Vietnam War Protest Songs

1. The basic ideas I get from the song are that the conditions in the war were very harsh. The people who fought in the war were poor soldiers, and they did not want to be on the front lines.
2. The audience is getting the feeling that the war was a very sad time. The soldiers were mostly drafted, and therefor did not want to participate in the day to day combat.
3. The lyrics are talking about Vietnam, but they never specifically say that. The song was published during the era that the Vietnam was being fought, and it has all the feelings that the war had.
4. There are many connections between the culture and the song. They both have a sad, mellow mood that is changing all the time.