Vietnam had a better soundtrack.....
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Apologies in advance for this most shallow attitude to the horrors of war....
Maybe I'm just an old fart, but Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane and The Doors provided a much more satisfactory soundtrack to American military adventures than the crap that history may associate with the present crusade against Iraq.
Now, where did I put that David Crosby LP?
Maybe I'm just an old fart, but Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane and The Doors provided a much more satisfactory soundtrack to American military adventures than the crap that history may associate with the present crusade against Iraq.
Now, where did I put that David Crosby LP?
Watched the BBC3 documentaries on the Gulf War last night and tonight - basically just a whole bunch of TV news reports (with some captions) in chronological order. There was a constant soundtrack comprising of 1990-1991 dance music - all instrumental stuff like Orbital. Very odd, but worked suprisingly well.
LOL... Its strange this has been brought up, I was talking to a mate about this earlier...
I was saying how strange it is that although Vietnam was such a horrible/unpopular war and it spawned a whole host of films that potrayed just how brutal war is, like Platoon, Apocalypse Now, Full Metal jacket, Casualties of War, Born on the 4th of July, Hamburger Hill and even to an extent good Morning Vietnam.
You can't help but watch these films and think what a horrible brutal thing war is, and yet you can't escape the fact they seem to have made the whole event rather 'cool'
I was saying how strange it is that although Vietnam was such a horrible/unpopular war and it spawned a whole host of films that potrayed just how brutal war is, like Platoon, Apocalypse Now, Full Metal jacket, Casualties of War, Born on the 4th of July, Hamburger Hill and even to an extent good Morning Vietnam.
You can't help but watch these films and think what a horrible brutal thing war is, and yet you can't escape the fact they seem to have made the whole event rather 'cool'
Noticed this earlier today, I think the music kind of works. Lightens the mood a touch.
I don't know what alot of troops are doing out there at the moment, I was speaking to my brother in law who is out there on MSN Messenger this afternoon.
Been throwing the boiled sweets that make your teeth go furry at camels or something
>> Edited by Graham.J on Wednesday 26th March 01:45
I don't know what alot of troops are doing out there at the moment, I was speaking to my brother in law who is out there on MSN Messenger this afternoon.
Been throwing the boiled sweets that make your teeth go furry at camels or something
>> Edited by Graham.J on Wednesday 26th March 01:45
My friends band "Jesus Jones" had a hit with "Right Here, Right Now" during the last gulf war. They could never understand why as its a song (and quite obviously) about the Wall coming down.
Still hopefully they'll sell a few more records off the back of this one so we can drink the proceeds
Still hopefully they'll sell a few more records off the back of this one so we can drink the proceeds
Beano500 said:
plotloss said: Apaches over Basra - Ride of the Valkyries.
Come back Apache! The Griff will never take it!!!
Although I suppose you're sort of camouflaged for desert conditions.......
s'funny where you end up when you nip out for a pint of milk, saw a couple of Chims an a Tuscan but they didn't wave, bastards, mind you they were probably preoccupied with all these foriegn johnnies running about waving hankies. Lot of yanks here as well but they've got some weird taste in sports cars, out dragged an Abrahms......no contest, seemed to upset him though cos next thing I knew a bloody shell shot over my head, still better get back Mrs Apache'll have the fat hump again, anyone know how to get to the North Circular from here.......frigging dust gets everywhere
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