In Vietnam, the appreciation for ABBA has been going strong since the late 1970s. Much like the Beatles in America, the ABBA ...

The history of the Vietnam War has been told many times in hundreds of books, movies and plays. But Next Stop Is Vietnam explores the impact of that conflict through the popular music it inspired. In ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Phil Ochs, “What Are You Fighting For” (1963). Ochs wrote numerous protest songs ...

The Vietnam War had a huge impact on popular music. Songs like Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Fortunate Son,” the Plastic Ono Band’s “Give Peace a Chance,” and Edwin Starr’s “War” all reflect on the ...

“Your boy in Hanoi” — also known as US Ambassador to Vietnam Dan Kritenbrink — released a rap song in celebration of the country’s Lunar New Year. A music video, released early Monday on the US ...

Under the guise of paying tribute to Vietnam veterans, songwriters Dave Gibson, Roger Kirby and Carl Conge have joined the chorus of unwarranted criticism and historical inaccuracy of the Vietnam War.

They were common once, the simple metal bracelets engraved with the names of U.S. soldiers missing in Vietnam or held captive there. These soldiers would not be forgotten, the bracelets proclaimed.

Dan Q. Dao is a Houston-born culture writer who splits his time between Saigon and New York City. His work can be found in the New York Times, Condé Nast Traveler, Texas Monthly, and more. He ...

He carries the harmonica whenever he’s in uniform. It’s been nearly 50 years since he first learned to play it, teaching himself the notes to “Shenandoah” solely to please a sergeant who would make ...

In February, Putin ordered the revival of Intervision, a Soviet-era regional musical contest based on "traditional family values," after Moscow was excluded from the Eurovision Song Contest in 2022 ...

A Donald Trump rally in Michigan was the scene of yet another oddly ironic soundtrack on Thursday night as attendees were treated to the Creedance Clearwater Revival classic “Fortunate Son” as Trump ...