What songs were popular with soldiers during the Vietnam War?

Answer 1

''Boom Boom'' by John Lee Hooker (1961)

''Runaway'' by Del Shannon (1961)

''The Lion Sleeps Tonight'' by The Tokens (1961)

''Soldier Boy'' by The Shirelles (1962)

''Wipe Out'' by The Surfaris (1962)

''Our Day Will Come'' by Ruby & The Romantics (1963)

''Puff, the Magic Dragon'' by Peter, Paul, & Mary (1963)

''Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)'' by Del Shannon (1964)

''She's Not There'' by The Zombies (1964)

''As Tears Go By'' by The Rolling Stones (1965)

''Nowhere to Run'' by Martha Reeves & The Vandellas (1965)

''We Gotta Get out of This Place'' by The Animals (1965)

''Ballad of the Green Berets'' by SSgt. Barry Sadler (1966)

''Black Is Black'' by Los Bravos (1966)

''Secret Agent Man'' by Johnny Rivers (1966)

''Jimmy Mack'' by Martha Reeves & The Vandellas (1966)

''Brown Eyed Girl'' by Van Morrison (1967)

''Darling Be Home Soon'' by The Lovin' Spoonful (1967)

''I Wish It Would Rain'' by The Temptations (1967)

''Let's Live for Today'' by The Grass Roots (1967)

''Light My Fire'' by The Doors

''Somebody to Love'' by Jefferson Airplane (1967)

''The End'' by The Doors (1967)

''The Fish Cheer/I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag'' by Country Joe & The Fish (1967)

''Born to Be Wild'' by Steppenwolf (1968)

''Happiness Is a Warm Gun'' by The Beatles (1968)

''(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay'' by Otis Redding (1968)

''Sky Pilot'' by Eric Burdon & The Animals (1968)

''Spooky'' by The Classics IV (1968)

''What a Wonderful World'' by Louis B. Armstrong (1968)

''Born on the Bayou'' by Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969)

''Darkness, Darkness'' by The Youngbloods (1969)

''Okie from Muskogee'' by Merle Haggard (1969)

''Someday, We'll Be Together'' by Diana Ross & The Supremes (1969)

''The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down'' by The Band (1969)

''I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home)'' by Grand Funk Railroad (1970)

''Paranoid'' by Black Sabbath (1970)

''Peace Frog'' by The Doors (1970)

''Run Through the Jungle'' by Creedence Clearwater Revival (1970) ''War'' by Edwin Starr (1970)

''Maggie May'' by Rod Stewart (1971) ''Wild World'' by Cat Stevens (1971) ''Heart of Gold'' by Neil Young (1972)

Answer 2

These may or may not be considered protest songs, but they all pertained to the Vietnam War.

Last Train to Clarksville (the Monkees)

Closer to Home (Grand Funk Railroad)

Galveston (Glen Campbell)

Unchained Melody (the Righteous Brothers)

Fortunate Son (Creedence Clearwater Revival)

Vietnam Song (Country Joe and the Fish) was definitely a protest song, but I have heard that the soldiers in Vietnam liked it.

Answer 3

Probably the only song that may be considered to be supportive of the war was SSgt Barry Sadler's "Ballad of the Green Beret", and even that one had a sad ending.

Answer 4

"Ballad of the Green Beret", by Barry Sadler (1940-1989).

Answer 5

Any '60s or early '70s music is Vietnam era. Paint it Black, by the Rolling Stones, is one example.