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The song was written by Creedence's lead singer, guitarist and songwriter, John Fogerty.It was included on their 1970 album Cosmo's Factory, the group's fifth album.The song's title and lyrics, as well as the year it was released (1970), have led many to assume that the song is about the Vietnam War.
The song is a deadpan protest against the Vietnam War draft, in the form of a comically exaggerated but largely true story from Guthrie's own life: while visiting acquaintances in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, he is arrested and convicted of dumping trash illegally, which later endangers his suitability for the military draft.
The Vietnam War had a profound impact on Vietnamese music, inspiring many protest songs and influencing the development of modern Vietnamese music, the introduction of rock came with use of electric guitars to create more aggressive sound on the songs. The main genres that were common in this period were the rock ,folk and soul.
Cash Box called it "hard rock blues" with "lyrics that are likely to grab the teen listening fancy, strong instrumental thrust and a very fine vocal showing." [1] AllMusic writes that "2 + 2" is "a frightening, visceral song that stands among the best anti-Vietnam protests."
Stacker surveyed Billboard's Hot 100 chart in 1975 to highlight the top 50 songs turning 50 in 2025. ... from the end of the Vietnam War to the dawn of personal computers. It makes sense that its ...
The song "Ballad of the Green Berets" debuted in the film, contrasted the songs of the era, and was popular among those who supported the United States' involvement in the war. The film was released in 1968, at the pinnacle of the war, and was condemned by critics as it was in great contrast to the anti-war protests held constantly in the ...
Bruno Blum changed the lyrics from the Vietnam-oriented original to an Iran-oriented parody and recorded it as "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag (Revisited)" released on his 2017 Rock n roll de luxe album. The song has been featured in the films Woodstock (1970), More American Graffiti (1979), Purple Haze (1982), My Science Project (1985), and ...