April 30th, 2015 marked the 40th anniversary of the “Fall of Saigon” and the end to the war that divided the country and generations. Drew Carey hosted a special and impactful program in The Underground Garage that week where he looked back on the Vietnam War and the toll it took on America. Drew tells the tale of its impact with music and his own personal observations.
Vietnam Part 1
Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley
Stranded In The Jungle - the Cadets
Solider Boy - the Shirelles
Navy Blue - Diane Renay
GI Blues - Elvis Presley
Goodbye High School (Hello Vietnam) - Tommy Dee
The Times They Are A Chagin’ - Bob Dylan
Draft Dodger Rag - Phil Ochs
Eve Of Destruction - Barry McGuire
Lyndon Johnson Told The Nation - Tom Paxton
Universal Soldier - Donovan
We Gotta Get Out Of This Place - Animals
My Generation - Who
It’s My Life - Animals
Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Ballad of the Green Berets - Barry Sadler
The Draft -Tom Thumb & the Casuals
Steppin’ Out - Paul Revere and the Raiders
Kill For Peace - the Fugs
Paint It Black - Rolling Stones
Vietnam Part 2
Drew Carey Break 5
Last Train to Clarksville - Monkees
Get Together - Youngbloods
For What It’s Worth - Buffalo Springfield
Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix Experience
White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
I Fee Like I’m Fixin’ To Die Rag - Country Joe (Live from Woodstock)
Hey Uncle Sam - the Combinations
Time Had Come Today - Chambers Brothers
Sky Piolet - Eric Burdon and the Animals
The Unkown Soldier - Doors
People Got To Be Free - Rascals
Revolution - Beatles
I Gotta Go To Vietnam - John Lee Hooker
One Tin Soldier - Original Caste
Give Peace A Chance - Plastic Ono Band
Vietnam Part 3
Volunteers - Jefferson Airplane
Handsome Johnny - Richie Havens
American Woman - Guess Who
Run Through the Jungle - Credence Clearwater Revival
Ball of Confusion - Temptations
Ohio - Crosby Stills Nash & Young
Student Demonstration Time - Beach Boys
War - Edwin Star
Fortunate Son - Credence Clearwater Revival
War Pigs - Black Sabbath
I’d Love To Change The World - Ten Years After
Battle Hymn of Lt. Calley - Terry Nelson
What’s Going On - Marvin Gaye
If I Die - Rare Earth
Political Science - Randy Newman
You Haven’t Done Nothin’ - Stevie Wonder