Versions
Two versions of "Khe Sanh" were released by Cold Chisel. The first featured on the band's 1978 debut self-titled album. A second version was included on the international version of the 1980 album East. The newer version overlaid a new keyboard track over Ian Moss's slide guitar break and featured a slightly different vocal reading from Barnes.
A notable cover of the song was released in 2007 by Australian singer/songwriter Paul Kelly. This rendering was in a stripped down bluegrass/country style, featuring largely spoken lyrics. It was released on the tribute album Standing on the Outside
Adam Brand includes the chorus of "Khe Sanh" at the very end of his single "Comin' From/Khe Sanh" from his fifth album Blame It On Eve.
John Schumann covered "Khe Sanh" on his 2008 album Behind the Lines. As a member of folk-rock band Redgum, Schumann wrote and sang another hit song about Australians in Vietnam: "I was only 19", released in 1983.
Read more about this topic: Khe Sanh (song)
Famous quotes containing the word versions:
“The assumption must be that those who can see value only in tradition, or versions of it, deny man’s ability to adapt to changing circumstances.”
—Stephen Bayley (b. 1951)