Song Analysis: The Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was a highlight in the news around the seventies. It was the reason for the protests and demonstrations held by veterans and college students, The War was the center of controversy that sparked up a lot of interest from the people. The people had strong opinions towards the draft, the war, and the way that soldiers were treated on their return to the states. Vietnam was a war that many US citizens saw as an unnecessary war with a very high casualty rate.

The poem aims to glorify soldiers and certain aspects of war, it goes on to prove that in reality there really isn 't good vs bad on the battlefield, it 's just a man who "sees his children smile at him, he hears the bugle call, And only death can stop him now—he 's fighting for them all.", and this is our hidden meaning.

Moreover, the two transitions between the three verses (0:52-1:10; 1:43-2:00) also prove compelling. First, the electric guitar has a high pitch sound and it is distorted thus generating a sound that feels almost chaotic. This combination of sounds may be a reference to the general confusion that people felt towards the outcome of the Vietnam War during the 1960s. Moreover, even though the instruments build up in intensity, it feels like they never truly unleash the frustration and anger that characterizes the lyrics; this choice could be an allusion to Hendrix 's anti-violence beliefs. Therefore, not discharging all the pent-up resentment could be his way of suggesting that violence is not - and will not - be the solution to anything, neither in a war nor in a song.

Karina Pasian. “16 @ War”. First Love. June 16, 2009 16 @ War is the first song you hear when you listen to my album, I choose it to be first because it introduces the things that teenage girls in low poverty neighborhoods and household go though.

Bruce Weigl considered as one of the greatest poets. As soon as 18th birthday, he was selected for Army and served Vietnam for one year. He received the Bronze Star and returned to his hometown of Lorain, Ohio. After the returning home, he continues his studied. He earned his Bachelor’s degree from the Oberlin College, his Master’s degree from the University of New Hampshire, and his Ph.D. from the University of Utah. Now, he is teaching at the Lorain County Community College as the Distinguished Professor. Weigl is the author of more than a dozen books of poetry. “Song of Napalm” by Weigl is one of his best poem, also he got nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for this poem. “Song of Napalm” is a free-verse poem that divided into five stanzas.

War. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing. This a song lyric from a song called War written by Edwin Starr. In this song he talks about the horrors of war and the meaninglessness of everyone's deaths. He elaborates on lives lost and the ruined lives of generations to come because of the meaningless violence. Edwin Starr experienced war first hand. He was sent to have two years in service during World War II. He felt the effects of as he watched his his friends get killed one by one similar to the way Paul Balmer watched his friends died in the the novel All Quiet on The Western Front. Edwin Starr says in his song “Oh, war, has shattered many a young man's dreams made him disabled, bitter and mean life is much too short and precious to spend fighting wars these days war can't give life it can only take it away”. This shows war causes more than pointless death it also causes so many disabilities and emotional trauma. There is an estimated 313,890,422 veterans who know have some form of disability according to The United States Census Bureau. All of these Veterans has disabilities ranging from emotion to physical. The

The war in Vietnam to do this day has gone down as one of the influential and controversial wars in United States history. The war lasted from 1955 to 1975.The nation as a whole began to uproar over the war and the major consequences of the war. There were many reasons why so many Americans were against the war. Public opinion steadily turned against the war following 1967 and by 1970 only a third of Americans believed that the U.S. had not made a mistake by sending troops to fight in Vietnam (Wikipedia). Not to mention, many young people protested because they were the ones being drafted while others were against the war because the anti-war movement grew increasingly popular among the counterculture and drug culture in American society and

The song portrays the pride and honor of being selected to wear a Green Beret. The song shows pride in the Army, but also a depressing view on the war. The song is an important feature when studying American Studies because it exposes how patriotism has changed over time. The song was intended to worship the troops in Vietnam when moral was low. “Ballad of the Green Berets” helps the listener comprehend the pride and bravery that it takes to be a green beret and although the song is very patriotic; it gives a clear representation of war and how Sadler’s opinion has affected the words to a great

Stickoff has very strong points. The vietnam war overall caused many deaths. For some, a war is very scary especially for the ones in it, but at the end of the day soldiers from both sides of the battlefield are affected. Just like any other traumati situation in life, like losing a loved one, will cause psychological damage. At the end of the day, every soldier is seen as a heroe by their own country. Both sides are fighting for what they believe in and both sides get affected from it.

In an odd way, these two actually relate to each other. The article described a firsthand experience of one person during the protests. The song relates to the article by how all protesters think, “Why are you we in this mess?” As bombs go off on schools and houses, student veterans spoke out. In the song, it repeats, “We

This was a very well established foundation for the poems message as it was directed at simply reinforcing feelings and emotions that were already present within the population. The national social and political dissent caused by the Vietnam War was also a very strong establishment for the poem “ And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda” as it revisits the past pains of WW1 that can be easily akin to the present feelings of outrage and sorrow felt towards the Vietnam

In this song, he is accusing the oil companies of only caring for profits. The oil companies campaign to have the service men intervene because the United States Government is the biggest benefactor of the oil that is being protected. This becomes one giant cycle. This song was written in the 1980’s while the Afghanistan Civil War was taking place. However, this song could have been written in the early 1990’s with the United States invasion of Iraq, or even in today’s political climate, but this predates all of that by thirty

Audience People listen to music to have fun and relax along with many other reasons, but this song is different from what other music is like. It teaches a lesson to the audience, how to be kind to each other and how to not be mean or mad at each other, also

Green Day is not the only artist with a protest song behind them; many other artists have some as well such as Neil young’s song called “Living With War.” These songs open the eyes of society and allow them to understand and discuss their points

Literary analysis America’s war heroes all have the same stories to tell but different tales. Prescribed with the same coloring page to fill in, and use their methods and colors to bring the image to life. This is the writing style and tactic used by Tim O’Brien in his novel, “The Things They Carried”. Steven Kaplan’s short story criticism, The Undying Certainty of the Narrator in Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, provides the audience with an understanding of O’Brien’s techniques used to share “true war” stories of the Vietnam War. Kaplan explains the multitude of stories shared in each of the individual characters, narration and concepts derived from their personal experiences while serving active combat duty during the Vietnam War,