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| 1. Nowhere To Run |
| 2. I Get Around |
| 3. Game Of Love |
| 4. Sugar And Spice |
| 5. Liar, Liar |
| 6. Warmth Of The Sun, The |
| 7. I Got You (I Feel Good) |
| 8. Baby Please Don't Go |
| 9. Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead |
| 10. Five O'Clock World |
| 11. California Sun |
| 12. What A Wonderful World |
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After several flops, Good Morning, Vietnam was the movie that turned Robin Williams from the popular alien of TV's Mork and Mindy into a cinema superstar. Applying a comic touch to the Vietnam conflict in the tradition of M*A*S*H and its treatment of the Korean War, the movie capitalised on Williams's fast-talking improvisation and mimicry by casting him as a madcap DJ. In a novel twist which predates Reservoir Dogs soundtrack dialogue extracts by five years, the album is presented as an Adrian Cronauer radio show, mixing seven clips of Williams's brilliant monologues with a dozen classic tracks which collectively define the era. From "Nowhere To Run" by Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, through Beach Boys' "The Warmth Of The Sun" and "I Get Around", "Sugar And Spice" by The Searchers and "Game Of Love" by Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders, 60s pop was rarely better than this. Topping-up the veritable jukebox of essential tracks is "I Got You (I Feel Good)" by James Brown and "Baby Please Don't Go" by Them, while rounding off the set is Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World". One of the best pop soundtracks since American Graffiti, this anthology wouldn't be bettered until Forest Gump. --Gary S. Dalkin
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A&M, CDMID163 19 Track
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Like listening to Armed Forces Radio all over again...,
By A Customer
This review is from: Good Morning Vietnam (Audio CD)
The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack of "Good Morning, Vietnam" is exactly what you would expect it to be, a combination of Robin William's maniacal spiels as DJ Adrian Cronauer and some great music from the Sixties. The result is something not too far removed from what it would have been like to listen to Armed Forces Radio in the 'Nam way back when. The only thing missing are the announcements for staff sergeant so-and-so to check in with his command post A.S.A.P. The songs included here are not exactly what you would classify as anti-war songs, although certainly there is something ironic about "Nowhere to Run," "Liar, Liar" and "What a Wonderful World" in the context of the Vietnam War. There is also a nice mixture of big names, such as James Brown and the Beach Boys, with lesser known artists, like The Searchers, The Rivieras and Them. This actually gives this album a nice sense of authenticity because these are not wall to wall classic hits like we had with the "Forrest Gump" soundtrack. Of course you are going to get tired of William's comedy long before you want to stop listening to the music. The only question is when, but since we can program CDs to skip what we want, this is not going to be a major consideration. However, for all you Drew Carey fans, if you do not already have it, here are The Vogues doing "Five O'Clock World."
1.0 out of 5 stars
False pretences?,
This review is from: Good Morning Vietnam (Audio CD)
I was recently DJIng at a mod club in Newacstle when "Liar Liar" by The Castaways was requested. I didn't have it and set out to rectify the situation. The easiest option was to buy the soundtrack from the movie "Good Morning Vietnam". This isn't it. It features no songs from the OST. I'll keep it because I like music and it only cost 99p, but I am irritated.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Even God Has This Collection,
By Computer Literate (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Good Morning Vietnam (Audio CD)
Excellent Music, from a forgotten era when music was soooo much better than the rubbish I hear on the radio today. This music had heart, feeling and meaning.
I can not recommend this highly enough. 5 stars is not high enough I would give it 10 stars. Time to Chill Out Man......................
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