Back in Vietnam
1985 · Oi! OIR 001 · Oswestry, UK: England
- Artist
- Complete Control
- Title
- Back in Vietnam
- Release
- Bricks Blood 'n' Guts (In 1985)
- Year
- 1985
- Label
- Oi! # OIR 001
- Format
- LP · Album
- Country
- Oswestry, UK: England
- Genre
- Punk · Oi! · Punk Rock
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation
Oi! group, a sub-genre of Punk Rock, formed in Austin, Texas, USA. They released the song "Back in Vietnam" (Oi! Records # OIR 001) about the impact of the war on a Vietnam veteran: "back in Vietnam...lost his mind". The soldier "didn't want to go home in a body bag".
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: Back in Vietnam where he lost his mind... / Lost...didn't want to go home in a body bag... / Back in Vietnam / Back in Vietnam yeah... / You're in overdrive / Went along just for the ride / Fucked-up...streaming through the swamps... / Back in Vietnam / Back in Vietnam... / You're a mess... full of regrets...
About the artist
Oi! group, formed in Oswestry, Shropshire, UK; members Lacoste (vocals), Brian (guitar), Roger (bass), Ralph (drums).