Out Here in Viet-Nam

Annotation

"Out Here in Viet-Nam" (Lavette Records # LA-5005) Grouped formed in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Featuring Lindy Blaskey (vocals, rhythm guitar), Art Flores (organ), Carl Silva (harmonica), Danny Valdez (bass), Steve Maase (lead guitar), Chuck Buckley (drums). Big in the Southwest 1960s garage rock scene, this Vietnam track was pop / easy listening orientated. Written from perspective of soldier in Vietnam, wishing for the day the Viet Cong would give up the fight. Many of his army buddies have died, but not in vain - so leans to the patriotic side, support for the soldiers. Contains many religious references.

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Annotation — Garage Rock Songs

- "Out Here in Viet-Nam" (Lavette Records # LA-5005) - Grouped formed in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Featuring Lindy Blaskey (vocals, rhythm guitar), Art Flores (organ), Carl Silva (harmonica), Danny Valdez (bass), Steve Maase (lead guitar), Chuck Buckley (drums). Big in the Southwest 1960s garage rock scene, this Vietnam track was pop / easy listening orientated. - Written from perspective of soldier in Vietnam: "Out here in Vietnam the fighting gets really tough" - Wishing for the day the Viet Cong would give up the fight. Many of his army buddies have died, but not in vain - so leans to the patriotic side, support for the soldiers. Contains many religious references.

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Lyrics

English: Never was much at writing, but thought I'd give it a whirl / I'd liked forgiveness, I hope you're still my girl / We quarreled on the day I left, I know I left you blue / Funny how these many miles have brought me closely to you / Out here in Vietnam the fighting gets really tough... / Godspeed to the day when the Viet Cong will say that they've have had enough / Many of our buddies are gone, gone and it's a shame / One thing we can assure you, they didn't die vain... / I met our company Chaplain just the other day / I listened to him with respect, and this is what he had to say / God give us strength, god give us strength / Can I ask forgiveness, I hope to see you soon... / So put in a good word for me to the lord above / If you pray is granted I promise you true love

Notes

Lavette Records LA-5005, white label; "Out Here in Viet-Nam" (Joe Green - L. Blaschke), 3:01, Lindell Publishing Co., BMI; credited to Lindy Blaskey, produced by Lindy Blaskey, with harmony by Gary Garlick and guitar by Steve Maase. This copy is inscribed by hand "To Krazy Kat" and signed "Lindy". [From the record sleeve and labels]

About the artist

Lindy Blaskey was an American singer and rhythm guitarist who led Lindy and the Lavells, one of the most popular garage bands of the mid-1960s Southwest and a fixture of the Albuquerque, New Mexico teen scene, its line-up completed by Steve Maase, Art Flores, Carl Silva, Danny Valdez and Chuck Buckley; Blaskey ran his own label to issue the group's records, among them the much-anthologised 'You Ain't Tuff' (1966), and after the band broke up he worked as a booking agent in New Mexico and then as a label representative in Los Angeles, the group's work being collected by Big Beat in 2006 as…

Themes

Soldier's Perspective · VC · Patriotic

In collections

Garage Rock Songs · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]