From China Beach to Red Beach and from Freedom Hill to the port, there was a massive American military presence in DaNang in 1970. And where there were GIs, there was music, whether from AFVN radio broadcasts, from cassette tapes, or from traveling Filipino bands. Bob Hope even came back to town, before the year was done. Here are some of the songs that helped us pass the time.
- The Animals – We Gotta Get Out Of This Place (1965)
- Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through the Grapevine (1968)
- Otis Redding – (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay (1968)
- The Mamas And The Papas – California Dreamin’ (1965)
- Martha & The Vandellas – (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave (1963)
- Jefferson Airplane – Volunteers (1969)
- Sam & Dave – Soul Man (1967)
- Aretha Franklin – Respect (1967)
- Canned Heat – Going Up the Country (1968)
- Ben E. King – Stand By Me (1961)
- Wilson Pickett – In the Midnight Hour (1965)
- Percy Sledge – When a Man Loves a Woman (1966)
- The Box Tops – The Letter (1967)
- Joe Cocker – With a Little Help from My Friends (1969)
- Eddie Floyd – Knock On Wood (1966)
- Johnnie Taylor – Who’s Making Love (1968)
- The Guess Who – American Woman (1970)
- Aretha Franklin – Think (1967)
- Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fortunate Son (1969)
- Jefferson Airplane – White Rabbit (1967)
- Sam & Dave – Hold On, I’m Comin’ (1966)
- Peter, Paul & Mary – Leaving on a Jet Plane (1969)
- Steam – Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) (1969)
- Diana Ross & The Supremes – Someday We’ll Be Together (Live, 1970)