The Things They Carried

1. Music’s Influence on Perceptions During the Vietnam War by angielorden mrs.nyhan apenglish A block

2. Music, a universal language, was a method of conveying various perceptions different people had about Vietnam during the war.

3. Music regarding the Vietnam War wasn’t all protest, at least at first, though few songs were actually “pro-Vietnam” and the few that exist were written in or prior to 1966. American public opinion on the Vietnam War had not yet turned against U.S. involvement there – nearly 60 percent of Americans in one March 1966 Gallup poll felt that sending troops to Vietnam was not a mistake.

4. Hello Vietnam by Johnny Wright #1 for 3 Weeks in 1965 What We’re Fighting For by Dave Dudley Peaked #4 in1966 “My dearest Mama they just gave us time to writeI miss you and there's something on my mind tonightAt mailcall I received your letter here todayBut I don't understand the things you sayYou tell me there are people marching in our streetsThe signs they carry say that we don't fight for peaceThere's not a soldier in this foreign land who likes this warOh Mama tell them what we're fighting forTell them that we're fighting for the old Red White and BlueDid they forget Pearl Harbor and Korea tooAnother flag must never fly above our nation's doorOh Mama tell them what we're fighting for” A ship is waiting for us at the dock America has trouble to be stopped We must stop communism in that land Or freedom will start slipping through our hands Goodbye my darling... I hope and pray someday the world will learn That fires we don't put out will bigger burn We must save freedom now at any cost Or someday our own freedom will be lost Kiss me goodbye and write me while I'm gone Goodbye my sweetheart, Hello Vietnam.

11. Gave Americans a window into Vietnam

12. Expressed the complex confusion felt among Americans

15. Veterans of Vietnam commented on the incredibly realistic combat footage in the music video, MTV censored , band upset