Here's a full list of songs featured in the video in one place, so that you don't have to pause it every time to find each song later on: Otis Redding - Sitting on the Dock of the Bay The Beatles - Revolution Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower Jimi Hendrix - The Star-Spangled Banner John Lennon - Give Peace a Chance Jimi Hendrix - Machine Gun King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man Black Sabbath - War Pigs Deep Purple - Child in Time The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Ohio Edwin Starr - War (original by The Temptations) Marvin Gaye - What's Going On? (album) Please like the comment to keep it on top :)
@@thegood9 You make it sound like its a bad thing to have your own interpretation of art? That's the whole point. Jimi was clearly a patriot even though he was at odds with the government structures like every folk artists that he drew inspiration from. That's why I think he broke into taps, he's trying to make it clear that he's not part of the crowd that is yelling "baby killer" at returning soldiers. He has respect for them, and knows that all the wrongdoing is coming from further up the chain of command. There's absolutely nothing wrong with having an opinion about a specific piece of art that the artist didn't really talk about it. I wasn't trying to say that was definitively what it was about, I was giving an opinion. Like everyone else does.
didn’t you guys hear about the copyright apocalypse coming down on the biggest music youtubers (paul davids, adam neely, rick beato), where UMG has people manually looking for videos and claiming them for 10 seconds of a song.
@@zolin6840 I love Rick beatos channel he is awesome, I saw his video on the subject and it made me mad because I believe they should be protected by the fair use doctrine however The truth is that the interpretation of 'fair use' has not yet caught up with the times and is still contested in the courts. It is a myth that you can safely use a few seconds of a copyrighted song in one of your own works, even for commentary or education. Lawyers recommend getting permission even for using 1% of a copyrighted work. Ultimately it is up to the owner of the work and whether they want to pursue legal action. Since TH-cam is seen as a 'platform' by the law, there is a barrier between the owner of the work and the one who actually publishes the content. In other words, TH-cam creators are unlikely to be sued over copywriters claims, instead they will merely have their content removed by TH-cam on behalf of the owner. TH-cam polices this by use of an algorithm and user reporting. Chances are this channel isn't big enough to attract attention or the clips are too short to be picked up by the algorithm, or publishers have not yet been made aware of the content or have decided against pursuing a claim.
@flex56k I'd encourage you to check out "The Unknown Soldier" and "Peace Frog" and "Five to One"! Jim didn't consider himself a hippie but the lyrics in these particular songs certainly have political undertones (especially Unknown Soldier) and capture the spirit of the protest movement :)
Lindsay Taylor also as good as unknown solider might be, I don’t think it has the same relevance to the Vietnam war these other songs have, being far more directly tied to the war
@2:17 that image is WIDELY misunderstood. The general executed that rebel because he brutally killed one of the general's officer's family. Eddie Adams quite regretted that series of photographs because it gave the general a bad reputation although yes, he broke the geneva code but what would you do to that rebel who killed killed a family while they are sleeping?
@@donniehanway5876 nah mine is Vietnam War caused the most PTSD in American history. I have to use scholar articles. I rather do something like the Vietnam War caused more harm than good or something, idk.
Ken Burns made the first Vietnam war documentary, at least to my knowledge, that interviewed Viet Cong soldiers. Everything he makes is definitely worth watching.
I'm a Vietnam War buff and I've watched dozens of documentaries over the years. The Ken Burns one is EASILY the best, most comprehensive, and historically accurate one. It takes the audience back to the French colonization of Vietnam, to really show the big picture. And it is neutral, with an emphasis on BOTH sides, interviews with all factions.
I've never really understood why the Beatles are really overlooked when it comes to the "Vietnam War soundtrack", glad this video addressed them in this context
@@applefarminc5716 I'm not refuting that. I'm just saying their catalogue as a whole is not very political, which is why the band is not viewed in a political light. "Revolution" is just a rare exception
1. The Beatles were British, and the UK was not fighting the Vietnam war. Despite what a lot of people think, it wasn't on the scale of WWII 2. The Beatles were a jangle pop group, and not some Pete Seeger/Woody Guthrie act 3. The hippie movement was 90% fashion, 9% drugs, and 1% pretend activism 4. John Lennon and George Harrison were the only two in that group prattling on about "peace" 5. Lennon was the only mook who was vocal about being a pacifist
Tony Wheeler bro the song was written about Vietnam that’s all that matters, also Black Sabbath is English and they wrote a Vietnam protest song. Beatles were relevant to culture therefore the revolution song received a lot of attention at the time but was overlooked in reflection. Regardless of your personal stupid issues with hippies they were super involved in peace anti war activism and yeah, drugs. The point remains the same.
Favorite time of music is this period. Let It Bleed is my favorite album of all time in rock history. Gimme Shelter is amazing. Hendrix is my favorite artist of all time with his loud and rebellient music. Also have The Doors. Marvin Gaye as well. What's Going On is amazing.
Okay, I’m convinced. You are not a mortal, you used King Crimson’s music in a video and it didn’t get taken down. Absolutely love the amount of research and passion you put into these videos.
What's Going On is one of the best albums ever, from any genre... Even without the lyrics the music is just so good, it gives me chills just thinking about it sometimes.
A friend of mine was in the army fighting the vietnam war. He went to america from austria, together with his best friend. They wanted to have a big adventure. One day a bullet hit his friend in the stomach and he slowly died. He wanted to kill him to free him from his suffer, but he was not allowed to, because of the army law. So he was there with his best friend, seeing him dying. Alone. No help arriving. Two days. After this horrible experience he went to woodstock and bought 2 tickets. One in memory of his best friend. He still has those two tickets.
It's a great video, but there are too many omissions and it would deserve a much deeper look. Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers The Monkees - Last Train to Clarksville The Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn! The Tepmtations - Ball of Confusion Jimmy Cliff - Vietnam Steppenwolf - Monster ...and obviously many, many more.
Loved this series and I know you cant cover everything, but don't forget that the the Doors were heavily played In Vietnam during the war. Their dark brooding songs fit right in out in the mud, blood, and beer. Thanks for posting.
@@TimStarlight "The End" was a song that the Marines listened to quite often. It was interpreted two ways at the same time, The End, as in you were killed, or The End, you're going back to the world (home). Gave for an interesting perspective on the song that only being in war can give you.
Just so you all know that Viet Cong solider who was being shot in the street had been involved in an attack on a police station, killing that South Vietnamese Officer's friend, wife and children. I'll let you decided the limitations of your sympathy.
It was the music that helped us keep our humanity, our sanity. I came home and was told in a job interview "we don't hire baby killers." So I say to today's generation who have gone to war, welcome home and thank you for your service.
i was wondering if you were gonna mention Straight to Hell by the Clash in this video and i was so happy to hear that couple of seconds of it played near the end. Amazing song.
You should mention that this western rock culture introduced by US troops created a Southern Rock culture in South Vietnam. The album with Sai Gon rock is a collection of Vietnamese rock bands such as CBC we’re playing music in the Sai Gon zoos even as the VC would explode something a distance away. The song “dawn” by Thai Thanh is about a singer/lover who dances with an ARVN soldier with the hearts out as this may be the last night they’ll see each other again as he’s about to head out to the war the next day
You know that Redgum song "I was only 19" and how it talked about some guy called Frankie? I met Frankie's son, he came to our school and talked about the effects of Vietnam with an amazing performance, it really drew me and many other into it
Thousands of people protested against the war but how did the same people treated veterans after they came back to states. The veterans who didn't have a choice and had to go there. Hypocrisy at its "finest".
As I said in the previous video, those so-called anti-war protesters were rooting for the other side and couldn't care less about the American soldiers.
These two videos were... moving. Even if I'm italian and born in '98, I grew up to this music. Listening to some of the songs gives me pain like I lived those times, and makes me think a lot about today's world, sadly... Music made my life worth living and makes me want to fight for brighter future. Thanks for the beautiful vids, you're great
I grew up in the Vietnam era. My father “served.” He did return, crazy as a shithouse rat. There’s just no delicate way to say it. My problem with the whole story is our obvious failure to learn anything. We were in another war just how many years later? Sometimes it feels like we are just doomed to fail.
About 21st Schizoid Man, you can notice how it also paint a bleak dystopian future. Sadly if you look closely, that future is our present. The 21st Schizoid Man being everyone of us. A Schizoid trouble is a dude that's completely out of this world in order to hide away from his problems and traumas. Which is kinda like we are today.
I was really pleasantly surprised that you made a brief passing mention of songs that came out long after the war was over, but were nevertheless inspired by it. You played "Born in the USA" by Bruce Springsteen and "Orange Crush" by R.E.M., and I can think of another big example in "Rooster" by Alice in Chains. It's an important point, because it really shows what a lasting impact Vietnam had on American society-- not just while it was happening, or for those who lived through it, but even decades later. The whole thing was such a massive re-calibration of the American people's attitudes toward war, popular culture, and our own government, that it's still reflected in things that are happening today.
The 60s and Early 70s was the greatest time for all types of music. All inspirational. All revolutionary and All down right bloody amazing. Nothing can beat music what conveys a message to the world.
Say what you will about the North Vietnamese, but they weren't the boogymen they were made out to be. Vietnam didn't significantly change after their civil war for better or worse. Over time they healed, and we have normal relations with their government today. Would we have done the same?
Matthew agree, was a few years too young to understand what exactly was I had experienced during that period in time, but no question in how it formed my musical tastes. Undeniably that era was a tumultuous time to be alive.
Just 10 seconds for Black Sabbath and Deep Purple? 10 SECONDS for the first anti-war song in heavy metal? A theme that is pathognomonic with the whole genre and present in every sub-genre that came afterwards and every war with it until this day? Polyphonic is stepping on his own tail.
Here's a full list of songs featured in the video in one place, so that you don't have to pause it every time to find each song later on:
Otis Redding - Sitting on the Dock of the Bay
The Beatles - Revolution
Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
Jimi Hendrix - The Star-Spangled Banner
John Lennon - Give Peace a Chance
Jimi Hendrix - Machine Gun
King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man
Black Sabbath - War Pigs
Deep Purple - Child in Time
The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Ohio
Edwin Starr - War (original by The Temptations)
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On? (album)
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And there a few seconds of "Straight to Hell", from The Clash by the end of the video.
*Jimi Hendrix
Rony Marques same with the first bit of “Born in the USA”
Thanks man!
What about War pigs? I know it's not in the video but it is a song that is a protest against the Vietnam war
Jimi's Woodstock national anthem is the musical way of saying "Love thy country, hate thy government."
Lol
Someone should plant himself in front of the White House, with nothing but a guitar and an amplifier.
That sounds like a very Libertarian-esque statment
Did you hear Jimi actually say this? I love how people put their own ideas into famous people to reflect what they believe without any verification.
@@thegood9 You make it sound like its a bad thing to have your own interpretation of art? That's the whole point. Jimi was clearly a patriot even though he was at odds with the government structures like every folk artists that he drew inspiration from. That's why I think he broke into taps, he's trying to make it clear that he's not part of the crowd that is yelling "baby killer" at returning soldiers. He has respect for them, and knows that all the wrongdoing is coming from further up the chain of command. There's absolutely nothing wrong with having an opinion about a specific piece of art that the artist didn't really talk about it. I wasn't trying to say that was definitively what it was about, I was giving an opinion. Like everyone else does.
I love the smell of a new Polyphonic video in the morning
There's a guy who knows his movies
wtf i just came from that video
Too bad he didn’t mention The End
It smells like, knawledge
I can't surf those waves, Bill, I'm an Artiste.
Your Video Quality has gotten so good this feels like a documentary
My history teacher showed this in class and he is a documentary guy not a TH-cam guy
Cause this is a documentary a short one but still
“But what they don’t prepare you for is the incessant playing of Fortunate Son”
John Mariano Quagmire from Family Guy where he talks about the worst things about Vietnam
"Sometimes my penis would play it while I visiting a whorehouse."
Thorne OK I respect your opinion I personally like it
That's a song I don't mind hearing every day
Single most overused song about the Vietnam War.
How are you avoiding the copyright apocalypse?
DrumWild he’s not playing more then 8 seconds of each song
Fair use
In the 🇺🇸 you get 12 seconds !
didn’t you guys hear about the copyright apocalypse coming down on the biggest music youtubers (paul davids, adam neely, rick beato), where UMG has people manually looking for videos and claiming them for 10 seconds of a song.
@@zolin6840 I love Rick beatos channel he is awesome, I saw his video on the subject and it made me mad because I believe they should be protected by the fair use doctrine however The truth is that the interpretation of 'fair use' has not yet caught up with the times and is still contested in the courts. It is a myth that you can safely use a few seconds of a copyrighted song in one of your own works, even for commentary or education. Lawyers recommend getting permission even for using 1% of a copyrighted work. Ultimately it is up to the owner of the work and whether they want to pursue legal action. Since TH-cam is seen as a 'platform' by the law, there is a barrier between the owner of the work and the one who actually publishes the content. In other words, TH-cam creators are unlikely to be sued over copywriters claims, instead they will merely have their content removed by TH-cam on behalf of the owner. TH-cam polices this by use of an algorithm and user reporting. Chances are this channel isn't big enough to attract attention or the clips are too short to be picked up by the algorithm, or publishers have not yet been made aware of the content or have decided against pursuing a claim.
WHY 👏 AREN'T 👏 THE 👏 DOORS 👏 INCLUDED
Lindsay Taylor that’s what I was thinking lol
@flex56k I'd encourage you to check out "The Unknown Soldier" and "Peace Frog" and "Five to One"! Jim didn't consider himself a hippie but the lyrics in these particular songs certainly have political undertones (especially Unknown Soldier) and capture the spirit of the protest movement :)
Or Jimmy Cliff. I mean. "Vietnam." It's kind of in the song's name. Early reggae hit.
Lindsay Taylor dude... peace frog is about abortion
Lindsay Taylor also as good as unknown solider might be, I don’t think it has the same relevance to the Vietnam war these other songs have, being far more directly tied to the war
@2:17 that image is WIDELY misunderstood.
The general executed that rebel because he brutally killed one of the general's officer's family.
Eddie Adams quite regretted that series of photographs because it gave the general a bad reputation although yes, he broke the geneva code but what would you do to that rebel who killed killed a family while they are sleeping?
I literally have a two year essay on this topic. Thanks bro
what class are you writing an essay on this for that sounds dope af 😂
I have to write a argumentative essay for my English college class. Was thinking about doing Vietnam music but I need proof
History Guy2000 is ur argument just that the vietnam war shaped music ? i’m writing an argumentative essay too and i need a topic 😂
@@donniehanway5876 nah mine is Vietnam War caused the most PTSD in American history. I have to use scholar articles. I rather do something like the Vietnam War caused more harm than good or something, idk.
History Guy2000 gotcha gotcha prolly have hella interviews from soldiers to go thru too
So great to see somebody mentioning King Crimson when talking about the music of the Vietnam War!!!
The Ken Burns documentary on Vietnam is amazing. It’s on netflix if anyone wants to watch it.
Ken Burns made the first Vietnam war documentary, at least to my knowledge, that interviewed Viet Cong soldiers. Everything he makes is definitely worth watching.
BlackDogsMatter Yes! I thought that was awesome
Absolutely agree, it's by far the best most honest of all the docs. I've seen.
When they killed 408 Vietnamese civilians, I was shocked
I'm a Vietnam War buff and I've watched dozens of documentaries over the years. The Ken Burns one is EASILY the best, most comprehensive, and historically accurate one. It takes the audience back to the French colonization of Vietnam, to really show the big picture. And it is neutral, with an emphasis on BOTH sides, interviews with all factions.
I've never really understood why the Beatles are really overlooked when it comes to the "Vietnam War soundtrack", glad this video addressed them in this context
BC they were mainly apolitical
spaceinbetween yeah but their revolution song is pretty iconic for the era
@@applefarminc5716 I'm not refuting that. I'm just saying their catalogue as a whole is not very political, which is why the band is not viewed in a political light. "Revolution" is just a rare exception
1. The Beatles were British, and the UK was not fighting the Vietnam war. Despite what a lot of people think, it wasn't on the scale of WWII
2. The Beatles were a jangle pop group, and not some Pete Seeger/Woody Guthrie act
3. The hippie movement was 90% fashion, 9% drugs, and 1% pretend activism
4. John Lennon and George Harrison were the only two in that group prattling on about "peace"
5. Lennon was the only mook who was vocal about being a pacifist
Tony Wheeler bro the song was written about Vietnam that’s all that matters, also Black Sabbath is English and they wrote a Vietnam protest song. Beatles were relevant to culture therefore the revolution song received a lot of attention at the time but was overlooked in reflection. Regardless of your personal stupid issues with hippies they were super involved in peace anti war activism and yeah, drugs. The point remains the same.
Jefferson Airplane's album Volunteers have strong anti-war and pro-anarchism songs.
I was wondering where Volunteers was.
Love that line One generation got soul, another generation got old
Somebody to love 1967👌🏻
Hey can you change your title to include "Part 2" so as to prevent confusion? Or is it just me?
... Not needed
@@Barkonetwothree people might watch this in a few years, it's definitely a reasonable request
He changed it. And it was helpful because I wouldn't have watched the video otherwise as I originally thought it was a re upload of the original video
@@makeshift_battlefield_music Thank you. The guy posting "it isn't needed" made me question my own sanity, lol.
Favorite time of music is this period. Let It Bleed is my favorite album of all time in rock history. Gimme Shelter is amazing. Hendrix is my favorite artist of all time with his loud and rebellient music. Also have The Doors. Marvin Gaye as well. What's Going On is amazing.
History Guy2000 I soooo agree with you! Love Let It Bleed.
me too !
I love the smell of the incessant use of fortunate son.
Why didn't you talk about "the unknown soldier' by the doors? In my opinion its one of the best vietnam war songs
Should have done riders on the storm tbh
Hey, could ya do a neil young video in the future?
Love
Fan.
Yeah that would be awesome🤟🏻😎
Watch the Circle Game video
Didn't he do one already?
Even today this war is still recovering. This is echoed in songs like the Rooster by Alice in Chains and others
Shame lennon couldn't show pacifism to his child :(
Okay, I’m convinced. You are not a mortal, you used King Crimson’s music in a video and it didn’t get taken down. Absolutely love the amount of research and passion you put into these videos.
Double-Correction:
How the C.I.A. Shaped Classic Rock *AND* The Vietnam War...
Exactly!!!!
Oooo careful
What's Going On is one of the best albums ever, from any genre... Even without the lyrics the music is just so good, it gives me chills just thinking about it sometimes.
I was scrolling really fast and thought it said "How Chris Rock Shaped the Vietnam War"
Chris Rock? Oh God they did need to get out of that place
A friend of mine was in the army fighting the vietnam war. He went to america from austria, together with his best friend. They wanted to have a big adventure.
One day a bullet hit his friend in the stomach and he slowly died. He wanted to kill him to free him from his suffer, but he was not allowed to, because of the army law. So he was there with his best friend, seeing him dying. Alone. No help arriving. Two days.
After this horrible experience he went to woodstock and bought 2 tickets. One in memory of his best friend.
He still has those two tickets.
Hey is there a Spotify playlist from all the music from part 1&2?
They're are loads of playlists based on Vietnam war music, if not, look up the soundtrack to Mafia III
Naomy Brodeur There’s also a Soundtrack album for Ken Burn’s Vietnam Documentary series, I haven’t checked but it might be on spotify.
open.spotify.com/user/226pdmtuehktvneo7kvjoipzq/playlist/31L2Yve5hFNeb4BiVrHgMd?si=JDzt2bzzTs-hh6Nq5crchQ
It's a great video, but there are too many omissions and it would deserve a much deeper look.
Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers
The Monkees - Last Train to Clarksville
The Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn!
The Tepmtations - Ball of Confusion
Jimmy Cliff - Vietnam
Steppenwolf - Monster
...and obviously many, many more.
Do the most underrated album of all time: the Kinks: ARTHUR THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
PLEASE.
Underappreciated band and album.
literally
Shangri La is a masterpiece
Do a video on Creedence Clearwater Revival!! Favorite TH-cam channel!
Loved this series and I know you cant cover everything, but don't forget that the the Doors were heavily played In Vietnam during the war. Their dark brooding songs fit right in out in the mud, blood, and beer. Thanks for posting.
Unknown Soldier is a amazing song that gives you the perspective of war. Also Peace Frog gives the bloody picture or streets filled with death.
@@TimStarlight "The End" was a song that the Marines listened to quite often. It was interpreted two ways at the same time, The End, as in you were killed, or The End, you're going back to the world (home). Gave for an interesting perspective on the song that only being in war can give you.
King Crimson needs more love. Thank you for giving them the love they deserve, along side many other amazing bands.
Please make a video about Lovecraft’s influence on Metal
Very interesting idea!
that sound very interesting, id watch it
Just so you all know that Viet Cong solider who was being shot in the street had been involved in an attack on a police station, killing that South Vietnamese Officer's friend, wife and children. I'll let you decided the limitations of your sympathy.
The photographer, Eddie Adams, later acknowledged that South Vietnamese soldier, praising him for being a great combatant.
Hendrix playing the anthem on guitar is iconic. Everyone else doing it is just lame. I saw flea doing it on bass. Its absolutely horrible.
You missed reflections of my life by the marmalade. This was our anthem in Vietnam
Could you do a video on the John Lennon's Plastic Ono Band album?
Your videos about sixties are amazing - hope u'll make more!)
love ur videos
yee yee in the jungle is my preferred name for the Vietnam war.
I J U S T S T O P P E D B Y
im crying ... a lot
Weehee in the woods
Ｍｙ ｅｘｃｕｓｅ ｔｏ ｃｏｍｅ ｈｅｒｅ, Ｉ ｗｅｎｔ ｔｏ ｌａｎｔｉｃ ｃｉｔｙ
"Tin soldiers" not "ten soldiers"
War, huh? What is it good for...? Well, a shit ton of good music, and that's about it.
Love the video but I wish you had included Run Through The Jungle by CCR.
It Ain't me, it ain't me
Sorry, I just can't stop singing that song whenever I hear it
While the Vietnam war was terrible, it gave us some great music
I'm not American, but I'd have to agree. Some of the best music ever made came from the 60s.
It was the music that helped us keep our humanity, our sanity. I came home and was told in a job interview "we don't hire baby killers." So I say to today's generation who have gone to war, welcome home and thank you for your service.
here before it gets fripped
Ken Burns/Lynn Novick’ ten part series aired on PBS, “The Vietnam War”. It’s a grand sweep, of the various perspectives, top notch, heavy. Must see.
No Peace Frogs?????????
10:12
oh...now I get what "Orange Crush" by R.E.M. is about
The Vietnam War by Ken burns is the best Vietnam documentary
YES! So good! so well done! You should make a veitnam war playlist!
I second this
i was wondering if you were gonna mention Straight to Hell by the Clash in this video and i was so happy to hear that couple of seconds of it played near the end. Amazing song.
One Sanh or Only Nineteen may have reserved entries.
Yo can someone please tell me what what song the guitar sounding noise in the background starting at 1:02 is from
Buffalo Springfield's "for what it's worth
Sitting on the blackwater bay watching the ships burn away
Hey, I would love to see a video about The Champ by The Mohawks, and how it influenced hip hop music
I cant say enough about the quality of your content. Fantastic job once again.
You should mention that this western rock culture introduced by US troops created a Southern Rock culture in South Vietnam. The album with Sai Gon rock is a collection of Vietnamese rock bands such as CBC we’re playing music in the Sai Gon zoos even as the VC would explode something a distance away. The song “dawn” by Thai Thanh is about a singer/lover who dances with an ARVN soldier with the hearts out as this may be the last night they’ll see each other again as he’s about to head out to the war the next day
HOLY FUCK that intro was beyond amazing
It really felt like it summed up the feelings of the Vietnam War
The Doors? Where are the doors damn, the unknown soldier, The End, Five to One...
You know that Redgum song "I was only 19" and how it talked about some guy called Frankie? I met Frankie's son, he came to our school and talked about the effects of Vietnam with an amazing performance, it really drew me and many other into it
Thousands of people protested against the war but how did the same people treated veterans after they came back to states. The veterans who didn't have a choice and had to go there. Hypocrisy at its "finest".
As I said in the previous video, those so-called anti-war protesters were rooting for the other side and couldn't care less about the American soldiers.
This makes me nostalgic for a time I never lived in
I'd highly recommend to also check out Ken Burns' amazing documentary about US involvement in the Vietnam War -> www.imdb.com/title/tt1877514/
It's a shame many of the great artists didn't live to see their music become iconic.
Run through the jungle by ccr is also a good Vietnam war song
Great work but you should have mentioned the Doors.
@flex56k But I think I read somewhere that they were huge with the soldiers
These two videos were... moving. Even if I'm italian and born in '98, I grew up to this music. Listening to some of the songs gives me pain like I lived those times, and makes me think a lot about today's world, sadly... Music made my life worth living and makes me want to fight for brighter future.
Thanks for the beautiful vids, you're great
Ho la tua stessa età e converrai con me che mancano i Doors
“The Unknown Solider” by The Doors was banned from being played on the radio cause of its anti war messages
I have never seen a movie or documentary about Vietnam without hearing "Get Together" by the Youngbloods but it didnt get mentioned...hmmm..
in before jokes, US destorys itself when media enters after Tet Offensive
I grew up with this music. These videos made me exclaim 'huh!' a few times out loud when I learned something I did not know.
I grew up in the Vietnam era. My father “served.” He did return, crazy as a shithouse rat. There’s just no delicate way to say it. My problem with the whole story is our obvious failure to learn anything. We were in another war just how many years later? Sometimes it feels like we are just doomed to fail.
I did a research paper on this very topic in high school. It probably sucks 😂
I did too. I got a C.
If i start a band imma dress us all up like boys from Nam,and we'll do covers of these songs
This is your best video yet, Polyphonic. Absolutely enthralling and emotionally driven. Thank you
You should make a spotify playlist for this
I think it's the opposite. The vietnam war shaped classic rock.
He have a video about this too.
I think there could be an entire ken burns documentary series about music and the Vietnam war
About 21st Schizoid Man, you can notice how it also paint a bleak dystopian future. Sadly if you look closely, that future is our present. The 21st Schizoid Man being everyone of us. A Schizoid trouble is a dude that's completely out of this world in order to hide away from his problems and traumas. Which is kinda like we are today.
Can we agree the Vietnam conflict spawned the world's greatest era of music.
I'm surprised you didn't mention Bill Withers' "I can't write left handed". Absolutely amazing video regardless!
Jimi Hendrix is a timeless legend. That Star-Spangled Banner performance speaks volumes without any words
Ooh double trouble.. anyways good vids
I had no idea 21st Century Schizoid Man had anything to do with the war, and now I love it that much more
Woah wait I made this rhyme
I was really pleasantly surprised that you made a brief passing mention of songs that came out long after the war was over, but were nevertheless inspired by it. You played "Born in the USA" by Bruce Springsteen and "Orange Crush" by R.E.M., and I can think of another big example in "Rooster" by Alice in Chains. It's an important point, because it really shows what a lasting impact Vietnam had on American society-- not just while it was happening, or for those who lived through it, but even decades later. The whole thing was such a massive re-calibration of the American people's attitudes toward war, popular culture, and our own government, that it's still reflected in things that are happening today.
I’ve super fallen in love with your channel, your videos are very well produced and fantastic views, keep it up dude!
im a simple guy - i see a polyphonic video and i click
You're also adept at running jokes from every single video into the ground.
Americans do love wars they can’t win!
I know that Search and Destroy by The Stooges isn’t really heavy in its message, but the lyrics are actually quite deep.
The 60s and Early 70s was the greatest time for all types of music. All inspirational. All revolutionary and All down right bloody amazing. Nothing can beat music what conveys a message to the world.
Always about the US, but what about Vietnam's music during the war?
Anyone know the music at 1:16? It sounds like Jimi but I have no clue
I would like to know too. It sounds pretty sick
@@jaycap Just found out it's Machine Gun by Jimi Hendrix, wish more of his stuff was on youtube
When I hear creedence I think of the Vietnam war.
Say what you will about the North Vietnamese, but they weren't the boogymen they were made out to be. Vietnam didn't significantly change after their civil war for better or worse. Over time they healed, and we have normal relations with their government today. Would we have done the same?
Great video! Next, could you do a video on The Cure? Thanks, and keep up the good work
Please do Fugazi!
This was fantastic, I loved these series of videos the best out of all your work!
Matthew agree, was a few years too young to understand what exactly was I had experienced during that period in time, but no question in how it formed my musical tastes. Undeniably that era was a tumultuous time to be alive.
Just 10 seconds for Black Sabbath and Deep Purple? 10 SECONDS for the first anti-war song in heavy metal? A theme that is pathognomonic with the whole genre and present in every sub-genre that came afterwards and every war with it until this day? Polyphonic is stepping on his own tail.
Please do a video on morrisey/the smiths
waits for fortunate son
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Apart from the Racial Injustice and Wars, the 1950s and 1960s was a great time in American Culture. from the Music to the Cars, etc