Vietnam (No More Words)
1983 · Unreel Records 07243 8 31900 41 · Binghamton, New York
- Artist
- Casey
- Title
- Vietnam (No More Words)
- Release
- Casey
- Year
- 1983
- Label
- Unreel Records # 07243 8 31900 41
- Format
- LP · Album
- Language
- English
- Country
- Binghamton, New York, USA
- Genre
- Metal · Heavy Metal
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation — Metal Songs
Heavy Metal band Casey, which featured the members Scott [Stoney] Woodward (bass), Hardly Normal (drums), J. Carmen Dabella (guitar), Rick [Buwanna] Hopkins (vocals), only released one album, recorded in Binghamton, New York, USA. The song "Vietnam - No More Wars" (Unreel Records) focused on the impact of the war on a US Vietnam War veteran. It started out with the familiar helicopter sound-effects often heard in post-war songs, and Vietnam War films, followed by a crying baby. It contained various scenarios of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - "the bad times that made you sweat... still makes you cry" - also frequently referenced in post-war 1980s songs about US veterans, often connected in songs to stress, shell shock, flashbacks, nostalgia, and feelings and dreams related to an event. The lyrics also address the mistreatment of Vietnam veterans, returning home, and not receiving a heroes welcome, having fought an unpopular war: "left the airport, no family or friends, you're a vet of a war nobody was winning" . "A few years have passed and the war is gone / We know you tried / We still never stayed / You start your new life, but never in control... / You're right back there, ready to pray / Remember the bad times that made you sweat / The chance you took to live or die... / Stare at death... still makes you cry / No more war, none at all... / Now everything was pain, kill and hate / No more childhood feelings / Just smoke your dope now and don't be late / To kill Charlie while he's feeling / The commies know when the end is near / Your going home for a new beginning / You left the airport, no family or friends / You're a vet of a war nobody was winning / No more war, none at all..."
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Unreel Records, 14 Ritchie Rd., Binghamton, NY; track A4. [From Discogs]