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TOP 10 SONGS
SELECTED BY VIETNAM VETS (2006 - Survey by Atlanta Journal Constitution
Newspaper)
Song, artist and
comments by the researchers
1. "We Gotta Get Out of This Place," by the Animals.
Comment: "Why
this resonates still is obvious."
2. "Chain of Fools,"
by Aretha Franklin.
Comment: "This
song frequently represented the growing disenfranchisement between the
'grunts' and the chain of command." It's been mentioned more by
African-American vets than others.
3. "Fortunate Son,"
by Creedence Clearwater
Revival.
Comment: The
piercing lyrics about sacrifice made the song powerful.
5. "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'," by Nancy Sinatra.
Comment: "We
wanted to walk out of there." "It's amazing how many vets are Nancy
Sinatra supporters."
6. "The Fightin' Side of Me,"
by Merle Haggard.
Comment: This
song wasn't an anti-war song as much as an "anti-anti-war song."
7. "What's Going On,"
by Marvin Gaye.
Comment: Much
of it relates the experiences of Gaye's brother in Vietnam.
8. "Nowhere to Run,"
by Martha Reeves and the Vandellas.
Comment: "The
GI's plight."
9. "I Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die Rag,"
by Country Joe and the Fish.
Comment: "Vets
of different political leanings like some things about this. It spoke
truth to power and 'told it like it was. "
10. "Purple Haze,"
by Jimi Hendrix.
Comment: The
experience of tunnel rats, who crawled through Viet Cong and North
Vietnamese army tunnels after dropping smoke grenades. Resonates with vets
who smoked marijuana.
Song Titles of 1969
SUGAR SUGAR - The Archies
AQUARIUS/LET THE SUNSHINSHINE IN (Medley) -
The Fifth Dimension
I CAN'T GET NEXT TO YOU - The Temptations
HONKY TONK
WOMAN - The Rolling Stones
EVERYDAY PEOPLE - Sly & Family Stone
DIZZY
- Tommy Roe
HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME - Sly & Family Stone
I'LL NEVER
FALL IN LOVE AGAIN - Tom Jones
BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP - The
Foundations
CRIMSON & CLOVER - Tommy James & Shondels
ONE - Three
Dog Night
CRYSTAL BLUE PERSUASION - Tommy James & Shondels
HAIR - The
Cowsills
TOO BUSY THINKING ABOUT MY BABY - Marvin Gaye
LOVE THEME FROM
ROMEO & JULIET - Henry Mancini Orchestra
GET TOGETHER - The
Youngbloods
GRAZING IN THE GRASS - The Friends Of Distinction
SUSPICIOUS
MINDS - Elvis Presley
PROUD MARY - Creedence Clearwater Revival
WHAT DOES
IT TAKE (To Win Your Love) - Jr. Walker & All Stars
IT'S YOUR THING - The
Isley Brothers
SWEET CAROLINE (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) - Neil
Diamond
JEAN - Oliver
BAD MOON RISING - Creedence Clearwater
Revival
GET BACK - The Beatles
IN THE YEAR 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)
- Zager & Evans
SPINNING WHEEL - Blood, Sweat & Tears
BABY, I LOVE
YOU - Andy Kim
GOING IN CIRCLES - The Friends Of Distinction
HURT SO BAD -
The Lettermen
GREEN RIVER - Creedence Clearwater Revival
MY CHERIE AMOUR -
Stevie Wonder
EASY TO BE HARD - Three Dog Night
BABY IT'S YOU - Smith
A
BOY NAMED SUE - Johnny Cash
BABY, BABY DON'T CRY - Smokey Robinson &
Miracles
ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE - Jerry Butler
IN THE GHETTO - Elvis
Presley
TIME OF THE SEASON - The Zombies
WEDDING BELL BLUES - The Fifth
Dimension
LITTLE WOMAN - Bobby Sherman
LOVE (Can Make You Happy) -
Mercy
GOOD MORNING STARSHINE - Oliver
THESE EYES - The Guess Who
YOU'VE
MADE ME SO VERY HAPPY - Blood, Sweat & Tears
PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR
HEART - Jackie DeShannon
DO YOUR THING - The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm
Band
I'D WAIT A MILLION YEARS - The Grass Roots
TOUCH ME - The
Doors
MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY - The Spiral Staircase
I'VE GOTTA BE ME -
Sammy Davis Jr.
LAY LADY LAY - Bob Dylan
ATLANTIS - Donovan
TRACES -
Dennis Yost & Classics IV
IT'S GETTING BETTER - Mama Cass
THIS MAGIC
MOMENT - Jay & Americans
RUNAWAY CHILD, RUNNING WILD - The
Temptations
HAWAII FIVE-O - The Ventures
GALVESTON - Glen Campbell
I'M
GONNA MAKE YOU MINE - Lou Christie
GITARZAN - Ray Stevens
CAN I CHANGE MY
MIND - Tyrone Davis
TIME IS TIGHT - Booker T. & MG's
THIS GIRL'S IN
LOVE/YOU - Dionne Warwick
COLOR HIM FATHER - The Winstons
BLACK PEARL -
Sonny Charles & Checkmates, Ltd.
INDIAN GIVER - The 1910 Fruitgum
Co.
MOTHER POPCORN (You Got To Have a Mother For Me) (Part 1) - James
Brown
TWENTY-FIVE MILES - Edwin Starr
THINGS I'D LIKE TO SAY - The New
Colony Six
WHEN I DIE - Motherlode
THAT'S THE WAY LOVE IS - Marvin
Gaye
EVERYBODY'S TALKIN' - Nilsson
WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN - The Brooklyn
Bridge
THE CHOKIN' KIND - Joe Simon
SMILE A LITTLE SMILE FOR ME - The
Flying Machine
POLK SALAD ANNIE - Tony Joe White
RUBY, DON'T TAKE YOUR
LOVE TO TOWN - Kenny Rogers & First Edition
GAMES PEOPLE PLAY - Joe
South
YOU SHOWED ME - The Turtles
TRACY - The Cuff Links
OH, WHAT A
NIGHT - The Dells
SOMETHING - The Beatles
THIS GIRL IS A WOMAN NOW - Gary
Puckett & Union Gap
COME TOGETHER - The Beatles
I HEARD IT THROUGH THE
GRAPEVINE - Marvin Gaye
RAMBLIN' GAMBLIN' MAN - The Bob Seger System
I'M
GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME - Diana Ross & Supremes & Temptations
GIMME
GIMME GOOD LOVIN' - Crazy Elephant
HANG 'EM HIGH - Booker T. &
MG's
YOUR GOOD THING (Is About To End) - Lou Rawls
BABY, I'M FOR REAL -
The Originals
OH HAPPY DAY - The Edwin Hawkins Singers W/Dorothy
Morrison
LOVE ME TONIGHT - Tom Jones
MR. SUN, MR. MOON - Paul Revere &
Raiders
LAUGHING - The Guess Who
MY WHOLE WORLD ENDED (The Moment You Left
Me) - David Ruffin
SOUL DEEP - The Box Tops
HOOKED ON A FEELING - B. J.
Thomas
LET ME - Paul Revere & Raiders
SWEET CREAM LADIES, FORWARD
MARCH - The Box Tops
Song Titles of 19
70
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - Simon & Garfunkel
(They Long To Be)
CLOSE TO YOU - The Carpenters
AMERICAN WOMAN/ - NO SUGAR TONIGHT - The Guess
Who
RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD - B. J. Thomas
