Stories And Songs From 1965-1972: Song Analysis
Stories and songs from 1965-1972
One Vietnam story I found interesting is from a Vietnam Veteran himself. His name was Allen J. Adrian, Sioux Falls, SD. He describes to us how he voluntarily signed up for the U.S Marine Corps. Once he was in his training camp he said he would regret being there. He would ask himself questions on why did he do it and how can he get out of it. He said that once he accepted the fact that he had to stay, he adjusted to the changes and feelings. He uses the Vietnam War more of a positive experience rather than a bad one, one that he will never forget.
The song I want to compare to Allen’s story is called “Paint it black” by the Rolling Stones. This song has lyrics that relate to seeing the world, but never seeing it the same because of a certain situation. When Allen says “My experience there has stayed …show more content…
Gage, Sioux Falls, SD. He explains to us how he hardly remembers going to sleep, or that he could not sleep. He says whenever he sat or laid down he never had any intentions of going to sleep by Brian saying this you would be able to tell that he was frightened by the war, but who wouldn’t be?
Going along with Brian’s sleepless night story a song you can relate to it is called “Eve of Destruction” by Barry McGuire. “The eastern world, it is explodin', Violence flarin', bullets loadin',” The lyrics to this song can describe what Brian was seeing and maybe reasons on why he could not sleep. Brian also explains how when he does fall asleep he dreams of being back at his parents’ home safe, These lyrics can also describe the sense in what our world is “You're old enough to kill but not for votin',”.
A protest story I found pretty interesting was with a man named Norman Morrison, who set himself on fire in public. He did this to himself to protest the war in Vietnam. Apparently Morrison had succeeded, but left heartbreaking news to his wife and little
One Vietnam story I found interesting is from a Vietnam Veteran himself. His name was Allen J. Adrian, Sioux Falls, SD. He describes to us how he voluntarily signed up for the U.S Marine Corps. Once he was in his training camp he said he would regret being there. He would ask himself questions on why did he do it and how can he get out of it. He said that once he accepted the fact that he had to stay, he adjusted to the changes and feelings. He uses the Vietnam War more of a positive experience rather than a bad one, one that he will never forget.
The song I want to compare to Allen’s story is called “Paint it black” by the Rolling Stones. This song has lyrics that relate to seeing the world, but never seeing it the same because of a certain situation. When Allen says “My experience there has stayed …show more content…
Gage, Sioux Falls, SD. He explains to us how he hardly remembers going to sleep, or that he could not sleep. He says whenever he sat or laid down he never had any intentions of going to sleep by Brian saying this you would be able to tell that he was frightened by the war, but who wouldn’t be?
Going along with Brian’s sleepless night story a song you can relate to it is called “Eve of Destruction” by Barry McGuire. “The eastern world, it is explodin', Violence flarin', bullets loadin',” The lyrics to this song can describe what Brian was seeing and maybe reasons on why he could not sleep. Brian also explains how when he does fall asleep he dreams of being back at his parents’ home safe, These lyrics can also describe the sense in what our world is “You're old enough to kill but not for votin',”.
A protest story I found pretty interesting was with a man named Norman Morrison, who set himself on fire in public. He did this to himself to protest the war in Vietnam. Apparently Morrison had succeeded, but left heartbreaking news to his wife and little