Kravitz Back In Vietnam Analysis

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My first reaction to “Back in Vietnam” by Lenny Kravitz was a feeling of astonishment, and curiosity in this record. I liked the record. I’ve heard of Lenny Kravitz before, however I barely listen to rock music. Although rock music is not a high preference for me, it is a good genre nonetheless. Overall I for myself think the meaning of the record is Lenny’s vantage point on the Iraq conflict, by way of axiom, “We’re back in Vietnam”. Americans would undoubtedly be affected by the record, predominantly domestic members of military veterans. The most influential powerful lyric in the record is “We’ll never turn around, we don't care if it takes forever, and Men women children will die we're all in this together”. This lyric states the character

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