My Vietnam

Annotation

Pop rock artist born 8 September 1979 in Doylestown, Pennslyvannia, USA. The song "My Vietnam" (Arista Records # 07822-14718-2) starts with the sounds of war - helicopter, gun fire.... and a patriotic reference to her father going off to war: "daddy was a soldier, he taught me about freedom". In fact, her father Jim Moore was a Vietnam veteran, so this is a true story.1 She then uses Vietnam as a metaphor for personal challenges, such as how to deal with homelessness (problems in 21st century society in general perhaps), education, and parental relationships. The song ends with an electric guitar rendition of the USA national anthem. Sources1ET Canada: Pink Honors Her Veteran Father on Memorial Day↩

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Lyrics

English: Daddy was a soldier / He taught me about freedom / Peace and all the great things that we take advantage of / Once I fed the homeless, I'll never forget / I look upon their faces as I treated them with respect / And / This is my Vietnam / I'm at war / Life keeps on dropping bombs / And I keep score / Momma was a lunatic, she liked to push my buttons / She said I wasn't good enough, but I guess I wasn't trying / Never like school that much (School that much) / They tried to teach me better / But I just wasn't hearing it because I thought I was already pretty clever / And / This is my Vietnam / I'm at war / Life keeps on dropping bombs / And I keep score / This is my Vietnam / I'm at war / Life keeps on dropping bombs / And I keep score / What do you expect from me? / What am I not giving you? / What could I do for you to make me ok in your eyes? / This is my Vietnam / I'm at war / Life keeps on dropping bombs / And I keep score / This is my Vietnam / I'm at war / Life keeps on dropping bombs / And I keep score / This is my Vietnam / This is my Vietnam

About the artist

American pop singer, born 8 September 1979 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. [Source: Wikipedia]