Vietnam Ballad - An American Remembers

Annotation

Cheesy pop, with strained vocals, the song "Vietnam Ballad: An American Remembers" (Drew Records # DR-001S) is a patriotic track released in La Mesa, California, USA. The artist is currently based in San Diego, California, USA. (1) The song is a 'late' thank you letter to those who fought in the war. It recalled that the soldiers did not receive a welcome home like the previous generation after World War Two: "no ticker tape parade...no D-day celebration, we played no victory songs". US society had changed, and the veterans were told "the war was wrong, we wanted to forget it all". Thus, the narrator wanted to correct this situation: "oh it's late, I need to thank you". The song concluded by referencing the Memorial Wall, noting that it was an important symbol of national memory: "now the Wall stands tall in Washington...speaks loudly of wars pain".

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

About the artist

Unknown - no sourced biography could be anchored to this recording. A present-day Rachel Drexler is documented as a singer and vocal coach based in San Diego, California (racheldrexler.com), which is consistent with the recording's memorial-style framing ("An American Remembers"), but nothing connects that person to this specific track. RateYourMusic carries a Rachel Drexler artist page but returned HTTP 403. Discogs returns nothing under the name. [Source: no admissible match]

Themes

Vet · Patriotic · Vietnam Syndrome · Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall

In collections

Veterans Memorial Wall Songs