- Audio Cassette (17 Oct 1990)
- Format: Soundtrack, Import
- Label: A&M
- ASIN: B000002GEB
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. Adrian Cronauer - Robin Williams |
| 2. Nowhere to Run - Martha & the Vandellas, Martha Reeves |
| 3. I Get Around - The Beach Boys |
| 4. Game of Love - Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders |
| 5. Adrian Cronauer - Robin Williams |
| 6. Sugar and Spice - The Searchers |
| 7. Adrian Cronauer - Robin Williams |
| 8. Liar, Liar - The Castaways |
| 9. Warmth of the Sun - The Beach Boys |
| 10. Adrian Cronauer - Robin Williams |
| 11. I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown |
| 12. Adrian Cronauer - Robin Williams |
| 13. Baby Please Don't Go - Them |
| 14. Adrian Cronauer - Robin Williams |
| 15. Danger Hearbreak Dead Ahead - The Marvelettes |
| 16. Five O'Clock World - The Vogues, The Vogues |
| 17. California Sun - The Rivieras |
| 18. Adrian Cronauer - Robin Williams |
| 19. What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong |
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
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
From Amazon.com
Nineteen eighty-seven's Good Morning, Vietnam was a turning point for Robin Williams, garnering the comic his first Academy Award nomination and leveraging him into the first rank of American film stars. As directed by Barry Levinson, Williams imbues the "true life" story of Armed Forces Radio rebel Adrian Cronauer with his patented machine-gun comic banter, undercut by dollops of now equally familiar tragi-comic bathos. But contrary to the tired hit parade we've come to expect from period soundtracks, the '60s music Williams's character spins here is often a refreshing surprise, drawing from trashy garage-band chic ("Liar Liar" by the Castaways), underexposed British Invasion hits (the Searchers' "Sugar and Spice," "Game of Love" by Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders), and relatively obscure American chart hits ("Five O'Clock World" by the Vogues, the Rivieras' "Warm California Sun"), all of it gratuitously punctuated by Williams's manic DJ rantings. The inspired revival of Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" also became one of the 1980s' most unlikely hits. --Jerry McCulley
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format: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."
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
great cd n promt delivery .brings the film to life in the car so you can sing along to your hearts content lol
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is one of the albums I gave to my hospital radio station when I left them for a time. Thinking I wouldn't be needing it anymore, I let it go. Stoopid me! It's incredible that I found it here. If you call up Good Morning Vietnam on this site, there are more than one album and initially, I didn't see this one. Sooooo glad I eventually found it. Interspersed throughout the playlist are snippets of Williams's radio pieces (spoken) which make the album a thrill to listen to. Robin Williams takes the part of Adrian Cronauer in the film and it's the best piece of jockeying I've heard, bar one other guy (Big George)! All songs are originals, faithfully reproduced. You may be surprised to find The Warmth Of The Sun by the Beach Boys on here, plus some incredible other rarely-played Sixties tunes. It's well worth the money. Lovely album.
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False pretences?
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. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Bill Ska
Even God Has This Collection
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. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Computer Literate
Top Class Music, But Robin Williams Spoils It With Manic DJ Routine.
While I have not seen the film, I appeciate the subject matter of a war far from the American homelands of the US army personell. Read more
Published 9 months ago by J. Thompson
Takes me back ...
I watched the film and had this soundtrack in my teens, and just hearing that first "Goooooooooodddd ......." just sends shivers down my spine! Read more
Published 9 months ago by Lammy73
A great collection of music played during the Vietnam war.
Here you find some the best groups of the period, songs that meant a lot at the time, but aren'e played often on the radio. All songs are in the original recordings. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Annette Vincentzen
good morning vietnam cd
it came within a few days of ordering, my husband mentioned he was after this cd so i checked on here and he was amazed how cheap it was he is well happy with it.
Published 19 months ago by Mrs. J. Winter
Long Lost Sound Track
Took a while to find but was worth the wait.
Great sound track from the movie.
Excellent service arrived in a couple of days.
Great sound track from the movie.
Excellent service arrived in a couple of days.
Published 23 months ago by Jasper223
not so good morning Vietnam
Big fan of the film, big fan of the music and dialogue in the film and very much a big fan of Robin Williams - however put it all on one audio cd and the effect is dramatically... Read more
Published on 28 April 2010 by lord crossway
Robin Williams at his Best
Takes me back a few years, to the film, Full Metal Jacket, Platoon, but just a great soundtrack as well
Published on 8 Sep 2009 by Mr. John Alexander Dunne
Fantastic
A great CD and one of my favourite soundtracks, a nice blend of some great 60's music and some funny clips from Robin Williams. Read more
Published on 18 Feb 2009 by Geoffrey McCarthy
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