The Vietnam War S01E08 Soundtrack

Sep 26, 2017
32 songs

This guide currently identifies 32 songs from The Vietnam War season 1, episode 8, with scene and placement details where available.

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The Vietnam War S01E08 soundtrack songs

  1. 22 Ghosts III
    Nine Inch Nails
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    Open song.

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  2. Dazed and Confused
    Led Zeppelin
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    Stills and clips of soldiers in combat and of President Nixon.

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  3. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
    The Beatles
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    Stills and clips of college demonstrations. Merrill McPeak USAF on "confluence of rivulets" in American history, politics, and culture.

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  4. The Letter
    The Box Tops
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    Vietnamization. American troops begin withdrawal from Vietnam.

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  5. Circle For A Landing
    Three Dog Night
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    As American soldiers withdraw, weaponry and materiel increase for South Vietnam forces .

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  6. Bad Moon Rising
    Creedence Clearwater Revival
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    Thomas J Vallely, USMC. "It's the history of the world... What's acceptable in war... It's hard to survive." Quang Nam province, August 1969.

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  7. 11 Ghosts II
    Nine Inch Nails
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  8. The "Fish" Cheer / I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag (Live at Woodstock)
    Country Joe McDonald
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    Woodstock, August 1969.

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  9. Soul Sacrifice
    Santana
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    Intercut movie clips of Woodstock and Vietnam conflict.

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  10. Time of the Season
    The Zombies
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    The draftee soldiers of 1968 and 1969. African American soldiers.

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  11. Respect
    Otis Redding
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    Racism, disparity among the troops. Haircuts, the Confederate flag. "Vietnam was a microcosm... Say what you want from a distance."

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  12. Waiting
    Santana
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    Hispanic troops. Anti-war sentiment in U.S. Hispanic communities.

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  13. Subterranean Homesick Blues
    Bob Dylan
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    Radical war protest. The Weathermen.

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  14. Come Ye
    Nina Simone
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    Sam Brown. Moratorium Against the War. Draft lottery.

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  15. Blackbird
    The Beatles
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    Moratorium marches on October 15 and November 15, 1969. Carol Crocker at Baltimore March.

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  16. Blackbird
    Paul McCartney
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    Moratorium marches on October 15 and November 15, 1969. Carol Crocker at Baltimore March.

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  17. Okie from Muskogee
    Merle Haggard & The Strangers
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    The Silent Majority. Nixon's November 3 televised speech. Silent Majority demonstrations. Agnew speech.

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  18. My Son
    Jan Howard
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    Interview with Jan Howard. "...with a 357 Magnum."

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  19. 01 Ghosts I
    Nine Inch Nails
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  20. Give Peace a Chance (Live)
    The Plastic Ono Band
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    War protesters. Bill Zimmerman. James Willbanks. NLF flags. November 15, 1969 march.

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  21. Born Under A Bad Sign
    Booker T. & The M.G.'s
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    Joan Furey, Army nurse. In-country Thanksgiving protest.

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  22. Live Right Now (LP Version)
    Eddie Harris
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    John Musgrave, wounded Marine vet. Anger at anti-war protesters. Suicidal. Becomes anti-war.

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  23. The Thrill Is Gone
    B.B. King
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    Jack Todd, Nebraska. Drops out of Marine OCS. Receive draft notice. Nobody wanted to go. Canada. Conscientious objectors.

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  24. Farewell, Angelina (Take 1, Solo Acoustic)
    Bob Dylan
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    Jack Todd emigrates to Canada. [Note: 30,000 Canadiens volunteered to serve in American army during Vietnam conflict.]

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  25. Psychedelic Shack
    The Temptations
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    Split in anti-war movement. Violent, radical protestors and terrorists. Nixon orders invasion of Cambodia May 1970.

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  26. Time Is Tight
    Booker T. & The M.G.'s
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    Scenes of troops departing Vietnam and arriving home.

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  27. Woodstock
    Joni Mitchell
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    Aftermath of Kent State shootings on college campuses, May 1970.

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  28. Ohio
    Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
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  29. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
    Bob Dylan
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  30. Time of the Season (Mono Version)
    The Zombies
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    The draftee soldiers of 1968 and 1969. African American soldiers.

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  31. Blackbird
    Paul McCartney, Eric Vloeimans
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    Moratorium marches on October 15 and November 15, 1969. Carol Crocker at Baltimore March.

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  32. Give Peace a Chance (Live)
    John Lennon, The Plastic Ono Band
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    War protesters. Bill Zimmerman. James Willbanks. NLF flags. November 15, 1969 march.

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