Pro Vietnam Part 1
Jan Berry was half of the surf pop group Jan and Dean, co-writing this song with Jill Gibson as an answer to Buffy Sainte-Marie's Universal Soldier released by Donovan. His partner Dean Torrance – who had served as an Army Reservist – wanted nothing to do with it. It's blunt! However, it is an excellent example of Cold War philosophies, and it targeted the protestors of the war, whom he labeled cowards. |