Top 10 Songs Associated with the Vietnam War

The Top Ten

1 Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival

A classic one, indeed.

2 Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones

3 For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield

Ironically, it was actually written about students rioting on the Sunset Strip, who were upset that a popular bar was being closed down.

4 The End - The Doors

Used To Perfection In Apocalypse Now (1979)

5 We Gotta Get Out of This Place - The Animals

6 The Unknown Soldier - The Doors

7 All Along the Watchtower - The Jimi Hendrix Experience

8 Khe Sanh - Cold Chisel

9 Paint It Black - The Rolling Stones

10 Run Through the Jungle - Creedence Clearwater

The Contenders

11 The Times They are A-Changin' - Bob Dylan

12 Crossroads - Cream

This is a Robert Johnson cover. I don't think the members of Cream intended for it to have any political subtext.

13 Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die Rag - Country Joe & the Fish

14 Riders on the Storm - The Doors

15 Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival

16 Civil War - Guns N' Roses

17 Masters of War - Bob Dylan

18 Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

19 Blowin' in the Wind - Bob Dylan

20 Born in the U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen

21 Rooster - Alice in Chains

Should be way higher than 20th

22 Sympathy for the Devil - The Rolling Stones

23 War Pigs - Black Sabbath

24 21st Century Schizoid Man - King Crimson

The lyrics describe the death and destruction of the Vietnam War. One time, before they played the song live in concert, Robert Fripp sarcastically dedicated the song to Spiro Agnew, the Vice President of the United States under Richard Nixon.

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