The Vietnam War
Preview 2331 · Hollywood, California
- Artist
- Gene Marshall
- Title
- The Vietnam War
- Release
- Orphan Soldiers / The Vietnam War
- Label
- Preview # 2331
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Hollywood, California, USA
- Songwriter
- Samuel A. Goodwin
- Genre
- Traditional Pop · Traditional Pop
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation — Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs
Song poem
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Song Poems
- Traditional pop, song poem, both sides, anti-war, protest - Label: Preview Records # 2331 - "The Vietnam War" - Songwriter: Samuel A. Goodwin - Horrors, breaking many hearts, sorrow - Raised a boy, then gave up our son, in a war where no victory is to be won (K.I.A.) - To preserve freedom so they say (skepticism toward the govt., credibility gap) - They'd have us leave but we stayed, how much longer must we stay? - We'll fight and day to keep flag flying high, but in this war we have only shown disgrace - They fought lying in a ditch for the rich. Govt. took in their blood money (anti-govt., military-industrial complex) from the black and white (Civil Rights)
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Born San Francisco, California, USA