Sounds of Vietnam
The Rock and Roll war.....
To most Americans, the Vietnam War has a rock and roll soundtrack. Almost every novel, memoir or oral history of the war by a veteran mentions the music that the author listened to in Vietnam. All the songs of the '60s were part of the life in a combat zone. Troops listened to Sony radios, Akai stereos and Teac tape decks and new troops arrived weekly with the latest records from the states. Many of the sound clips below were recorded on a reel to reel recorder in Vietnam. They were then sent home and transferred to cassette. The sound quality is not the best but it sounded good to us back then.
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On AF Radio
AF Radio VN I think we need a song with a message.
AF Radio VN The Original "Good Morning Vietnam"...Great set of lungs.
AF Radio VN Talking about mail call and the need "To be sure to write home".
AF Radio VN What's playing at the base theater (if you had one) 1967
AF Radio VN General information..."from the Delta to the DMZ"
AF Radio VN General broadcast and Chieu Hoi information
AF Radio VN The song "Why doesn't someone write to me"
AF Radio VN The song "If I could turn back the hands of Time"
AF Radio VN The song "Goodbye My Sweetheart...Hello Vietnam"
AF Radio VN The song "Goodbye my son".....
AF Radio VN The song "Soldier Boy"
AF Radio VN Nixon and "the Young Americans for Freedom"
On the Radio
Hanoi Hanna She had good music but lousy commercials.
Hanoi Radio Warning from Hanoi. "Your not in Kansas anymore"
Local Radio 1 Broadcast of Vietnamese Local Radio.
Local Radio 2 Broadcast of Vietnamese Local Radio.
Dave Rabbit 1 Under Ground radio broadcast in Vietnam.
Dave Rabbit 2 Under Ground radio broadcast in Vietnam.
In the Air
Start Up A helicopter starting up..Low fluid pressure warnings.
Dog Fight A US Pilot in trouble over North Vietnam
Dog Fight II A US Pilot and North Vietnam MIG make contact.
Gun Ship A helicopter receiving ground fire.
Dustoff 82 Pilot, CW2 Delbert "Del" Livingston, 82nd Med Det (Hel Amb)
Dustoff Sounds of a Dustoff...Hard to hear voices over the rotor sounds.
Chopper Pilots Conversation between Pilots after dropping troops into a LZ.
Chopper Pilots Part 1 Conversation between Pilots about LZ troop pickup.
Chopper Pilots Part 2 Conversation between Pilots about LZ troop pickup.
On the Ground
FO..Incoming! Do you want it on the left side of the road or the right side?
The "Band" The Stars and Stripes forever played by a Vietnamese Band.
Contact Movement in the wire!
Ground Attack Sappers Coming thru the wire..
Ground Combat Sounds of a ground attack at Rach Kien...Tet 1968..
The Briefing Theres a lot of people out there that are not friendly to us
In Saigon
Saigon kids The sounds of the kids in Vietnam...Numba 1
Street Sounds Sounds of street life in Saigon
Boom Boom I think its a recent recording...But it kind of fit here.
In the USA
John F. Kennedy Ask not what your country can do for you.....
Nguyen Van Thieu American Troops to Remain in Vietnam
Sister Soldier A song for the nurses. By Sarge Lintecum
Basic Training Basic Training "Calling Cadence"
Basic Training Sounds of a DI....
Martin Luther King I've seen the promise land.....
The Green Beret Written by Barry Sadler.. Vietnam 1967
Moon Landing One small step for man....
Richard Daley Chicago Mayor 1969 "The police are here to"......
Fixin' To Die Rag A popular protest song of the time..
War! Same as the one above..It wasn't played on AF Radio.
Richard Nixon Peace Agreement Signed 1973...
Drive On By Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson
In the Movies
Platoon Those of us who did make it
Napalm I love the smell of napalm in the Morning
Steers and *** Drill instructor from "Full Metal Jacket"
Good Morning Robin Williams in "Good Morning Vietnam".
Fashion Robin Williams in "Good Morning Vietnam".
Bar-B-Q Robin Williams the "Wreck on the Ho Chi Minh Trail"
Music of the Time
We Gotta get out of this Place - The Animals
Run through the Jungle - Creedance
Goin Up the Country - Canned Heat
Cry Me a River - Joe Cocker
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Midnight Special - Creedance
Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker
Little Piece of my Heart - Janis Joplin
Kosmic Blues - Janis Joplin
Try - Janis Joplen
Little Red Riding Hood - Sam the Sham
Daddy's Home - Shep & The Limelites
Duke of Earl - Gene Chandler
Knockin' On Heavens Door - Bob Dylan
Mr. Custer - Larry Verne
Riders On The Storm - The Doors
Tracks Of My Tears - Smokey Robinson
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - B.J.Thomas
Twilight - The Platters
The Letter - The Box Tops
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