet (1982)
  23. The Fartz – Hero's (Cum Home in Boxes) (1982)
  24. The Clash – Straight to Hell (1982)
  25. The Lords of the New Church – Russian Roulette (1982)
  26. Destructors – Agent Orange (1982)
  27. Crucial T. – Agent Orange (1982)
  28. Toxic Reasons – White Noise (1982)
  29. RF7 – Viet Vets (1982)
  30. Siniestro Total – Fuera las manos chinas del Vietnam socialista (1982)
  31. Various Artists – Noche de paz, noche en Vietnam (1982)
  32. Jerry's Kids – Vietnam Syndrome (1983)
  33. The Satellites – Vietnam (1983)
  34. London Cowboys – Saigon (1983)
  35. The First Things – Johnny Viet (1983)
  36. Various Artists – Radical (1983)
  37. Various Artists – Novo Vietnam (1983)
  38. Asta Kask – Vietnam (1983)
  39. Various Artists – Helden von Nordvietnam (1983)
  40. Cortex – Napalm Sticks to Kids (1983)
  41. Disrupters – Napalm (1983)
  42. Charged G.B.H – Vietnamese Blues (1983)
  43. Circle One – Vietnam Vets (1983)
  44. Various Artists – Where's My Vietnam? (1983)
  45. USA Today – Another Vietnam (1983)
  46. Johnny & The Jumper Cables – Landmine (1983)
  47. The Gynecologists – Kent State (1984)
  48. Minutemen – Viet Nam (1984)
  49. Conflict – Vietnam Serenade (1984)
  50. Shockabilly – Vietnam (1984)
  51. Flowers in the Dustbin – Last Tango in Vietnam (1984)
  52. Hüsker Dü – Newest Industry (1984)
  53. Tarnfarbe – Agent Orange (1984)
  54. Tarnfarbe – Saigon (1984)
  55. Putrid Fever – Vietnam '83 (1984)
  56. Paranoia – Vietnam (1984)
  57. Television Personalities – Back to Vietnam (1984)
  58. Stone the Crowz – Deaf to Death (1984)
  59. Slaughter – Napalm Girl (1985)
  60. Various Artists – Vietnam (1985)
  61. Complete Control – Back in Vietnam (1985)
  62. Minutemen – The Price of Paradise (1985)
  63. The Dead Milkmen – Beach Party Vietnam (1986)
  64. Hysteria Ward – Vietnam (1986)
  65. The Girls – Vietcong Women (1986)
  66. Deja Voodoo – Vietcong (1986)
  67. MDC – Drink to Forget (1986)
  68. Workin Muthas – Vietnam (1987)
  69. Jello Biafra – Vietnam Never Happened (1987)
  70. Walpurgis Volta – Vietnam Blues (1988)
  71. Demented Are Go! – Vietnam (1988)
  72. La Sect Rouge – Saigon to El Salvador (1988)
  73. The Brains of Humans – Vietnam (1988)
  74. Half Japanese – Vietnam (1988)
  75. Bérurier Noir – Viet-Nam, Laos, Cambodge, Nhan quyen (1988)
  76. The Last Band on Earth – I'm Coming Home (1988)
  77. Crackousrockanroll – Barrelhouse Cam in Vietnam (1989)
  78. White Pigs – A.P.O.W. (1989)
  79. Jello Biafra – Wish I Was Back in El Salvador (1989)
  80. The Mark of Cain – Battlesick (1989)
  81. The Offspring – Tehran (1989)
  82. Agent 86 – Vietnam Generation (1990)
  83. The Queers – Rambo Rat (1990)
  84. Flower Leperds – Vietnam (1990)
  85. Void Section – Vietcong Cindy (1990)
  86. Jello Biafra – Die for Oil, Sucker (1991)
  87. Moral Disgust – Vietnam (Isn't Over) (1992)
  88. Disfear – Vietnam Idag (1993)
  89. Various Artists – We Need Another Vietnam (1993)
  90. Screeching Weasel – El Mozote (1993)
  91. Shock Treatment – My Lai (1993)
  92. Dog Faced Hermans – Calley (1994)
  93. Biohazard – Remember (1994)
  94. Aus-Rotten – Vietnam Is Back '94 (1994)
  95. Pulmanx – No Vietnam (1994)
  96. The Mark of Cain – Viet Vet (1994)
  97. Oblivians – Viet Nam War Blues (1995)
  98. Pneumatic Values – Viet Nam Vet (1995)
  99. The Showcase Showdown – Ho Ho Ho Chi Minh! (1995)
  100. The Caravans – Vietnam Blues (1995)
  101. The Mullens – Girl From Vietnam (1997)
  102. Heideroosjes – Our Own Vietnam (1997)
  103. At the Drive-In – Alpha Centauri (1998)
  104. Biohazard – New World Disorder (1999)
  105. Kriminella Gitarrer – Vietnam (1999)
  106. Various Artists – We Will Not Obey (1999)
  107. The Hard Feelings – (We Need Another) Vietnam (2000)
  108. Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards – Vietnam (2001)
  109. Duane Peters and The Hunns – In Vietnam (2001)
  110. The Blockheads – Vietnam (2001)
  111. The Nads – Saigon Hooker (2001)
  112. Tranquilizer – Vietnam (2001)
  113. Lords of Light – Vietnam (2002)
  114. The Clap – Hanoi Jane (2003)
  115. Nothing Personal – Hanoi Jane (2004)
  116. MDC – Founding Fathers - Terrorists or Freedom Fighters? (2004)
  117. MDC – Ballad of G.W. (2004)
  118. Clorox Girls – Vietnam (2004)
  119. Running on Fumes – Vietnam Vacation (2004)
  120. Cranked Up! – Another Vietnam (2005)
  121. Dance Gavin Dance – The Robot vs. Heroin Battle of Vietnam (2006)
  122. Golliwog – Heaven / Purgatory / Vietnam (2006)
  123. Hollowpoints – Modern Day Vietnam (2006)
  124. Proudflesh – My Lai My Love (2006)
  125. The Furies – Vietnam (2007)
  126. We Are Wolves – Vietnam (2007)
  127. Juanita y Los Feos – El huracán ha llegado a Vietnam (2008)
  128. The Crawlers – Movies About Vietnam (2008)
  129. Various Artists – Rambo Rats (2008)
  130. Bunny Skulls – Vietnam Vet (2009)
  131. The Destructors – Kent State Reprobate (2010)
  132. Star Fucking Hipsters – War Widows Vietnam (2011)
  133. Thee Goochi Boiz – Vietnam (2013)
  134. Moving Finger – P.O.W. / M.I.A. (2013)
  135. Gas Rag – Endless Vietnam (2014)
  136. The Rebel Spell – 10,000 Years (2014)
  137. Civic – New Vietnam (2018)
  138. Death Pill – Die for Vietnam (2018)
  139. Negative XP – Cops Beating Down on Hippie Scum at the 1968 Democratic National Convention (2019)
  140. The Manges – Vietnam Addio (2020)
  141. Ideation – Mỹ Lai Amusement Park (2021)
  142. The Uncouth – My Lai (2023)
  143. Just Urbain – Raw & Alive 78 - 81 (album) (2024)
  144. Just Urbain – My Love My Lai (Studio Coda) (2024)
  145. Cemënteri – Vietnam me mata (2025)