The Vietnam War - Season 1, Episode 7: Soundtracks

2017
22 songs
The Vietnam War
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Blues Run the Game - Studio Outtake - 1965
Simon & Garfunkel
Opening scene. Writer Tim O'Brien recounts receiving his draft notice in 1968 and his impressions of his hometown of Worthington, Minnesota.
The Lord Is In This Place
Fairport Convention
Writer Tim O'Brien recounts deciding to enter the army and reporting for induction.
Revolution 1
The Beatles
Scenes from demonstrations and riots around the world in 1968.
Uot Mi
Khanh Ly
Scenes of North Vietnam and Hanoi. North Vietnamese propaganda and disinformation.
Pieces Form the Whole
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Creighton Abrams appointed new commander in Vietnam.
Street Fighting Man
The Rolling Stones
1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago.
Anji
Simon & Garfunkel
For What It's Worth
Buffalo Springfield
1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
02 Ghosts I
Nine Inch Nails
Service and death of Michael D Holmes. Phoenix Program.
06 Ghosts I
Nine Inch Nails
Bookends Theme
Simon & Garfunkel
Writer Tim O'Brien explains why he couldn't say no to the draft.
Road to Marscota
Peter Walker
Later Into the Night
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
Bob Dylan
In 1968, Carol Crocker–her brother Mogie KIA in 1966–enters college in Baltimore.
Piece of My Heart
Big Brother & The Holding Company
Carol Crocker and Eva Jefferson describe concerns of fellow college students in 1968 and changes in their own opinions regarding the war.
The Gift
The Velvet Underground
Voodoo Chile
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
With God On Our Side
David Cieri
Harrison family recounts service of two brothers–an Army captain, and a Marine private who goes AWOL
Magic Carpet Ride
Steppenwolf
Jets over Vietnam. Merrill McPeak describes experiences as pilot, in particular sorties over Ho Chi Minh Trail.
Tell the Truth
Otis Redding
End song; End credits.
Bookends
Simon & Garfunkel
(LISTED ABOVE AND LINKED: MARK WRONG)
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
Bob Dylan
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