50 years on…. end of Vietnam War

Subject: 50 years on….
From: Rapparee
Date: 28 Apr 25 - 07:49 AM

Associated Press article

Subject: RE: 50 years on….
From: Beer
Date: 28 Apr 25 - 09:13 AM

Thanks Rap. That was great reading of a time gone by.

Subject: RE: 50 years on…. end of Vietnam War
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 28 Apr 25 - 10:45 AM

Get out your guitars and notepaper, we're needing some songs for the American Revolution 2.0.

Subject: RE: 50 years on…. end of Vietnam War
From: Joe Offer
Date: 28 Apr 25 - 11:35 AM

I guess my favorite song of the Vietnam era was "The Times They Are a-Changin'." But I'll probably remember a different favorite tomorrow.

Subject: RE: 50 years on…. end of Vietnam War
From: gillymor
Date: 28 Apr 25 - 12:11 PM

Here's a title for some enterprising songwriter, "I ain't Going to Greenland".

A couple of anti-war songs that have been written since the VN war-

Levellers - The Recruiting Sergeant

Karan Casey-The King's Shilling

Subject: RE: 50 years on…. end of Vietnam War
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 30 Apr 25 - 06:01 AM

The King’s Shilling; Margie Sinclair sang Ian Sinclair’s song The King’s Shilling in 1979 on their group Mirk’s album Moddan’s Bower. Thanks to Mainly Norfolk.

I'm not sure that folk music today has the audience to launch a major protest song. But one could come from a music scene more popular with younger people, Radio 1, perhaps, or the summer music festivals.

There are certainly enough problems both locally and globally that demand attention.

Subject: RE: 50 years on…. end of Vietnam War
From: gillymor
Date: 30 Apr 25 - 09:19 AM

I wasn't suggesting that Karan Casey wrote The King's Shilling.

Subject: RE: 50 years on…. end of Vietnam War
From: Pappy Fiddle
Date: 30 Apr 25 - 10:37 AM

Here's Marc Nerenberg singing "Big Lies, Butterflies, & Brutal Tyrants" which is a protest song tuned to the current sichiation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkwcpDCYTdI

Subject: RE: 50 years on…. end of Vietnam War
From: Beer
Date: 30 Apr 25 - 12:03 PM

Well done Marc. Still hanging out at the "Yellow Door" I see.
Adrien