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Annotation

Hardcore Punk group Formed in 1978 in Töreboda, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. Disbanded in 1986. Members included: Members Micke (vocals, guitar), Bonni (vocals, guitar), Ernie (bass, vocals), Dadde (drums), Pelle, Uffe, Steve Aktiv, and Bjurre. They released the song "Vietnam" (PROFIT 001), which was about Agent Orange - the defoliant / herbicide used by U.S. forces during the Vietnam War, which had long term negative health effects on the Vietnamese and US soldier whom came into contact with the chemical. It is frequently referenced in post-war songs. The narrator described Vietnam as "a pointless war". It described the US as "eradicating pigs with gas, a herbicide called Agent Orange". They sprayed it over Vietnam and the "leaves of the trees fell off". However, children were "born without arms and legs", and that the "Vietnamese men were blind, got cancer, and died" because of poisoned rice.

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Lyrics

Swedish: During a pointless war / When freedom and peace was not given / Then came the United States at the idea / Eradicating pigs with gas / A herbicide called "Agent Orange" / Spray... over Vietnam /When the leaves of the trees fell off / Then stood up proudly USA / But whose fault was it that the children / Was born without arms and legs / The rice that was given to the people / That it was poisoned by gas / That Vietnamese men were blind, got cancer, and died / Only then was it someone said / This we blame on the U.S. / But the U.S. they did it again / We remember the August '45 / Then several million died / So that U.S. research had enough Under ett meningslöst krig / Då frihet och fred inte gavs / Då kom USA på idén / Utrota svinen med gas / Ett växtgift som hette "AGENT ORANGE" / Sprutades över Vietnam / När bladen från träden föll av / Då reste sig stolt USA / Men vems fel var det då att barn / Föddes utan armar och ben / Att riset som åt människorna gavs / Att det var förgiftat av gas / Att vietnamesiska män / Blev blinda, fick cancer och dog / Först då var det någon som sa / Detta skyller vi på USA / Men USA dom klarade det igen / Vi minns ju augusti '45 / Då flera millioner dog / Så att USAs forskning fick nog During a pointless war / When freedom and peace was not given / Then came the United States at the idea / Eradicating pigs with gas / A herbicide called "Agent Orange" / Spray... over Vietnam /When the leaves of the trees fell off / Then stood up proudly…

About the artist

Swedish punk band formed 1978 in Töreboda, Sweden. [Source: Wikipedia]

Themes

Agent Orange

In collections

European Songs · Punk Songs