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Artist Various Artists

Release Songs That Made American Famous

Year 1972

Label Adelphi # AD4101

Format LP · Album

Country USA

Language English

Songs here 3 in the archive

Citation: Justin A. Brummer, Vietnam War Song Project (VWSP) — Various Artists, Songs That Made American Famous; cite each song by its SongID

Various Artists

Songs That Made American Famous

1972 · Album · Adelphi # AD4101 · USA

3 songs from this release are in the archive, listed below in catalogue order. Track positions are not recorded; the release may carry other songs that do not reference the war. Most common themes: Anti-War.

Annotation

This album contained a few reference to the Vietnam conflict, taking a satire approach to politics. The song "Under All Flags" mocked President Richard Nixon, patriotism (with regards to the flag), and the ongoing conflict: "oh Vietnam is the kind of sham that Nixon gets his kicks on...the president's flag is the kind of rag, that a sane man wipes his ass on" . The song "Fight for Liberation" also referenced Nixon and the draftboard: "in the draftboard here we sit covered in Nixon shit...fight for liberation, break the social scheme" . The song "Luang Prabang" (Adelphi Records # AD 4101), written by Dave Van Ronk, and performed on this album by Patrick Sky, took its name from a city in Laos, the capital and seat of government until 1975.¹ Ronk's version of the song appeared on the 1984 album Going Back to Brooklyn. It is played to the tune of Byker Hill, an English folk song. Each verse ended with "now I'm a fuckin' hero" .

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