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Good Morning Vietnam

~ Various Artists - Soundtracks - 1987
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  • Audio CD (20 Oct 1989)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: A & M
  • ASIN: B000002GEA
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,432 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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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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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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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Like listening to Armed Forces Radio all over again..., 28 Jul 2004
By A Customer
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."
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8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Good Album, But No Adrain Cronauer Voice Clips!!!!, 25 Jun 2003
Great album But Wasnt The Version I Was Looking For. I used To Have On Tape (Which I Cant Find Anymore) The Soundtrack. That Version Had Movie Clips Of Adrian Cronauer (Robin Williams) But This One Dosnt. So Before You Order If Its For The Funny Clips & The Great Music Then Dont Order This Version. But If Its For The Great Music Only Then This Is Superb. I Only Rated This 3 stars But If It Did Contain Said Voice Clips It Would have Been 5 For Sure. (",)
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Sound of the Film, 21 Sep 2000
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This CD captures the essence of the film set in the 1960s and the music classics. With intermittent bursts of sounds of the film, it is the essential Good Morning Vietnam fan's piece of memoribilia. The music combined with the graphic memories, such as Robin Williams teaching the locals baseball, the bombing of the bar and twin radio clerks. It combines the good humour of the film, but reminds you of the waste of the Vietnam War.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 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
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5.0 out of 5 stars 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
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1.0 out of 5 stars good morning vietnam
the reviews next to the item I purchased are not applicable to this disc. There is no original soundtrack and Robin Williams is not on it nor are most of the original songs!
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