What is the song that is heavily associated with the Vietnam War that is in Platoon and in the game BF:Vietnam

Question

It was used in the scene when the sun was setting and they were cleaning up crap from the outhouses on the army base in the movie Platoon.

Vinny, you're thinking of Flight of the Valkyries, that's Apocalypse Now, not Platoon.

It starts off with bass guitar and then there's some snare drum work in it.

Answer 1

Here are the songs from the movie.

1. Adagio For Strings - Vancouver SO
2. Tracks Of My Tears - Smokey Robinson
3. Okie From Muskogee - Merle Haggard
4. Hello, I Love You - Doors
5. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
6. Barnes Shoots Elias - Vancouver SO
7. Respect - Aretha Franklin
8. The Dock Of The Bay - Ottis Reding
9. When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge
10. Groovin - Rascals
11. Adagio For Strings - Vancouver SO

I am a Vietnam era veteran and I dont think any of these songs are especially associated with Vietnam.

Answer 2

It's one of these:

1. "The Village" ADAGIO FOR STRINGS (01:44)
Performed by The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
2. TRACKS OF MY TEARS (02:53)
Performed by Smokey Robinson
3. OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE (03:02)
Performed by Merle Haggard
4. HELLO, I LOVE YOU (02:11)
Performed by The Doors
5. WHITE RABBIT (02:34)
Performed by Jefferson Airplane
6. "BARNES SHOOTS ELIAS" (03:08)
Performed by The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
7. RESPECT (02:25)
Performed by Aretha Franklin
8. (SITTIN' ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY (02:43)
Performed by Otis Redding
9. WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN (02:50)
Performed by Percy Sledge
10. GROOVIN' (02:27)
Performed by The Rascals
11. ADAGIO FOR STRINGS (06:57)
Performed by The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

Answer 3

We gotta get out of this place or War what is it good for?
Try looking them up on the net see if that's right. Johnno

Answer 4

Don't have the movie available to check.. could you add some lyrics of the song?

Answer 5

if its a rock song, its proably Fade to Black by the Rolling Stones...