The Vietnam War Soundtrack
Beatriz De La Pava shines a light on the soundtrack that narrates The Vietnam war.
Beatriz De La Pava researches the ways in which pivotal real-life events are reflected in the lyrics of popular songs, and shows how music paints a vivid picture of the social, political, economic and cultural landscape. From the feeling of young people when they started being drafted reflected in 鈥淧lease Mr. Kennedy鈥� by The Goldcoast Singers, to the Operation Frequent Wind marked by Bing Crosby鈥檚 鈥淲hite Christmas鈥�.
Beatriz will also reflect on the racial issues that traversed the conflict sparking the draft resistance movement and the appalling consequences of using chemicals during the war immortalized in 鈥淎gent Orange鈥� by Country Joe McDonald.
She plays the music that chronicles the history of the Vietnam War, and speaks to the people who experienced it, suffered it, fought it, and campaigned against it.
All through song lyrics that fed into a myriad of social changes and upheavals that motivated artistic expression. Music as the alternative, visceral and captivating historical source, that resonates with listeners from across generations and cultures.
