"A VIET NAM AVIATOR'S ODYSSEY" |
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Listen once again to the songs that you sang while going through flight training and while serving in-country. In Song with
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I can think of no more profane example of man's endeavors than war, whatever its form or purpose. Many songs in this album contain profane and graphic language. We sang these songs mostly as you hear them, and they reflect the many moods of the aircrews during those difficult and trying times. Some have been edited for extremely objectionable and offensive content, where it does not alter the theme of a particular song. Several songs are not specifically dedicated to the aviation theme of this album, but reflect an overall view to my specific circumstances or to all of the men and women who served in the Viet Nam War. In some cases these songs are reflections of aviators' previous wartime experiences, and one is an indictment of all war. We sang these songs to ease our feelings of frustration, for entertainment in a hostile environment, and perhaps even to summon the courage to fly another day. They were sung with great abandon at times, and great feeling at others. They are a combination of humor, sadness, and irreverence for the times and places. Many are parodies of familiar tunes written by anonymous servicemen, inspired by their sad and/or humorous predicaments on the spur of the moment. In recent years, several of the men I had the privilege to fly with, have urged me to record a sample of these musical oddities. I decided to start with songs we sang in flight training, through two tours in Viet Nam, in between tours, and up to the present day. This was a tall order, and twenty songs cannot begin to fill it. However, a CD can only hold so many, so that is why I arrived at this particular mix of songs. Jim Hatch
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