Music of the Vietnam Era

Using Vietnamese music to convey social commentary is certainly not unique to the Vietnam War. But the reason why music is so important is its versatility. We quickly capture and reflect the development of public opinion and provide expressions regardless of race, sex, status, political orientation. As a result, there is no song that can capture the essence of the Vietnam War. Words about war have been passed down generations, but they are normally positive.

The hope of the times is not as simple as "wanting to leave this place" of animals. Contrary to being promised "It will make my life and your life better", contrary to understanding the music of the Vietnam War era there are various perspectives. Overseas disputes can not be separated from cultural warfare in their hometown - who insists on defining the identity of the country

Historic movies include songs of a certain period, but music has played a major part in the Vietnam War era. In past wars, musicians wrote songs to unite Americans, and the music of the Vietnamese era talked to the increasingly disillusioned citizens, and about the cultural cracks that are beginning to emerge I raised concerns. As I discussed in the book on black culture and New Deal, the government also hired an African American musician like Duke Ellington and Lena Horn to raise the morale of black citizens, families and troops. Promote democratic value. Many African Americans hope that the fight against fascism leads to the end of American discrimination

It can be said that the political turmoil of today's trump regime may provide the same material for musical and artistic development brought about by the Vietnam War, but the problem is a bit more complicated. Even in the Vietnamese era, even though the purpose of war did not apply, the anti-war initiatives were easy to understand and gave opportunities to fight anti-cultural obvious forces. The second wave of civil rights movement and feminism is mixed with this anti-culture, but the purpose of anti-cultural music is clarified more than now. In the political situation in 2018, the problems of the US government and society become increasingly complex and abstract. In response to this, radicalism became the mainstream, and in the message "Hold this person", most of the music in the Vietnamese era is not enough. If the influence of Vietnamese music is some indication, the artistic connection may be the key to forming a community that turns over contemporary political scripts