The people of South Vietnam plus the Cambodians (and others) might disagree :) Interesting song, but I doubt it has to do with the Vietnam war due to the following: "Thinks he can shoot my daughter." Women were not allowed in combat and pretty much not allowed near it. They served mainly as nurses during that war. If he had used the word "son" I might agree with you. 'Slaughter" does rhyme with 'daughter," which may be why he chose to use it, but it causes confusion.
The people of South Vietnam plus the Cambodians (and others) might disagree :) Interesting song, but I doubt it has to do with the Vietnam war due to the following: "Thinks he can shoot my daughter." Women were not allowed in combat and pretty much not allowed near it. They served mainly as nurses during that war. If he had used the word "son" I might agree with you. 'Slaughter" does rhyme with 'daughter," which may be why he chose to use it, but it causes confusion.
I did a teeney tiny bit of online research and found that women (military) listed as dead during the war died from injuries suffered in plane and helicopter crashes plus from shrapnel wounds.
I did a teeney tiny bit of online research and found that women (military) listed as dead during the war died from injuries suffered in plane and helicopter crashes plus from shrapnel wounds.
I suppose it could have to do with abortion being illegal in 1970, when the song was written. Row V Wade was passed in 1972, if I recall correctly from my feminist days. Women were dying from self-induced abortions. Unfortunatly, many women believed their lives were over if they went through with a pregnancy (even though adoption was always an option). Unmarried pregnant women were frowned upon and appearances meant a lot to many (and still do, unfortunately); there was pressure from families to keep conditions underwraps and abortion seemed like a viable (but illegal) option. And in 1970 there...
I suppose it could have to do with abortion being illegal in 1970, when the song was written. Row V Wade was passed in 1972, if I recall correctly from my feminist days. Women were dying from self-induced abortions. Unfortunatly, many women believed their lives were over if they went through with a pregnancy (even though adoption was always an option). Unmarried pregnant women were frowned upon and appearances meant a lot to many (and still do, unfortunately); there was pressure from families to keep conditions underwraps and abortion seemed like a viable (but illegal) option. And in 1970 there would have been huge pressure on our politicians (the "fat cats") to make abortion a legal remedy to a pesky child problem.
It's definitely political, seems to strongly allude to the Vietnam war and the people who were sent to die there for the sake of "fat cats" politics.
The people of South Vietnam plus the Cambodians (and others) might disagree :) Interesting song, but I doubt it has to do with the Vietnam war due to the following: "Thinks he can shoot my daughter." Women were not allowed in combat and pretty much not allowed near it. They served mainly as nurses during that war. If he had used the word "son" I might agree with you. 'Slaughter" does rhyme with 'daughter," which may be why he chose to use it, but it causes confusion.
The people of South Vietnam plus the Cambodians (and others) might disagree :) Interesting song, but I doubt it has to do with the Vietnam war due to the following: "Thinks he can shoot my daughter." Women were not allowed in combat and pretty much not allowed near it. They served mainly as nurses during that war. If he had used the word "son" I might agree with you. 'Slaughter" does rhyme with 'daughter," which may be why he chose to use it, but it causes confusion.
I did a teeney tiny bit of online research and found that women (military) listed as dead during the war died from injuries suffered in plane and helicopter crashes plus from shrapnel wounds.
I did a teeney tiny bit of online research and found that women (military) listed as dead during the war died from injuries suffered in plane and helicopter crashes plus from shrapnel wounds.
I suppose it could have to do with abortion being illegal in 1970, when the song was written. Row V Wade was passed in 1972, if I recall correctly from my feminist days. Women were dying from self-induced abortions. Unfortunatly, many women believed their lives were over if they went through with a pregnancy (even though adoption was always an option). Unmarried pregnant women were frowned upon and appearances meant a lot to many (and still do, unfortunately); there was pressure from families to keep conditions underwraps and abortion seemed like a viable (but illegal) option. And in 1970 there...
I suppose it could have to do with abortion being illegal in 1970, when the song was written. Row V Wade was passed in 1972, if I recall correctly from my feminist days. Women were dying from self-induced abortions. Unfortunatly, many women believed their lives were over if they went through with a pregnancy (even though adoption was always an option). Unmarried pregnant women were frowned upon and appearances meant a lot to many (and still do, unfortunately); there was pressure from families to keep conditions underwraps and abortion seemed like a viable (but illegal) option. And in 1970 there would have been huge pressure on our politicians (the "fat cats") to make abortion a legal remedy to a pesky child problem.