Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War This concept of intimate involvement reached new heights in May 1968 when the "Composers and Musicians for Peace" concert was staged in New York. As the war continued, and with the new media coverage, the movement snowballed and popular music reflected this. As early as the summer of 1965, music-based protest against the American involvement in Southeast Asia began with works like P. F. Sloan's folk rock song "Eve of Destruction", recorded by Barry McGuire as one of the earliest musical protests against the Vietnam War. A key figure on the rock end of the antiwar spectrum was Jimi Hendrix
Eve of Destruction (song) included in his album "I miei americani" (a collection of US hits translated into Italian). This song also makes an appearance in "The Doors" (directed by Oliver Stone), as the opening act performs it before The Doors take the stage in Miami. Public Enemy covered the song on their 2007 "How You Sell Soul to a Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul" album. The song is played during the fourth-season finale of "The A-Team", "The Sound of Thunder," when the team returns to Vietnam and flashbacks recall their tours of duty. The song is featured in the fourth level of