1) Artist: The Doors
2) Song: Unknown Soldier
3) Released/Recorded: Released in March 1968 and Recorded January 1968
4) Other Famous Songs: Light My Fire, Roadhouse Blues, Riders On The Storm, People Are Strange
5)Play from :17 Seconds-47 seconds
And we're both a little older
Shows people think this is a war that won't end for a very long time.
The unknown soldier
Soldier in Vietnam
Breakfast where the news is read
Adults get their news from the newspapers about the war.
Television children fed
Children get their information about the war from the T.V. set
Unborn living, living, dead
Represent children and parents zombie like daily routine as they have no idea what the truth is about the Vietnam.
Bullet strikes the helmet's head
Shows the many US soldiers that dies in the War.
And it's all over
Soldier is dead
For the unknown soldier
MIA Vietnam Soldier that they couldn't find his body.
It's all over
Soldiers meets his end
For the unknown soldier
Unknown Soldier is the soldier who meets his end
6) This song relates to what was happening during the time period because it shows the grim mood of the U.S. during the Vietnam War and how so many people were unhappy that the war wasn't ended sooner.
7) The Vietnam War is taking place during this songs release. Many protests of the war in forms of songs like this one by many famous artists such as Bob Marley, The Doors, etc. were released.
8) The overall inspiration or message of the song is to show or spread awarness to the fact that many people were unhappy with the results from the Vietnam War and wanted the U.S. to quickly end the War, which didn't end until after 20 years after it was started.
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Created with images by skeeze - "john densmore robby krieger ray manzarek"