All of us, no matter the age, have music that reminds us of points in our lives...to my bros -- Vietnam, Republic of -- we love the Smoke here because he gave us a connection to The World. Smoke, and the Tempts. Peace. 66-67, ROKFV, Tiger Div.
My "Best" friend, yet 18 yrs. differences: him (Army), me (USMC): Pete Montoya of Phoenix, Az. cried when I played this one time at the Legion. I didn't mean too, heck w/ all your input of memories thats enough said why he shed tears listen to a song.
I remember: zulu co.marble mt mag-16..1968-69 usmc:da bro's with their combs hanging on thier heads doing the bogaloo getting down and up..those were the good freaking times:sometimes the Huey skipper played motown on our chopper on our way out to an lz..remember music by Cream,Animals,Stones..all of Motown, Beatles, and last but not least Jimmy Hendrix..and we all sang "We Got To Get Out Of This Place, If It's The Last Thing We Ever Do"...ooorah semper fi to all the bro's...get some dawgs
I like the way the majority of the comments are all positive and upbeat. I guess oldies brin out the best in people. We need more stations out there to cure road rage jaj
What an poignant song with a video that brings the era of the 60s historical events brought a lump to my throat. I was fortunate to visit Washington DC, paid my respects to to the war memorial, I wasn't around when Vietnam war started.
skapaul69 Were you in Nam in 1969? I fell in love in '69 with a guy in the Army; he was lucky and went to Korea. His brother was not so lucky; he did go to Nam. He didn't talk about it with me; I wish I had asked questions or at least let him tell me his story.
The Veterans of the Vietnam War: Thank you for the sacrifices you have made and are still making to this day for your country. We should do more as a country to honor you, you guys fought a war that was unique in many ways. I'm proud to be an American and even prouder to be the daughter of a Vietnam Veteran.
when you get into this music eara it was during Viet nam...it bring back alot of memories of a very bad time in American history. So yes to a lot of us it does bring back memories and the friends we lost in a war that was unwinable. USAF
when you get into this music eara it was during Viet nam...it bring back alot of memories of a very bad time in American history. So yes to a lot of us it does bring back memories and the friends we lost in a war that was unwinable
@YourFaceWillDie468 These songs were popular and were broadcast in Vietnam. The radio had some good DJ's I do remember laughing my ass off at the time. I believe the movie called Good Morning Vietnam was a tribute to them. When we returned stateside the newer music was also good . The Doors, Janis Joplin, Tommy James etc.I .Motown vs. Country music was a small issue because they played both,but before they did you could hear the sound of farm animals before every country song.
Marines here. I caught the end of the war, basically the evacuation, but, I see the carnage among the slightly older vets living in VA hospitals, or worse.
I not being an American I can only say this too you Vets - You from what I have read has always gripped me all the pictures I saw growing up on UK tv - and will take my hat too you because of the condition's you endoured in country - even if you never knew this but this war was far diffrent then any war - the era pays great presideance too this - I am sorry the way you where treated when you got home that is their travasty - not yours - the blame lay on the hands of those with blind hand-shakes.
I was in Vietnam in 1968. Now I'm retired Air Force. I love that you put this song on; because it was one of our favorites at the time and still is with me. Those days will never be forgoten but we always had this music to get us through. Thanks for the song.
i dont agree with a lot of the fighting but i do respect the guys and girls for risking their lives. I know a lot of good people died and continue to die. Also this song is what real music is all about. IM kinda a metal head but i have a good taste in music. I find, to be a good musician u have to be versatile and open minded or else you're doomed from the start. R.I.P. brothers and sisters.
thank you to all of our service members past and present they truly are the pride of our country. let us all do what we can to show them the respect they deserve and help them with anything big or small at any chance we get we owe them for so much bless them all
Thanks, skapaul69. Today, I visited the Vietnam Memorial, as it was close to the hotel where my wife and I stayed, to celebrate our anniversary. I definitely second you emotion, to make tribute to the loss of your brothers.
Yeah, I'm lucky. Thanks to you and all the others who served, to the peak of giving.
Hey halfstep44, sounds like you may be more than a halfstep behind. Many people did spit and apparently passed that on to their kids and grand kids. My daughter's 9th grade class visited the travelling wall and one of the students did it in her class to the wall. Makes me proud to be a veteran of a foreign war and know that I fought for that little punk's "right" to express himself.
video suprised me, I wish I could call it dated, yet we are still a war minded people. It seems this video is timeles. Peace I second That Emotion may it be reality.
Another #1 hit for Smokey Robinson and The Miracles on the Rhythm & Blues charts. It was the 168th #1 R&B song of the Rock Era. It was also the first new #1 R&B song of 1968. What would 1968 bring onto the R&B scene. If recent years was any indication, it would be as hot as ever. Songs like this made you feel something, unlike the junk of today. It also hit #4 on the Top 40 charts.
yea, i think the spitting on soldiers stuff has pretty much been proven to be an urban legend. I read an article bout it on snopes.com once that broke it down pretty well. basicly it said that a)the story always involves a female, usually a hippie (of course) and b) there were gangs of 'spitters' going from airport 2 airport, werent there police at the airport? basicly wen u think bout it, the whole thing just doesnt add up, but it makes for great television. Nice tribute Skapaul. Love.
@halfstep44 - Bullshit- was true- seen on the news, and talked to real Vets who had the experience. Great feeling- spending 2 years in country, fighting an unpopular war, getting John Doe's and seeing your buddys vaporize before your very eyes, and coming home to hear criticisms from the pussies to afraid to stand up and fight for their country.
I guess people like to try and " talk " the facts of history , just like the assholes who say that 0 Jews were killed in WW2. Straight up ass&oles.
@sjbbraves78 I think of Vietnam everytime I hear anything from Motown! And visa versa. But CCR was about the only white band that takes me there too. Thank god only in thought.
This song has nothing to do with war veterans. It's a song about the difference between fleeting love and lasting romance. How the heck this tributes our veterans is beyond me. But I appreciate the sentiment of honoring our troops. I'm not sure why you'd want to shed a tear every time a song from this decade is played.
@lunaluvin I don't know the guy who posted this video, but I would suspect that he is a Vietnam War veteran and this was a song he listened to a lot during his tour(s) of duty and it probably brings back memories.
This song has nothing to do with war veterans. It's a song about the difference between fleeting love and lasting romance. How the heck this tributes our veterans is beyond me. But I appreciate the sentiment of honoring our troops. I'm not sure why you'd want to shed a tear every time a song from this decade is played.
To me, this song fits the war a lot better than most 60s songs. Now, that's just my opinion but; last night, I was reading my copy of a book written by a Marine who fought during the Tet Offensive. Skimming over the photos in it while listening to this song felt perfect, just perfect. It is how it is. Music of the 60s, the most revolutionary music, fit the Vietnam War better than anything else. I mean, who wants to watch our troops walking across a rice paddy with that Eminem shit playing? Lol
most of the great music came from the vietnam era lets just honor the men and women who who fought and died and survived and the musicans who gave us the great music
I understand your need to Honor our brothers (sisters too) but I wish like hell that this tune was just posted without an Effing Reminder of that Pain. Except for the music, this time in history sucked out loud! "Keeping the Faith".
This is an amazing video. I will always support our US soliders who fighting for our country. May God bless them!!!!!!!! Smokie Robertson is one of the most amazing artists in the world period. This is a amazing song from Smokey Robertson. This is real talent and I love it.
The men who fought in Vietnam answered the call of duty to there country, called by a very reputable man who had first hand knowledge of the threat Russia posed to the United Sates and also to the free world, just as Nazism posed a threat to the free world. Dwight D. Eisenhower .In any war there will be casualties on both sides some who make the ultimate sacrifice .The Soviet Union was weakened by its efforts in Vietnam which contributed to its collapse 10 years later.
The war in Vietnam was fought to stop the spread of communism. It was Harry Truman after World war 2 who made the policy to stop communism at all costs after Stalin gave communism a bad reputation.The communism in Russia was not true communism according to Karl Marx And Friedrich Engels, but rather a warped Stalin version of it.The Vietnam war was a justified war based on protecting the free world from this warped evil version of Stalin communism.
Thank you skapaul69, for having the balls to remember all our brothers who didn't make it back from the Nam. They deserve our honoring them for the sacrifice they made in a senseless war built on a bright shining lie. God bless them and God bless you!
aha. i knew i'd remembered the first two lines from a sublime song but couldn't remember which song. i wish sublime had covered the entire song but nothing beats this version.
Thank you for a very nice job on the video. It is a great tribute to those of uswho were there. I was not a volunteer, but I still did the best that I could. When it was all said and done, we all bled red , no matter what color our skin was. Thank you.
Classic song!!! I would rather see the video done as a tribute to the ~2 million Vietnamese civilian victims of the American genocide against Vietnam, though. Or better yet, maybe just some pictures of Smokey Robinson? Since, you know, this song has sweet f***-all to do with Vietnam.
@shadowmyfeet Are you a Vietnamese civilian who lived through the attack on your country? If not, then you have fuck-all business replying to my comment.
@therebelwaltz That's different. I thought perhaps you were just being rude about the whole event. People died on many sides during the war. All should be remembered. And there should be memorials to vietnamese. You're right about that.
@shadowmyfeet It is very frustrating for me, as an American, to see the nationalistic fervor with which Americans honor Vietnamese vets while hardly even talking about the 2 million+ Vietnamese civilian victims of the American attack on their country. It is not that I don't sympathize with vets; I realize that many of them were drafted, and probably many who did awful things against Vietnamese were forced to do those things. But the fact remains that the Vietnamese suffered far, far worse.
@therebelwaltz That war should never have begun. I feel that way. And some soldiers did die fighting for the right thing. A movie with Mel Gibson came out years ago.. showed a more sympathetic side for people who died trying to save wounded people. But Americans really did a lot of terrible things. Japanese killed children in the womb in Manila in WWII believe it or not. War is terrible for us all. And yes, that orange agent deformed many many babies in the womb too. No excuse. Platoon also..
maybe it has something to do with the lyrics that say "if you feel like giving me a lifetime of devotion, i second that emotion" very fitting for those who have fought in any war. i get it.
for the soldiers who gave all...and know what they have to come to home to...love & devotion...i second that emotion...peace...let war be for the history books..peace & joy...no more heart break....just love.....xo jillyhawkpeacenowar...~ honour to the fallen/rising who gave all...
At least for the ones who made it back: I don't think this song parallels these images that well. Vets are always vets, but they're not necessarily giving a lifetime of devotion; the exception being those who go career, but that - in light of the numerous draftees eager to go home after their tours ended - is the minority for 'Nam.
Then again, with the horrors of war being what they are, this video could also read as a unreal look at combat vets being mentally trapped on the battlefield.
i am dedicating this song to all service personal that served in vietnam .call me what you like .!.This is my respect to those that didnt make it home.
this song tome has nothing todo with films .this was real life ..god bless them all..
My man! Fuck yeah! I have respect to all veterans, but those that went to Vietnam deserve the most. Our warped troops in the Pacific Theater committed plenty of war crimes, maybe more than and or worse than in Nam, and they were praised for it. In the 60s, they had dog shit thrown at 'em and all sorts of cruel, crazy shit. For once someone besides myself actually appreciates those that served there. Anyways, you gotta love Smokey! It totally fits the pictures, man.
@Transformers2themax I don't know where people get the idea that Viet Nam Vets got spit at and dog shit thrown at them. There might have been some isolated incidents and so people think it happened all the time. I can tell you right know if anyone did that to me when I came home I would've kicked the living shit out of them.
Uh. It's no joke, dude. It really happened. Go read some books about it. Watch Born On the Fourth of July. That's what the whole purpose of the film is. And it's a true story. Written and directed by oliver Stone, the creator of Platoon, and based on the book written by the vet the film's about, it's damn accurate. If you want a good picture of what returning from Nam looked like, Born On the Fourth of July is a perfect reenactment of it.
My Lai was even worse. I think that made the protests even more violent, as if they weren't already before. What's sad is that there were a lot of soldiers in that platoon that attempted to stop those that were killing the civilians. Unfortunately, some of them were killed themselves. And when the ones who witnessed it came home, they were sent hate mail and dead, mutilated animal bodies. Honestly, there's no question of whether or not it happened. It happened.
@Transformers2themax I'm not saying these things didn't happen, I'm saying they were isolated incidents. The war was long gone by the time you were born. I was in Nam and if someone treated me that way I would react, you can count on that. I attended anti war rallies when I got home to protest against the protesters and they never bothered me. They were a bunch of pussies anyway.
Oh, sorry. I had no idea, man. I have a lot of respect. Yes, the war happened long before I was even born. I'm one of the many teenagers; though, I'm the only one I know of, who is fascinated by the war. I study it everyday. I understand if you participated in anti-war movements. In fact, there were a lot of them that supported the vets. I'm glad that you didn't get any mistreatment. I'm not sure if you got the honor that I believe that you all deserved, but at least you had it better than most.
Nam being my main hobby or interest, I am very fascinated with American life back then. I own a turntable. Just bought a vinyl copy of Surrealistic Pillow. Have an uncle who's a reenactor. I collect used militaria including a deactivated M26 grenade, an ALICE pack, a ration, etc. I'm planning to get an M1 Helmet soon as well, with the camouflage cover and everything. On top of that, I'm writing a screenplay for my own Nam war film about the 9th Infantry Division in the Mekong Delta......So yeah.
@skapaul69 I think this is a very good and worthy dedication, those guys were brave heroes, real men, and I salute you for sharing this, the only thing I wanna call you ... is, well ... a true feeling guy ... should be more like ya!
Who was the guy at 25 seconds into the vid? Anyone? He looks familiar.
Intelxx01 4 hours ago
All of us, no matter the age, have music that reminds us of points in our lives...to my bros -- Vietnam, Republic of -- we love the Smoke here because he gave us a connection to The World. Smoke, and the Tempts. Peace. 66-67, ROKFV, Tiger Div.
999gojoey 1 week ago
Thank you all for the comments.
painthorsegraysmark 2 weeks ago
My "Best" friend, yet 18 yrs. differences: him (Army), me (USMC): Pete Montoya of Phoenix, Az. cried when I played this one time at the Legion. I didn't mean too, heck w/ all your input of memories thats enough said why he shed tears listen to a song.
nowhere991 3 weeks ago 2
OEF 09-10, wish I had better music
victorcharlie121 3 weeks ago
pic at 2:16 is bad fuckin ass
yallniggazaintshit 1 month ago
I remember: zulu co.marble mt mag-16..1968-69 usmc:da bro's with their combs hanging on thier heads doing the bogaloo getting down and up..those were the good freaking times:sometimes the Huey skipper played motown on our chopper on our way out to an lz..remember music by Cream,Animals,Stones..all of Motown, Beatles, and last but not least Jimmy Hendrix..and we all sang "We Got To Get Out Of This Place, If It's The Last Thing We Ever Do"...ooorah semper fi to all the bro's...get some dawgs
WEBTRAIN 1 month ago
@WEBTRAIN thank you for your service! I'm joining the corps next winter!
TheFAAboi 1 week ago
rip vietcong vets
latrodectus23 1 month ago 3
> My brother did 2 tours in Vietnam and JODY gave his old lady 2 babies > He should have stayed home with his family <
stud2me4u 1 month ago
@stud2me4u OMG- haven't heard anyone talk about Joe D. Grinder since 1969!
IanHunedoara8 4 weeks ago
this song was one of my uncle johnny's favs, he was 1 air cav 1968-69 rip johnny
angiehoney81 1 month ago 4
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OldSchoolPatriot2012 1 month ago
Smokie!
nowhere991 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
Thank u soldiers for doing your job when no one else would..... you are ALL HEROES to me!!!!!
cahboony 1 month ago
Thank you for sharing the pictures. I salute all the veterans!
tessaseal 2 months ago
I like the way the majority of the comments are all positive and upbeat. I guess oldies brin out the best in people. We need more stations out there to cure road rage jaj
TheScoobie1313 2 months ago 2
Is this a re-mastered version stereo? It sounds different than what I've heard before on oldies stations for example.
GHR1227 2 months ago
my hats off too all you boys! THANK YOU! ALL GAVE SOME; SOME GAVE ALL!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU AGAIN! a citizen.
st49237 2 months ago 2
What an poignant song with a video that brings the era of the 60s historical events brought a lump to my throat. I was fortunate to visit Washington DC, paid my respects to to the war memorial, I wasn't around when Vietnam war started.
Many thanks
Deena777 2 months ago
I love this song. My mother used to play this song for me when I was little.
shayla1982 3 months ago
skapaul69 Were you in Nam in 1969? I fell in love in '69 with a guy in the Army; he was lucky and went to Korea. His brother was not so lucky; he did go to Nam. He didn't talk about it with me; I wish I had asked questions or at least let him tell me his story.
mangledinal 3 months ago
The Veterans of the Vietnam War: Thank you for the sacrifices you have made and are still making to this day for your country. We should do more as a country to honor you, you guys fought a war that was unique in many ways. I'm proud to be an American and even prouder to be the daughter of a Vietnam Veteran.
shelleyrbrts 3 months ago 5
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when you get into this music eara it was during Viet nam...it bring back alot of memories of a very bad time in American history. So yes to a lot of us it does bring back memories and the friends we lost in a war that was unwinable. USAF
sixnightsaweek 3 months ago
when you get into this music eara it was during Viet nam...it bring back alot of memories of a very bad time in American history. So yes to a lot of us it does bring back memories and the friends we lost in a war that was unwinable
sixnightsaweek 3 months ago
Now THIS I LOVE...sweet memories and what a beautiful song, very heartfelt lyrics! Classic!
missalicia12say 3 months ago
Is there a reason everyone's talking about Vietnam and not about this song? Am I missing something? Well...of course I am, I suppose.
YourFaceWillDie468 3 months ago
@YourFaceWillDie468 These songs were popular and were broadcast in Vietnam. The radio had some good DJ's I do remember laughing my ass off at the time. I believe the movie called Good Morning Vietnam was a tribute to them. When we returned stateside the newer music was also good . The Doors, Janis Joplin, Tommy James etc.I .Motown vs. Country music was a small issue because they played both,but before they did you could hear the sound of farm animals before every country song.
appapo3 3 months ago
Marines here. I caught the end of the war, basically the evacuation, but, I see the carnage among the slightly older vets living in VA hospitals, or worse.
savvyscottyboy 4 months ago
Thank you
dmin67 4 months ago
Great video!!! Love ya'll! God bless you!!!
enurrequiem 4 months ago
I left to many behind to remember. Each of them was too young and had business being that hell hole.
Just another 11Bush
issaquah94965 4 months ago
Welcome home my friends :)
thecolaratlady 4 months ago
I not being an American I can only say this too you Vets - You from what I have read has always gripped me all the pictures I saw growing up on UK tv - and will take my hat too you because of the condition's you endoured in country - even if you never knew this but this war was far diffrent then any war - the era pays great presideance too this - I am sorry the way you where treated when you got home that is their travasty - not yours - the blame lay on the hands of those with blind hand-shakes.
pnn1567 4 months ago 5
Didn't serve. I was a tweener.
Thanks to all that served. Can't say that I wish that I did, or wish that I didn't. All the same, many thanks!
GATisdale 4 months ago
I was in Vietnam in 1968. Now I'm retired Air Force. I love that you put this song on; because it was one of our favorites at the time and still is with me. Those days will never be forgoten but we always had this music to get us through. Thanks for the song.
007johnnyo 5 months ago
Thanks guys !!
mikeyschaefer1 5 months ago
i dont agree with a lot of the fighting but i do respect the guys and girls for risking their lives. I know a lot of good people died and continue to die. Also this song is what real music is all about. IM kinda a metal head but i have a good taste in music. I find, to be a good musician u have to be versatile and open minded or else you're doomed from the start. R.I.P. brothers and sisters.
Dw5ooo 5 months ago 3
Diane
USMC
1973-76
chgosatrap 5 months ago
thank you to all of our service members past and present they truly are the pride of our country. let us all do what we can to show them the respect they deserve and help them with anything big or small at any chance we get we owe them for so much bless them all
papaburgundy71 5 months ago
68 -71 THANK YOU. US NAVY
slickcitynites1 5 months ago 2
Viet nam 1968-69 16th tach fighter wing
sixnightsaweek 5 months ago 22
@sixnightsaweek Wow! I have missed Motown. It's great to hear it again.
Abbie102349 3 months ago
just fyi for everyone, this version is not smokey robinson singing. it's a cover.
jcbreed77 5 months ago
Thanks, skapaul69. Today, I visited the Vietnam Memorial, as it was close to the hotel where my wife and I stayed, to celebrate our anniversary. I definitely second you emotion, to make tribute to the loss of your brothers.
Yeah, I'm lucky. Thanks to you and all the others who served, to the peak of giving.
GATisdale 5 months ago
one of the great songs. so sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.
FRATZROCKET 5 months ago
Hey halfstep44, sounds like you may be more than a halfstep behind. Many people did spit and apparently passed that on to their kids and grand kids. My daughter's 9th grade class visited the travelling wall and one of the students did it in her class to the wall. Makes me proud to be a veteran of a foreign war and know that I fought for that little punk's "right" to express himself.
1709esmeralda 5 months ago
thank you for this musical tribute
fastborzoi 5 months ago
This song is wat u listen to wen u cook breakfast in the mourning
Brandino61 6 months ago
Two things here, first welcome home guys you deserve it. Second, when will we figure out that no one wins a war?
maf5454 6 months ago
video suprised me, I wish I could call it dated, yet we are still a war minded people. It seems this video is timeles. Peace I second That Emotion may it be reality.
Nourishyourbodytoday 6 months ago
Another #1 hit for Smokey Robinson and The Miracles on the Rhythm & Blues charts. It was the 168th #1 R&B song of the Rock Era. It was also the first new #1 R&B song of 1968. What would 1968 bring onto the R&B scene. If recent years was any indication, it would be as hot as ever. Songs like this made you feel something, unlike the junk of today. It also hit #4 on the Top 40 charts.
mkl62 7 months ago
I heard this song on Hamburger Hill :)
Suburbannite 7 months ago 19
@Suburbannite saigon, class of '68(tet) USAF
mydannyfranny 2 months ago
@Suburbannite So you were on hamburger hill when you heard this?
TheFAAboi 1 week ago
War is hell. Let's try not to do it.
Easyandy100 8 months ago
awesome
BeansieToo 8 months ago
halfstep44 Yo...spitting on Vietnam veterans was the reall deal.
medickorea1973 9 months ago
hey transformers, plz dont put any of the spitting on soldiers stuff in your screenplay. it cliche.
halfstep44 9 months ago
yea, i think the spitting on soldiers stuff has pretty much been proven to be an urban legend. I read an article bout it on snopes.com once that broke it down pretty well. basicly it said that a)the story always involves a female, usually a hippie (of course) and b) there were gangs of 'spitters' going from airport 2 airport, werent there police at the airport? basicly wen u think bout it, the whole thing just doesnt add up, but it makes for great television. Nice tribute Skapaul. Love.
halfstep44 9 months ago
@halfstep44 - Bullshit- was true- seen on the news, and talked to real Vets who had the experience. Great feeling- spending 2 years in country, fighting an unpopular war, getting John Doe's and seeing your buddys vaporize before your very eyes, and coming home to hear criticisms from the pussies to afraid to stand up and fight for their country.
I guess people like to try and " talk " the facts of history , just like the assholes who say that 0 Jews were killed in WW2. Straight up ass&oles.
yipeokia1 9 months ago 3
when i think of the vietnam war ccr is the music that comes to mind but this vid is alright.
sjbbraves78 9 months ago
@sjbbraves78 I think of Vietnam everytime I hear anything from Motown! And visa versa. But CCR was about the only white band that takes me there too. Thank god only in thought.
shesgonesailing 7 months ago
I like this version better than the original
yahooboy1989 10 months ago
You're all spelling honour wrong. It's got a 'u' between the second 'o' and 'r'.
SpunkyMcBallsack 10 months ago
ehh not the original recording.
KyplayaZ4lyfe 10 months ago
This song has nothing to do with war veterans. It's a song about the difference between fleeting love and lasting romance. How the heck this tributes our veterans is beyond me. But I appreciate the sentiment of honoring our troops. I'm not sure why you'd want to shed a tear every time a song from this decade is played.
lunaluvin 11 months ago
@lunaluvin I don't know the guy who posted this video, but I would suspect that he is a Vietnam War veteran and this was a song he listened to a lot during his tour(s) of duty and it probably brings back memories.
beersgood7 10 months ago
He's 41 years old, man. He surely was BORN in the late 60s and obviously too young to serve in Nam. So, there's your answer.
Transformers2themax 9 months ago
This song has nothing to do with war veterans. It's a song about the difference between fleeting love and lasting romance. How the heck this tributes our veterans is beyond me. But I appreciate the sentiment of honoring our troops. I'm not sure why you'd want to shed a tear every time a song from this decade is played.
lunaluvin 11 months ago
To me, this song fits the war a lot better than most 60s songs. Now, that's just my opinion but; last night, I was reading my copy of a book written by a Marine who fought during the Tet Offensive. Skimming over the photos in it while listening to this song felt perfect, just perfect. It is how it is. Music of the 60s, the most revolutionary music, fit the Vietnam War better than anything else. I mean, who wants to watch our troops walking across a rice paddy with that Eminem shit playing? Lol
Transformers2themax 9 months ago
to @ livesteam pain is an everyday experience to forget or just ingore it would be the crime,
adhit2020 11 months ago
most of the great music came from the vietnam era lets just honor the men and women who who fought and died and survived and the musicans who gave us the great music
adhit2020 11 months ago 2
I understand your need to Honor our brothers (sisters too) but I wish like hell that this tune was just posted without an Effing Reminder of that Pain. Except for the music, this time in history sucked out loud! "Keeping the Faith".
Livesteam45 11 months ago
This is an amazing video. I will always support our US soliders who fighting for our country. May God bless them!!!!!!!! Smokie Robertson is one of the most amazing artists in the world period. This is a amazing song from Smokey Robertson. This is real talent and I love it.
jigglegirl601 1 year ago
The men who fought in Vietnam answered the call of duty to there country, called by a very reputable man who had first hand knowledge of the threat Russia posed to the United Sates and also to the free world, just as Nazism posed a threat to the free world. Dwight D. Eisenhower .In any war there will be casualties on both sides some who make the ultimate sacrifice .The Soviet Union was weakened by its efforts in Vietnam which contributed to its collapse 10 years later.
sal4864 1 year ago
The war in Vietnam was fought to stop the spread of communism. It was Harry Truman after World war 2 who made the policy to stop communism at all costs after Stalin gave communism a bad reputation.The communism in Russia was not true communism according to Karl Marx And Friedrich Engels, but rather a warped Stalin version of it.The Vietnam war was a justified war based on protecting the free world from this warped evil version of Stalin communism.
sal4864 1 year ago
@sal4864 - All our wars are fought to "stop the spread of something". Vietnam was a total waste of over 58,000 American lives.
What happened when we finally pulled out? Exactly what would happened if we had never been there - only 58,000 young boys would have lived.
In the end, the Soviet Union collapsed from its own weight. None of our bombs or the blood we spilled made any difference.
When are we going to learn; we can't bomb people into submission. Change comes from within.
gal5131 1 year ago 2
Thank you skapaul69, for having the balls to remember all our brothers who didn't make it back from the Nam. They deserve our honoring them for the sacrifice they made in a senseless war built on a bright shining lie. God bless them and God bless you!
PortCity7777 1 year ago
I wonder which Smokey Robinson song you would dedicate to the 1 in 5 Vietnamese people who died during the Vietnam war.
vietminh111 1 year ago
Es una bella cancion, arruinada por el nacionalismo norteamericano, que ya cansa
vruno2x4 1 year ago
Now this is not Smokey all fans know that
CalypieAndroid 1 year ago
discovered this cause of sublime's "STP"
a89alex 1 year ago
@a89alex
aha. i knew i'd remembered the first two lines from a sublime song but couldn't remember which song. i wish sublime had covered the entire song but nothing beats this version.
waltersobchak419 1 year ago
grateful dead does a really good version of this song
Ksimp9 1 year ago
@Ksimp9 yes they do.
JimmyPage97 1 year ago
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - I second that emotion
bigun204 1 year ago
Thank you for a very nice job on the video. It is a great tribute to those of uswho were there. I was not a volunteer, but I still did the best that I could. When it was all said and done, we all bled red , no matter what color our skin was. Thank you.
medickorea1973 1 year ago
I truly love this song!
TwoSlew 1 year ago
your damn right id be playing this in nam
crab4cake 1 year ago
very nicely done and hq
joebob6894 1 year ago
Classic song!!! I would rather see the video done as a tribute to the ~2 million Vietnamese civilian victims of the American genocide against Vietnam, though. Or better yet, maybe just some pictures of Smokey Robinson? Since, you know, this song has sweet f***-all to do with Vietnam.
therebelwaltz 1 year ago
@therebelwaltz Did you serve in 'Nam? No? Then you have F***-all to do with commenting on this video.
shadowmyfeet 1 year ago
@shadowmyfeet Are you a Vietnamese civilian who lived through the attack on your country? If not, then you have fuck-all business replying to my comment.
therebelwaltz 1 year ago
@therebelwaltz No, my father was though. So fuck you. He got us out because of all that orange agent crap.
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therebelwaltz 1 year ago
@shadowmyfeet Then I'm sorry for what America did to your country--the point I was making in the first place.
therebelwaltz 1 year ago
@therebelwaltz That's different. I thought perhaps you were just being rude about the whole event. People died on many sides during the war. All should be remembered. And there should be memorials to vietnamese. You're right about that.
shadowmyfeet 1 year ago
@shadowmyfeet It is very frustrating for me, as an American, to see the nationalistic fervor with which Americans honor Vietnamese vets while hardly even talking about the 2 million+ Vietnamese civilian victims of the American attack on their country. It is not that I don't sympathize with vets; I realize that many of them were drafted, and probably many who did awful things against Vietnamese were forced to do those things. But the fact remains that the Vietnamese suffered far, far worse.
therebelwaltz 1 year ago
@therebelwaltz That war should never have begun. I feel that way. And some soldiers did die fighting for the right thing. A movie with Mel Gibson came out years ago.. showed a more sympathetic side for people who died trying to save wounded people. But Americans really did a lot of terrible things. Japanese killed children in the womb in Manila in WWII believe it or not. War is terrible for us all. And yes, that orange agent deformed many many babies in the womb too. No excuse. Platoon also..
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ChrisisBass13 1 year ago
@therebelwaltz but they one. this was the only war we EVER lost.
ChrisisBass13 1 year ago
@ChrisisBass13 "won"
generalgovna 1 year ago
@generalgovna true
ChrisisBass13 1 year ago
@ChrisisBass13
Someones never heard of the War of 1812, nevermind the Iraq and Afghan wars which I'm sure will conclude with absolute victory...
vietminh111 1 year ago
@therebelwaltz the winners get it worse ususally. they have the guilt, and in this case it was a phyrric victory so they lost more than they achieved
ChrisisBass13 1 year ago
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@therebelwaltz Your are nothing, but scum
MrSanjavierino 1 year ago
maybe it has something to do with the lyrics that say "if you feel like giving me a lifetime of devotion, i second that emotion" very fitting for those who have fought in any war. i get it.
DarrylandCarolyn 1 year ago
thos poor kids that had to go to the nam
isaiahman1234567 1 year ago 2
this track is BANGIN!!!!
themax37 1 year ago
MUCH respect to all of our combat troops
generalgovna 1 year ago
This was not a Vietnam song. It just happened along at the same time.
mattbayan 1 year ago
for the soldiers who gave all...and know what they have to come to home to...love & devotion...i second that emotion...peace...let war be for the history books..peace & joy...no more heart break....just love.....xo jillyhawkpeacenowar...~ honour to the fallen/rising who gave all...
jillyhawk 1 year ago
@jillyhawk...for love vs. war...rock on...for saoirse...for eire & shea buckles...
jillyhawk 1 year ago
At least for the ones who made it back: I don't think this song parallels these images that well. Vets are always vets, but they're not necessarily giving a lifetime of devotion; the exception being those who go career, but that - in light of the numerous draftees eager to go home after their tours ended - is the minority for 'Nam.
Then again, with the horrors of war being what they are, this video could also read as a unreal look at combat vets being mentally trapped on the battlefield.
Kudos
Influx27 1 year ago
clearly the person who put up this video is dedicating it to those who fought in vietnam so stop asking people
ilovemesomechicken 1 year ago 34
i am dedicating this song to all service personal that served in vietnam .call me what you like .!.This is my respect to those that didnt make it home.
this song tome has nothing todo with films .this was real life ..god bless them all..
skapaul69 1 year ago 65
@skapaul69 Thank you brother
MrSanjavierino 1 year ago
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@skapaul69 Thank You Brother 1967-68
MrSanjavierino 1 year ago
@skapaul69 there you go skapaul I served on DT7 in Saigon 1 year and fought those yellow vietcoms.God Bless America!
fjtwinturboz32 10 months ago
My man! Fuck yeah! I have respect to all veterans, but those that went to Vietnam deserve the most. Our warped troops in the Pacific Theater committed plenty of war crimes, maybe more than and or worse than in Nam, and they were praised for it. In the 60s, they had dog shit thrown at 'em and all sorts of cruel, crazy shit. For once someone besides myself actually appreciates those that served there. Anyways, you gotta love Smokey! It totally fits the pictures, man.
Transformers2themax 9 months ago
@Transformers2themax I don't know where people get the idea that Viet Nam Vets got spit at and dog shit thrown at them. There might have been some isolated incidents and so people think it happened all the time. I can tell you right know if anyone did that to me when I came home I would've kicked the living shit out of them.
robshannon 9 months ago
Uh. It's no joke, dude. It really happened. Go read some books about it. Watch Born On the Fourth of July. That's what the whole purpose of the film is. And it's a true story. Written and directed by oliver Stone, the creator of Platoon, and based on the book written by the vet the film's about, it's damn accurate. If you want a good picture of what returning from Nam looked like, Born On the Fourth of July is a perfect reenactment of it.
Transformers2themax 9 months ago
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My Lai was even worse. I think that made the protests even more violent, as if they weren't already before. What's sad is that there were a lot of soldiers in that platoon that attempted to stop those that were killing the civilians. Unfortunately, some of them were killed themselves. And when the ones who witnessed it came home, they were sent hate mail and dead, mutilated animal bodies. Honestly, there's no question of whether or not it happened. It happened.
Transformers2themax 9 months ago
@Transformers2themax I'm not saying these things didn't happen, I'm saying they were isolated incidents. The war was long gone by the time you were born. I was in Nam and if someone treated me that way I would react, you can count on that. I attended anti war rallies when I got home to protest against the protesters and they never bothered me. They were a bunch of pussies anyway.
robshannon 9 months ago
Oh, sorry. I had no idea, man. I have a lot of respect. Yes, the war happened long before I was even born. I'm one of the many teenagers; though, I'm the only one I know of, who is fascinated by the war. I study it everyday. I understand if you participated in anti-war movements. In fact, there were a lot of them that supported the vets. I'm glad that you didn't get any mistreatment. I'm not sure if you got the honor that I believe that you all deserved, but at least you had it better than most.
Transformers2themax 9 months ago
Nam being my main hobby or interest, I am very fascinated with American life back then. I own a turntable. Just bought a vinyl copy of Surrealistic Pillow. Have an uncle who's a reenactor. I collect used militaria including a deactivated M26 grenade, an ALICE pack, a ration, etc. I'm planning to get an M1 Helmet soon as well, with the camouflage cover and everything. On top of that, I'm writing a screenplay for my own Nam war film about the 9th Infantry Division in the Mekong Delta......So yeah.
Transformers2themax 9 months ago
@skapaul69 Well said buddy.
revodeel 8 months ago
@skapaul69 and GOD BLESS YOU.
TheTrigger900 7 months ago
@skapaul69 I think this is a very good and worthy dedication, those guys were brave heroes, real men, and I salute you for sharing this, the only thing I wanna call you ... is, well ... a true feeling guy ... should be more like ya!
WoodstockWitchQueen 6 months ago
@skapaul69 But I hope you realise that this war was totally stupid and useless do you ?
LouisHaynes2 6 months ago
@LouisHaynes2 I'm sure he does...but it wasn't the fault of all those guys who went there and died. Many of them had no choice at all sadly.
pastelliazzurro 6 months ago
@pastelliazzurro I totally agree with you.
LouisHaynes2 6 months ago
@skapaul69 Thank you. Vietnam '71-'72
highvelocity2 5 months ago 2
Why are we showing Vietnam photos w/this song esp a love song??? wtf
NawticJ 1 year ago
Where did you ever get all these Viet Nam photos?
rozback 1 year ago
my grandmother mary(LORD REST HER SOUL) LOVED HER SOME SMOKEY!!
SB7771 1 year ago
I am so pround to be amrican, I apreiate every one who protects us oxoxox
1022bby 1 year ago
Interesting choice of pictures. I take it it's a reference to Platoon?
perskills11 1 year ago
Smokey Robinson is one of the best when it comes to this kinda' music. Great, thanks for the upload :D
LeftForBlues 3 years ago 11
One of Smokey's best songs that forever brings back so many memories of Motown & all the other great artists Berry Gordy had!
oldiebgoody 3 years ago 35