Eve of Destruction (song) will grin, and shoo us away". Eve of Destruction (song) "Eve of Destruction" is a protest song written by P. F. Sloan in mid-1964. Several artists have recorded it, but the best-known recording was by Barry McGuire. This recording was made between July 12 and July 15, 1965, and released by Dunhill Records. The accompanying musicians were top-tier Los Angeles session players: P. F. Sloan on guitar, Hal Blaine (of Phil Spector's Wrecking Crew) on drums, and Larry Knechtel on bass guitar. The vocal track was thrown on as a rough mix and was not intended to be the final
Hello Vietnam supported the Vietnam War effort, as the song's spoken third verse by Wright indicated: Wright's popularity of the song came at a time when war protest songs dominated pop music charts and when public support for the war eroded. The song was used as the opening theme in the film "Full Metal Jacket". Hello Vietnam "Hello Vietnam" is the title of a song written by Tom T. Hall and recorded by American country music singer Johnnie Wright. It spent twenty weeks on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles chart with three weeks at number one. The single, with backing vocals