The stuff that now passes as "music", particularly rock 'n roll, leaves me cold. So, to start off the week, here's a video of a classic rock artist.
As today is Memorial Day, this one is not exactly rock, but it is a classic song that hit the Billboard charts in 1966. It got a lot of airplay on rock 'n roll stations. This is for all veterans, living and who have passed on.
It is "The Ballad of the Green Berets" by SSgt Barry Sadler.
According to Wikipedia:
"The Ballad of the Green Berets" is a patriotic song in the ballad style about the United States Army Special Forces. It is one of the few popular songs of the Vietnam War years to cast the military in a positive light and in 1966 became a major hit, reaching No. 1 for five weeks on the Hot 100 and four weeks on Cashbox. It was also a crossover smash, reaching No. 1 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart and No. 2 on Billboard's Country survey. Billboard ranked it No. 10 in its year-end chart for 1966.
"The Ballad of the Green Berets" was recorded by Sadler in December 1965 and released in January 1966. It brings back memories of my grandfather's funeral and burial in February 1966 at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, California whenever I hear it.
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