Johnny Cash: Singin' in Vietnam Talkin' Blues

Johnny Cash debuts a song he wrote the day before on the March 17, 1971 edition of his ABC variety show.

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Music

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• anti-war
• Blues
• cash
• in
• johnny
• Singin'
• Talkin'
• Vietnam

[davesarawak]

in my opinion johnny cash much better than elvis...much more meaningful to listen too....

[harpozzz]

this is off of the man in black lp 1971 columbia its an awesome record chilling at times. another one hello im johnny cash 1970 is about the best listen to route 1 box 144 on it its a real tear jerker theres a lot of cash that people should hear radio cant stop playing the same stuff--- playlists! i could play you a 100 cash songs you would be amazed! its still a new song if you havent heard it!........... harp

[Hommaid]

the best singer in the world is johnny cash

[TVJRP]

No matter which flag you carry, still actual especially these days...

[jocky482]

brilliant



[TomazR2A]

@davesarawak me too...elvis is good, but a lot of his early songs were just remake of other singer

[overlordKime]

This man is bad ass.

[bohdi316]

@Christopher4015 you gonna kick all the Nam vet Hippies too there tough guy?

[OLDRILEY1]

@Christopher4015

Cash, was not pro war. He "described himself as a dove with claws" That is he was not a "hawk"

Although he met Nixon, who was a hawk and continued killing thousands with bombing.

The fact was however that thousands of working class young men in their prime joined or were conscripted into fighting in Nam. In a way dedicating a "talking blues" about V. Nam to these soldiers makes sense.

[johnthefarmer]

What has changed since Johnny Cash sang this great song ?

...Nothing!

We still have trouble in Iraq and Afghanistan, and we still have idiot politicians whom we vote for sending men and women out to unwinable conflicts.

Peace and love to everyone. 

[Christopher4015]

My Father served in Vietnam, 4 tours of duty, His is my hero. This song makes me tear up everytime. Thank you Johnny Cash. at least he cared and tried to offer some sort of comfort to the troops. It is also the reason that Hate Hippies and the whole Hippie culture. Hippies and anti-war protesters are death of this country self respect.

Have you kicked a hippie today?

[thagreatzadenko]

2:28 "we did our best to let 'em know that we care, for every last one of 'em that's over there. whether we belong over there or not. they're our boys."