Stop The War: Vietnam Through The Eyes of Black America 195-1974

[Machine Translation] This is the third volume of the "Vietnam War as Seen by Black America" series, following "A Soldier's Tragedy" and "I'm Here (on the Battlefield)," a collection of songs about the Vietnam War by soul and R&B singers. This album contains songs released from 1965, when the war was raging, to 1975, after the war was lost. The songs include Jimmy Hughes' "Uncle Sam," about a soldier proudly serving in Vietnam as a conscript, Chairman of the Board's "Men Gone," about the men of the town going off to war one after another, William Bell's "Lonely Soldier," about the tragedy of the deaths of his comrades in arms, and "The War of the Worlds," about the loss of a man's life. Mighty Hannibal's "Hymn No. 5" sings of the hopelessness of life with family, Dionne Warwick's "Little Prayer" sings of her love in the war, and The Founds' "Wish You Were Here With Me" sings of her vow to return safely to her lover and children left behind in America. Artie Golden's "Isle Be Home," a vow to return safely to his lover and children left behind in America; Marvin Gaye's "I Want to Go Home for Christmas," about the wishes of a captured soldier; the Impressions' straightforward anti-war song "Stop the War;" and the Shirelles' "My Soldier Boy Is a Coward" about joy and relief at his lover's return. My Soldier Boy is Coming Home" by the Shirelles, a song of joy and relief at the return of a loved one. Commentary by Kenichi Yasuda.

ソウル/R&Bのシンガーたちがベトナム戦争について歌った曲を集めた『ある兵士の悲劇』『俺はここ(戦場)にいる』に続く、「ブラック・アメリカが見たベトナム戦争」シリーズの第三弾! 本作は戦争が激化した1965年から敗戦後の75年までに発表された曲を収録。徴兵で誇りを持ってベトナムに赴く兵士の気持ちを歌ったジミー ヒューズ「アンクル・サム」、街の男たちが次々と出征してゆく様を歌ったチェアマン・オブ・ザ・ボード「男たちがいなくなる」、周りの戦友たちが亡くなる悲惨さを歌にしたウィリアム・ベル「ロンリー・ソルジャー」、先の見えない絶望的な状況の中、家族との生活に想いをはせるマイティ・ハンニバル「讃美歌No.5」、戦地にいる恋人への想いを歌ったディオンヌ・ワーウィック「小さな祈り」、ファウンズ「ウィッシュ・ユー・ワー・ヒア・ウィズ・ミー」、アメリカに残した恋人や子供たちに無事で帰る誓いを歌うアーティ・ゴールデン「アイル・ビー・ホーム」、捕虜となった兵士の願いを歌ったマーヴィン・ゲイ「クリスマスには帰りたい」、インプレションズのストレートな反戦歌「ストップ・ザ・ウォー」、恋人の帰還を喜びと安堵を歌ったシュレルズ「マイ・ソルジャー・ボーイ・イズ・カミング・ホーム」など全23曲収録。解説: 安田謙一。